{"id":4199,"date":"2012-05-18T16:02:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T16:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2012-05-18T16:02:50","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T16:02:50","slug":"12-town-centres-benefit-from-15-9m-hlf-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=4199","title":{"rendered":"12 town centres benefit from \u00a315.9m HLF investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced earmarked support totalling \u00a315.9m for the regeneration of 12 city and town centres stretching from Falkirk to Folkestone.<\/span><\/p>\n

HLF\u2019s investment will come through its Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) programme which fosters effective partnerships between local organisations enabling repairs and other essential works in historic but often run-down areas. This latest funding, integral to wider conservation and regeneration strategies, will also help provide employment and training opportunities.<\/p>\n

Carole Souter, Chief Executive of HLF, said: \u2018The next time you walk down your local high street, remember to look up and admire the fantastic heritage all around you. Our town centres deserve to be at the heart of community life and the Heritage Lottery Fund believes that even small changes, such as improving shop fronts or restoring a building\u2019s historic features, can make a difference. By working closely with local authorities and their respective communities, our substantial investment will help bring vacant properties back into use as well as create new business and training opportunities that will be of benefit to many.\u2019<\/p>\n

Areas set to benefit include<\/span>:<\/p>\n

Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a31.6m, including \u00a350,000 development funding<\/span>
\nTredegar was one of the first planned industrial towns in Britain and an early centre for the industrial revolution in South Wales. At the heart of Tredegar lies the \u2018Circle\u2019, the town\u2019s historic core, which forms the main focus for Blaenau Gwent Council\u2019s regeneration plans. A number of historic buildings will be restored including the building which housed the Tredegar Medical Aid Society, established in 1890 – which Nye Bevan used as a model to establish the NHS. The project will also offer traditional skills training through innovative partnerships such as with the locally based British Gas green skills training centre, Centrica. The Tredegar townscape scheme, once completed, will complement other HLF funded projects in the area including the restored Bedwellty House and Park.<\/p>\n

Peckham, London \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a31.7m, including \u00a350,000 development funding<\/span> Located in the heart of South London, Peckham is a vibrant town centre and busy retail area, with buildings dating from the 18th to the late 20th century. The scheme, run by Southwark Council and part of a wider regeneration project for Peckham, will repair and restore historic buildings on Rye Lane, Peckham High Street and contribute to the opening up of the historic public square at the Grade II listed Peckham Rye Station as a new community space. An impressive range of community-led complementary initiatives will be implemented, including traditional skills training and community events encouraging local people to research and celebrate the area\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

The 10 further places that have received earmarked HLF support are as follows:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Dewsbury Town Centre, Huddersfield \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a32m, including \u00a333,500 development funding
\no For more information please contact: Sarah Cheffins, Kirklees Council press office, on 01484 221835<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Derby Town Centre, Derbyshire \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a3736,500, including \u00a336,500 development funding
\no For more information please contact: Chloe Oswald, Derby City Council, on 01332 641634<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Whitehaven Old Town, Cumbria \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a3707,300, including \u00a348,000
\no For more information please contact: Ian Curwen, Copeland Borough Council press office, on 01946 598504<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Bacup Town Centre, Lancashire \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a31.5m, including \u00a337,500 development funding
\no For more information please contact: David Presto, Rossendale Borough Council, on 01706 252477<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Donaghadee, County Down \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a31.043m, including \u00a348,000 development funding
\no For more information please contact: David Birch, Ards Borough Council, on 07867787218<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Folkestone Old Town, Kent \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a31.3m, including \u00a350,000 development funding
\no For more information please contact: Peter Bettley, Creative Foundation, on 01303 245838<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Southgate Street, Gloucestershire \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a3926,700, including \u00a328,400 development funding
\no For more information please contact: Marcus Grodentz, Gloucester City Council press office, on 01452 396133<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Burslem Town Centre, Staffordshire \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a31.013m, including \u00a315,200 development funding
\no For more information please contact: Julian Read, City of Stoke on Trent,
\no on 01782 232305<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Falkirk Town Centre, Stirlingshire \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a32m, including \u00a350,000 development funding
\no For more information please contact: David Grindlay, Falkirk Council, on 01324 506029\/ 0780 3898008<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Haverfordwest Town Centre, Pembrokeshire \u2013 first-round pass of \u00a31.2m, including \u00a340,000 development funding
\no For more information please contact: David Davies, Pembrokeshire County Council, on 01437 775054\/5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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