Government UK has announced forty more communities selected for Pride in Place, with local people choosing how \u00a320 million is invested to strengthen their neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Government UK writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government has today announced a major expansion of its landmark Pride in Place programme, backing 40 more communities with long?term funding and real power to breathe new life into the places they call home. Neighbourhoods will receive up to \u00a320 million over the next decade, supporting locally-led solutions shaped by the people who know their areas best \u2013 not imposed from Whitehall. From saving youth centres and repairing playgrounds, to bringing empty buildings back into community use and expanding affordable after?school activities \u2013 the Pride in Place programme has been designed to deliver improvements that matter to residents. And in many areas, neighbours are coming together to protect vital local services and create new spaces that bring people together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 40 new neighbourhoods named today join the 244 already taking part, bringing the total to 284 communities across the UK where local people are deciding how investment is used in their area. As funding now flows to the first communities, work is getting under way across the country to turn plans into action and deliver change people can see in their streets, town centres and shared spaces. Further details will be set out shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Communities Secretary Steve Reed said: \u2018Across the country, people step outside their front door and feel like there is nothing for them: no sense of belonging, no investment in their area, no feeling that anyone is listening. Pride in Place backs these people and puts the tools and the money directly in their hands to change that, because strong communities aren\u2019t built for people, they\u2019re built by them. These new neighbourhoods are joining a movement that is bringing people closer together, and this government is backing them to do it.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alongside this investment, the government continues to act on the issues that affect people\u2019s quality of life and is taking robust action to protect families amid global uncertainty. This includes \u00a3117 off energy bills and support for vulnerable households reliant on heating oil to warm their homes, on top of freezing rail fares and prescription charges, and rolling out free breakfast clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n