£20million investment in the heart of Corby
Central Corby is to get £20million as part of a new government fund – and local people can decide how to spend it
MP, Lee Barron, has secured £2million a year, for ten years, for the people living in and around Kingswood, Hazel Leys and Exeter estate
As part of the new Pride in Place programme, central Corby is one of the 95 areas selected to pioneer a new way of deciding how to spend public money on local projects
The money can be spent on anything from better youth facilities, park improvements to fixing up empty buildings and creating safer streets, but it is up to the residents to decide what to do
The fund relies on locals coming together to submit ideas for how to spend the £20million total
A call will soon go out for people to volunteer to sit on a local board that helps coordinate the project.
Lee, who campaigned for the funding, said: “Corby people know their area better than anyone else, and that is why the government has decided to do this differently. This is our chance to improve our area by making the big decisions for ourselves- not by letting other people make decisions for us. It is a pot of money intended to make their communities an even better place to live.
“Getting an extra £2million a year, for ten years, is a massive investment. We can choose to spend it on a wide range of different things and all ideas are welcome. This is our chance to show what people can do!”
Lee said: “Gone are the days when people sit in private boardrooms deciding where money should be spent. This is a real opportunity for people to make a difference to their communities. It is a chance for people who live in the heart of Corby to share their ideas about how the money should be spent and then make it a reality.”
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