Plans for multi-million pound investment in Boston submitted to Government
A significant step forward has been taken in plans for a multi-million pound investment in Boston.
Earlier this year, the Government announced that 75 towns – including Boston – would receive up to £20m over 10 years to ‘tackle deprivation and turbocharge growth’.
The Plan for Neighbourhoods scheme (now The Pride in Place Programme) would help ‘left-behind’ areas ‘unleash their full potential’, it said.
Now, outline plans for the investment in Boston have been submitted to the Government for assessment and approval, after first getting the green light from the borough council.
The vision has been developed by Boston Town Boston. It is based on 1,100 separate pieces of public feedback, plus consultation work in 2024.
In light of the responses, nine proposed funding themes have been set: safety and security; town centre revitalisation; heritage and culture; green spaces and connectivity; education and skills; health and wellbeing; housing; community capacity building; and youth engagement.
Claire Foster, interim chairman of Boston Town Board said: “We have heard clearly what matters to local people, and what is needed in the town, and we have shaped these plans to reflect what we have been told.
“I would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who has taken the time to have their say.”
Coun Mike Gilbert, deputy leader of the borough council and a member of Boston Town Board, said: “The Pride in Place programme provides a real and significant opportunity to deliver meaningful change, and to help make Boston safer, stronger and more attractive for everyone who lives, works or visits here.”