£21.9m Town Deal funding for Boston is welcomed

The Boston Town Deal Board had hoped to get the full allocation of £25m from the funding pot, but as part of the Budget it was revealed it would not get quite the full amount requested.

However, both the chairman of the Town Board and the leader of Boston Council were delighted with the news.

The £21.9 million will help fund a series of ambitious projects aimed at creating jobs by investing in education, tourism, infrastructure and skills.

These include the PE21 redevelopment of the town centre; the Mayflower Centre hub for health and leisure, which will be in partnership with Boston College; developing the railway station into a gateway for the town; and funding for voluntary-led projects like a community radio station and community hubs.

Chair of the Boston Town Deal board and MD of Chestnut Homes, Neil Kempster, said: “We’re incredibly proud to be receiving the funding we bid for back in October.

“This is a culmination of so much work, and it’s so exciting to see our hard work being rewarded. Boston deserves to be recognised as a historic and forward-thinking town.

“As with other towns fund recipients, we are determined to make sure this is a catalyst for more investment and further growth for the town. The projects we have already in motion thanks to accelerated funding from the Towns Fund are ambitious in their scope, and this further funding just underlines that.”

Boston Borough Council Leader, Councillor Paul Skinner, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to have secured a Town Deal.

“This will help in launching Boston into the future, building on its unique heritage and investing in professional and technological support needed that will shape the development of an aspirational, skilled and healthy population.”

Learn more about the ambitious plans here.