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Lottery to give £200m to 'forgotten' communities | Lottery to give £200m to 'forgotten' communities |
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Fifty "forgotten" areas around England are to be given a share of £200m to help transform their neighbourhoods. | Fifty "forgotten" areas around England are to be given a share of £200m to help transform their neighbourhoods. |
Places from the World's End Estate in London to the former mining town of Selby in Yorkshire, have been named as recipients in the Big Lottery Scheme. | |
Scheme managers said the areas chosen had been "typically overlooked" by external funders. | Scheme managers said the areas chosen had been "typically overlooked" by external funders. |
The final 50 will join the existing 100 areas already allocated at least £1m in the Big Local initiative. | The final 50 will join the existing 100 areas already allocated at least £1m in the Big Local initiative. |
Anti-social behaviour | Anti-social behaviour |
The areas have been pinpointed as ones that face a range of different issues, from the decline of industry to high levels of unemployment and crime, or a pressing need for new support services or activities. | The areas have been pinpointed as ones that face a range of different issues, from the decline of industry to high levels of unemployment and crime, or a pressing need for new support services or activities. |
The project is the Lottery's largest ever community-led investment programme with the organisers claiming over one million people will benefit. | The project is the Lottery's largest ever community-led investment programme with the organisers claiming over one million people will benefit. |
Residents are urged to come together to develop plans for their £1m, which can be used on anything from training and employment schemes, to tackling anti-social behaviour, creating new community facilities or providing more activities for young people. | |
Nat Sloane, Big Lottery Fund's England chair, said: "These areas have for many years been overlooked and have missed out on vital funding and resources - they have people who are high on aspiration but until now have been low on opportunity. | Nat Sloane, Big Lottery Fund's England chair, said: "These areas have for many years been overlooked and have missed out on vital funding and resources - they have people who are high on aspiration but until now have been low on opportunity. |
"Through our long-term funding, commitment, training and support over at least the next 10 years, we will redress that balance; giving them the power, confidence and ability to spend this funding in the ways that matter most to their community." | "Through our long-term funding, commitment, training and support over at least the next 10 years, we will redress that balance; giving them the power, confidence and ability to spend this funding in the ways that matter most to their community." |
'Passion and commitment' | 'Passion and commitment' |
As well as funding for improvements, each area will receive training and support from Local Trust - an organisation set up to help residents spend the funding and increase their skills so they are better able to come together make positive changes in their areas in future. | As well as funding for improvements, each area will receive training and support from Local Trust - an organisation set up to help residents spend the funding and increase their skills so they are better able to come together make positive changes in their areas in future. |
Debbie Ladds, chief executive at Local Trust, said: "We look forward to helping residents identify what matters most to them and how, with the support of a range of locally trusted organisations and our partners, we can support them over at least 10 years make their areas even better places to live. | Debbie Ladds, chief executive at Local Trust, said: "We look forward to helping residents identify what matters most to them and how, with the support of a range of locally trusted organisations and our partners, we can support them over at least 10 years make their areas even better places to live. |
"The passion and commitment that residents in existing Big Local areas are showing is inspirational. | "The passion and commitment that residents in existing Big Local areas are showing is inspirational. |
"By enabling residents to make decisions and take control of the funding, we believe Big Local can achieve lasting change in their communities." | "By enabling residents to make decisions and take control of the funding, we believe Big Local can achieve lasting change in their communities." |
The 50 areas announced on Monday included the village of Lynemouth, in Northumberland, which has experienced a significant decline in traditional industries such as mining and recently saw over 500 jobs lost through the closure of a factory. | The 50 areas announced on Monday included the village of Lynemouth, in Northumberland, which has experienced a significant decline in traditional industries such as mining and recently saw over 500 jobs lost through the closure of a factory. |
Also chosen was the Bourne estate on the east side of Poole which although located in the same town as upscale Sandbanks, has a large proportion of council, housing association owned and privately rented accommodation, and high levels of anti-social behaviour. | Also chosen was the Bourne estate on the east side of Poole which although located in the same town as upscale Sandbanks, has a large proportion of council, housing association owned and privately rented accommodation, and high levels of anti-social behaviour. |
'Great place' | |
Resident Bob Smith, from the Bourne Valley Action Group, said: "It's going to take a while to get used to being in the millionaires' club. | |
"The historical image this community has is totally undeserved - this is, I think, a great place to live. | |
"We need to start generating confidence and self-belief in people." | |
In Whitley, Reading, the borough council will act as facilitators, to help bring residents and voluntary sector groups together to plan how the money will be spent. | |
Rachel Eden, Reading Borough Council's lead member for housing and neighbourhoods, said: "I am over the moon about this, it's fantastic news for Whitley. | |
"I believe this will bring local residents together, make the best use of skills in the neighbourhood and made a lasting difference to Whitley." | |
Trisha Bennett, a Whitley resident of more than 30 years: "We need a refurbished community centre. The current one has been there since the 1930s and seen a lot of life and excitement, but it really needs updating as it looks tired and old. | |
"People need somewhere that's a focus for them, allows them to meet people and socialise with friends." | |
Tang Hall in York will also share in the fund. City of York Labour Councillor Ruth Potter, whose ward includes part of Tang Hall, said the money would make a major difference. | |
"If people's aspirations are low, if people's opportunities are low, people can't invest in their own personal development," she said. | |
Bill Haycock, who runs the Beaches cafe in Withernsea, in Yorkshire, believes the town should use the money to improve job opportunities. | |
He said: "It's a very seasonal town. We can only employ people in the season may be from April to September and that's about it. | |
"Like my own son and daughter, they both work in Hull. Petrol money that kind of thing - it's just too expensive for them to cope. | |
"My son's left Withernsea recently, my daughter's going to leave soon. There's nothing around here for them to actually stay." |
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