A leading councillor in Norwich has welcomed investment in the city from the Government’s £5 billion Pride in Place programme.
Heartsease, Pilling Park, Bowthorpe and West Earlham are the areas of the city set to benefit. All four are part of Norwich’s Reducing Inequality Target Areas.
The programme is intended to give locals control over how funding is spent.
Cllr Claire Kidman, cabinet member for communities, said: “This announcement is a powerful endorsement of the work communities are already doing to build a fairer, more vibrant Norwich.
“The Pride in Place programme reflects the values at the heart of our Community-Led Plan – putting local people in control and investing in the places that matter most to them.
“We’re especially pleased to see support directed to Heartsease, Pilling Park, Bowthorpe and West Earlham – all of which we have identified as areas in need of targeted investment. These are neighbourhoods where residents have been striving to bring about positive change for a long time, and this funding will help accelerate that progress.
“With this investment, we can continue to build a city where everyone has the opportunity to thrive – driven by the people who know their communities best.”
Details on how the funding, which forms part of the Government’s Plan for Change, will be allocated and when it will be available are still to be confirmed.
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