It is an exciting time for Wakefield as we have been selected as one of the 101 places who can apply to the Towns Fund.
As part of the Towns Fund programme, Wakefield City was also shortlisted to submit a bid to the Future High Street Fund. The Council’s ambitious £44m Future High Street proposal was finalised in May 2020 and we await a Government announcement on our success in autumn 2020.
The investment made possible by the Towns Fund and the Future High Streets Fund (if our bid is successful) will see our economy flourish through a focus on regenerating the city, making improvements to transport will see our economy flourish, by focusing on regenerating our city, making improvements to transport, achieving better broadband connectivity, growing our skills and sharing our unique culture.
The objective of the Towns Fund is to deliver long term economic and productive growth through:
The Towns Fund prospectus is available here.
We believe it is vital for the people of Wakefield to be part of this process to ensure that we can find out what they love about their place and how they want to see it meet the needs of the present and the future.
City and Town Centre Regeneration Officer Economic GrowthWakefield Council
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