Lancaster and Morecambe Prides among 22 local projects to benefit from £2.6m government cash pot

Wednesday, 17 May 2023 09:48

By Greg Lambert @greglam72

Morecambe Pride is among 22 local projects to benefit from government funding

Some of our local festivals including Lancaster and Morecambe Prides are among the 22 projects in our area to receive a share of a £2.6m pot of government cash.

They will benefit after Lancaster City Council received £2,667,998 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

In total the council has received £5.3m to invest over the next three years in projects which improve the lives of local people and the economy.

The council announced that the successful projects in the latest round of funding are:

• Heysham Village new toilets • Improving facilities and access at Lancaster Maritime Museum • Lancaster and Morecambe Prides • Lancaster Jazz Festival - Ignite Artist Conference • Lancaster Grand Prix cycle race • Coastal cultural programming for Morecambe • Light Up Lancaster • Powering Up community wellbeing project • Digital tourism transformation project • Reaching Communities: increasing coastal heritage action & learning • Growing Our Food Futures • Escape2Make • Let’s BeFriends • Green Tech Transition - skills for life • Business and skills support • Employer Hub at Lancaster and Morecambe College • Business support for net zero transition and decarbonisation • New low carbon technology - product development, manufacturing and commercialisation • The E2P Project (Engage to Progress) by Strawberry Fields Training CIC • Calico employment support • Preparing for work • Bay Volunteers

The grants were awarded after a selection process based on agreed criteria. They cover the central themes of an investment plan that was developed in partnership with local residents and organisations - Communities & Place, Supporting Business and People & Skills.

Recipients include event providers, social enterprises, voluntary and community sector groups, the education sector, improved community facilities and increased access to arts and cultural activities.

Councillor Caroline Jackson, leader of Lancaster City Council, said: "I’m delighted that the city council has been able to support these very worthwhile local projects with grants from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

“The allocation of the UKSPF funding has required a complicated process to satisfy government set rules on how much may be allocated for different purposes and to whom. My thanks go to the council officer team which has undertaken this work.

“I’d like to congratulate all of those who have received funding and send my best wishes for the future success of their projects.”

Further opportunities for organisations to apply for funding from the UKSPF will be announced in due course. For more information on the UKSPF visit here.

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