Communities urged to get involved with Pride in Place

Communities are being urged to get in involved with Pride in Place.

People are encouraged to sign up to their local Neighbourhood Board to decide how funding should be spent in their area.

169 areas will each receive £150,000 in the new year.

New guidance has been published which sets out potential project ideas including revitalising their high street to setting up a community sports league, or boosting healthy eating with community cooking classes.

The guidance also includes a toolkit to choose the projects that are right for the area and suits local needs and ambitions.

The Neighbourhood Boards will have to prove they have listened to and have the backing of residents to receive all the funding.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: "Whether it’s breathing new life into a high street, setting up a local sports league, or saving the pub at the heart of your community – Pride in Place is about putting power back where it belongs: in the hands of local people.

"We’re backing the local residents who step forward, join their Neighbourhood Boards, and help shape a decade of transformation.

"This isn’t about short-term fixes – it’s about lasting change that restores pride, strengthens communities and creates opportunities for everyone."

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Steve Reed, said: "This is about bringing lasting change to people’s communities after years of decline.

"So today we’re calling on people up and down the country to get involved in bringing back pride to their community and country."