People from across the North of England and southern Scotland came together in Carlisle to celebrate the progress of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal’s Place Programme.
The conference, on Monday October 13 at the city’s civic centre, heard updates from projects benefiting from the investment.
The Place Programme is a central part of the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal and will support towns’ economic growth through Place and Town Investment Plans.
Following the completion of all the Place Plans, there are now six Town Investment Plans approved in England, and four projects within these are now underway with funding from the programme.
Key presentations included insights from programme board chair Mark Shucksmith, a panel Q&A led by Borderlands inclusive growth director Rick O’Farrell, and project updates from Egremont Town team and The Roxy in Ulverston.
Mr Shucksmith said: “The event has been a huge success in enabling communities to meet, network, and learn from each other.
“As one of our members said, Borderlands is key and central to deliver real significant change to communities and spaces that are often overlooked by larger funding pots.
“The Place Plan focuses on community led; place-based regeneration is just one part of the Growth Deal’s £452m investment across our region to help to drive economic success, resilience, and social sustainability.”
