Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden, has welcomed Government funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to support project across the district.
Wealden District Council has received long awaited endorsement from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that it will be receiving its UK Shared Prosperity Fund Year 1 allocation in full. This is a total of £148,023 revenue and £14,225 capital for 2022/2023.
The funding will support a plan for the regeneration of the Cuckoo Trail, support for local town and village centres to make them thrive and encourage people to shop local, and business support interventions, providing support to new start-up businesses and meeting the needs of those more established and mature businesses.
Nusrat Ghani said: “I am constantly campaigning for more Government funding for Wealden, and I am pleased that this much-needed investment from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund has been secured. The Cuckoo Trail is an important asset in great need of additional investment to improve safety and accessibility for Wealden residents and given the severe impact of Covid-19 on the district’s town centres, this investment is also essential for revitalising the hearts of Crowborough, Uckfield and Hailsham and economic activity within them. I look forward to seeing the delivery of the proposed schemes, which will benefit residents, visitors and businesses across Wealden.”
