Tag: investment in market towns
“Everyone involved is a winner” this World Theatre Day
After receiving almost half a million pounds from the Combined Authority to develop their already unique and vibrant cultural offer, the community in Soham now look back on the impact Viva Theatre has had on residents, making culture and wellbeing accessible to all residents and raising the town’s profile as a creative epicenter. In 2022, […]
Find out moreNew community Pavilion opens for Wisbech Park
Deputy Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, Cllr Anna Smith, thanked everyone involved when she joined town and district council partners for the opening of a state-of-the-art community Pavilion in historic Wisbech park. The inclusive new facility creates a welcoming community space within the market town’s beautiful park. Seven months after construction began, the people who […]
Find out moreWisbech Park community pavilion nearly finished
Wisbech Park’s new community pavilion is taking shape as construction work on the eagerly anticipated facility nears completion – thanks in part to funding from the Combined Authority. The project contractor Probus expects to finish work on the £851,000 construction phase in mid-December, ready to hand over to Wisbech Town Council in the New Year. […]
Find out moreAdvantage Whittlesey as town sports fresh look
Thanks to thousands of pounds in funding from the Combined Authority, the sports court in the grounds of Whittlesey’s Manor Leisure Centre is getting a makeover. It will be resurfaced, repainted and marked out to be used as either three tennis courts, or two netball courts, and the lighting will be improved. The Fenland District […]
Find out moreCambridge Science Centre’s ‘STEM in the Fens’ initiative garners support from Combined Authority
Cambridge Science Centre (CSC) proudly welcomed Dr Nik Johnson, the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, earlier this week to their immersive STEM Pop-Up Science Centre, currently hosted at the Wisbech & Fenland Museum. This groundbreaking initiative is part of the visionary programme to engage with the public and local schools to improve access to Science, […]
Find out moreWisbech High Street ‘Gap’ to be transformed
Work to bring back into productive use a derelict space that has been a blot on Wisbech High Street for almost 40 years is at last under way, with contractors on site to revive the market town’s notorious Gap. Fenland District Council has secured funding to restore 24 High Street into an asset for Wisbech. […]
Find out moreMarket Towns makeover for shopfronts in Huntingdon and St Ives
Funded by the Combined Authority’s Market Towns Programme, Huntingdonshire District Council has launched a new scheme offering ‘spruce up’ grants of up to £10k to give facelifts to businesses in Huntingdon and St Ives. Paul Sweeney, Huntingdon First Town Manager: “BID Huntingdon First are incredibly proud to support the Combined Authority and HDC in the […]
Find out moreHuntingdon and St Ives win last Market Towns pot with culture, community, and business bid
In a significant vote, the Board of the Combined Authority today unanimously approved the last bid for funding under its Market Towns Programme. It means the £13.1 million fund is now fully allocated across 52 beneficiary projects in the key market towns of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough region. A green cycling link to help active […]
Find out moreMarket towns in line for millions in community and rural enterprise funding
Pop-up science centres for children are among the community enterprises that could benefit from the latest phase of Combined Authority investment in Cambridgeshire’s market towns. Members of the Combined Authority Board today unanimously approved the full business case for Phase 2 of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Market Towns Programme, putting £2,500,000 of Combined Authority […]
Find out moreBig News for Littleport as Market Town Benefits from Combined Authority £1m
The market town of Littleport was £1million better off following today’s Combined Authority Board vote – and Whittlesey in Fenland picked up almost half a million in the same meeting. Proposed by Deputy Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Cllr Anna Smith, who was chairing the Board, members unanimously voted through the items. They agreed £925k […]
Find out moreVote clears the way for Broad Street construction
Members of the Combined Authority’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee today unanimously recommended that the Board votes through funding to start construction of the main Broad Street scheme in the Fenland market town of March. Members were updated on the completed March Area Transport Study Full Business Case 1 (FBC1) for Broad Street and agreed to […]
Find out moreCyclists and walkers to benefit as Combined Authority ramps up March revamp
The Combined Authority Board today approved the release of over half a million pounds to complete the March Area Transport Study Full Business Case – and Members also put another half-million towards active travel in the Fenland market town. In a vote to keep up the pace of the March revamp, Members agreed to release […]
Find out moreFenland cyclists and walkers see fresh regeneration at Whittlesea Station
In the latest benefit from regeneration of the Fenland stations, a new wayfinding pillar has been installed to help people move around Whittlesea station and get to and from Whittlesey town centre more easily. A map of the station, directions, and a plan promoting the various walking and cycling routes around the historic market town […]
Find out more£6 million urged to push A141 St Ives Improvement
The Transport and Infrastructure Committee of the Combined Authority today decided to recommend that the Combined Authority Board pushes the A141 St Ives Improvement scheme to the next stage by releasing £6 million to fund the Outline Business Case. After an update by officers, the Transport and Infrastructure Committee noted the progress of the A141 […]
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