The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is providing a total of £2.6 billion funding and all areas across the UK receive an allocation from the fund. The overarching aim of the funding is to build pride in place and increase life chances.
In 2022 our investment plans for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) were approved by government and we were awarded £3.9 million for projects in Wyre Borough. All projects funded by UKSPF must be completed by 31 March 2025.
UKSPF Investment plan
To secure the funding for Wyre, we submitted an investment plan proposal to government outlining potential projects that the funding would be used for. The plan and the priorities it identified were written in consultation with Wyre’s Town Centre Partnership boards and organisations who can deliver county-wide initiatives. It supports strategic business recovery in key economic centres in the borough and includes a range of projects that focus around seven themes, which in turn contribute to the government’s set priorities:
- Town centre improvements
- Wyre gives back
- Wyre moving more
- Arts and culture
- Visitor economy
- Wyre backs business
- Wyre net zero
You can download a copy of Wyre Council's UKSPF Investment Plan Summary. This document may not be fully accessible. Please contact communications@wyre.gov.uk if you need this in an alternative format.
Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF)
In addition to UKSPF funds Wyre Council has been awarded £400k in REPF funding for investment in initiatives such as farm diversification, projects to boost rural tourism, and community infrastructure projects. The funding will also help people start up local businesses to supercharge growth and create employment opportunities for rural areas. You can find out whether you are in an area that qualifies for this funding via the REPF map.
Projects
There are many projects currently progressing across the borough, which range in scope from local creative activities like events, festivals and arts programmes, through to larger scale projects that support businesses, existing town centre CCTV upgrade, the development of community facilities and improvements to our parks and public realm, as well as a multitude of other exciting projects in between for heritage, climate change, community and voluntary group development and more.
To find out more about projects in Wyre, click on the links below. We have grouped projects so you can see according to the town centre they are closest to. There is also a Wyre wide group that shows projects that benefit people across the borough. Some projects may appear in more than one group.
