Three parks have been chosen to benefit from £590,000 funding as part of a project designed to help address poor health and wellbeing in the town’s community including childhood obesity. Pendle Council gave the green light to the Healthy Town plan on Thursday 22 July. The business case will now go to the Government for approval to release the funding … Read More
£3.46 million bid for a greener, more accessible Nelson
A bid to make Nelson more accessible and safer for pedestrians and cyclists with improved traffic flow for drivers has got the green light from Pendle Council. On 21 July, the Council agreed to send the business case to the Government and ask for release of £3,463,952 of Towns Funding earmarked for the Accessible Nelson project. If the Government says … Read More
Exciting £730K arts and culture project plans for Nelson
Residents in and around Nelson are being alerted to a new and exciting arts and culture project due to commence later this year under the brand This is Nelson. In the coming months, people in the community will be asked to contribute their ideas on how best to maximise £730K of funding earmarked for the project. It’s being spearheaded by … Read More
£2m funding for manufacturers given the green light
A £2m cash injection to support the Nelson manufacturing sector has been given the go-ahead by Pendle Borough Council. Councillor Nadeem Ahmed, Leader of the Council said: “The Business Resilience and Growth Project was granted approval by the Council as part of an ambitious ten-year plan for our town.” It is one of eight projects being backed by the Nelson … Read More
Funding success to extend Pendle YES Hub for 16 – 24 year olds
“The Government has said yes to over £420,000 of funding to extend the Pendle YES Hub for another four years,” said Councillor Nadeem Ahmed, Leader of Pendle Borough Council. “And it’s great news that the Council has agreed that Active Lancashire, who’ve run the project so successfully for its first year, should continue to provide this valuable service for Pendle.” … Read More
Have your say on exciting plans for Nelson town centre!
Do you live, work, visit or study in Nelson? We want to hear your views on new plans being developed for Nelson town centre. Councillor Nadeem Ahmed, Leader of Pendle Borough Council, said: “We’ve organised a drop-in session this Friday 18 March, 10am – 2pm, to encourage local people to have their say on plans for a more accessible Nelson. … Read More
Bid to keep YES Hub for young people for next four years
Over 400 young people in Pendle could benefit from the YES Hub’s Youth Employment Support if the Government gives the green light to over £420,000 of funding to extend the project. Pendle’s new YES Hub was launched as a pilot scheme in February last year as a one stop shop for 16-24 year olds in Pendle for training, work placements, … Read More
£25 million Town Deal success for Nelson!
The bid to win multi-million pound funding for Nelson has been successful, with the announcement of major investment of £25 million from the Government’s Towns Fund. Councillor Nadeem Ahmed, Leader of Pendle Council, said: “This is the news we’ve been waiting for! “We can now forge ahead with our ambitious 10 year plan for Nelson. “This is an exciting time … Read More
Views wanted on Nelson projects £25 million bid
Following a fantastic response from the people of Pendle on how a whopping £25 million could be spent on improving Nelson, your views are wanted again on the shortlist of projects. Nelson is one of 101 towns across England – and one of only two towns in East Lancashire – chosen to bid for funding of up to £25 million … Read More
New multi-million bid for Nelson – Have your say!
People who live, work, study or visit Nelson are being urged to have their say on a brighter future for town. “Nelson is one in just over a hundred!” Said Councillor Mohammed Iqbal, Leader of Pendle Council. The town is one of 101 across England chosen to bid for a new Investment Plan worth up to £25 million from the … Read More