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Blackpool Towns Fund Update

We’re just writing to thank everyone who gave us their thoughts on Blackpool through The Future Of Blackpool website. We had a fantastic response, with over 1,000 people getting in touch with us, and others being contacted by our engagement team to give their views over the phone. All of the responses were sent to the Town Deal Board for their consideration when developing our bid for Town Deal funding. Read a summary of the findings here: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Your-Council/Creating-a-better-Blackpool/Blackpool-Town-Deal/Assets/Documents/Town-Deal-Board-Presentation-10.07.2020.pdf

Blackpool is one of 101 towns across the country in line for significant government investment through the £3.6 billion Towns Fund, aimed at strengthening the local economy and revitalising the town as we build for future recovery post Covid-19. Your voice has helped shape and strengthen our proposals, and has influenced our bid for £50m that was submitted to government, which included prospective projects such as improved road access to the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone, modernisation of the Illuminations and further support to small and start-up businesses. Read the full press release here: https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/News/2020/August/Blackpool-Submits-Town-Deal-to-Government.aspx

Once we hear more about whether our bid has been successful, which we’re told will be in mid-Autumn, we’ll be reaching out again to residents, local organisations and visitors to make sure the projects that are delivered meet the needs of as many people as possible. And as you’ve taken the time to give us your views and ideas, we’ve got some exciting plans to keep you involved if we are awarded funding – fingers crossed!

Thank you again for your input. We’re ecstatic to see that Blackpool means so much to so many people, and look forward to developing our town together with you in the future.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact our engagement team at infusion@blackpool.gov.uk .

Posted on 8th September 2020

by Mark Gillingham

An overwhelmingly positive response

There has been an overwhelmingly positive response to the ideas and proposals that have been shared, with almost three quarters of those responding positively and using positive words to describe their feelings about them.

Here are the current top 10 areas that people would like to see investment in:

Thank you for having your say in how any future Government investment in Blackpool might be spent. This site will be closed for new contributions on July 19th, so if you know of anyone still to comment, please share this post.

Thank you.

Posted on 4th July 2020

by Maya Bhose

Skills and Employment support enters the top 10 comments

Hi we have now had over 4,200 visitors to the site and 1555 comments. Here's the latest on what's being talked about.

New to the 'most commented' top 10 are Mental Health Services and Skills and employment support for adults.

Bringing empty homes into use

Improving quality of private renting

Housing for families

Improving town centre street environment

Creating new high quality jobs

Housing for vulnerable people

Improving retail (shops)

Mental health services

Skills/ employment support for adults

Supporting young people into work/ education

Place, including housing, remains the most popular theme and you can see the most mentioned words in the picture below.

Only one week remaining to have your say!

The survey will close at the end of June, so there's just a week left to get involved. Thanks for your help and, with time running out, please click the social media share buttons and spread the word. Thank you.

Posted on 23rd June 2020

by Maya Bhose

The Future of Blackpool - News Update

The Future of Blackpool

Thanks for signing up for news. At the end of week one we have already received over 1,000 comments. The most commented on area is ‘Place’, especially bringing empty houses into use and improving the quality of renting. We have also seen a focus on job creation being very important for people as a way of strengthening the town’s economy and creating high quality jobs. The subject with the least comments is Skills and Education, so if you know someone who this is important to, please ask them to have their say.

What you are telling us.

Top 10 issues

224 comments Bringing empty homes into use

176 Improving quality of private renting

121 Improving town centre street environment

117 Housing for families

112 Creating new high quality jobs

104 Housing for vulnerable people

99 Improving retail (shops)

84 Improving Blackpool's road/ rail entry points

84 Supporting young people into work/ education

83 Housing for young people

Please keep posting and help to spread the word!

Your comments through this website will help shape the future of Blackpool and we really want as many people to get involved and have their say, so please click the social media share buttons and tell your family and friends.

Thank you.

Posted on 16th June 2020

by Maya Bhose