Chance to have your say on how £25m should be spent on Dewsbury

The town is eligible for up to £25m funding for projects to deliver economic, cultural and social benefits to our town as part of the Government's Towns Fund.

Dewsbury Town Board includes representatives from local community and businesses, and is facilitated by Kirklees Council.

The aim of the board is to guide the delivery of projects funded through the Government’s Town Board on behalf of local people.

Councillor Peter McBride, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Regeneration, said: “This is an exciting opportunity for Dewsbury and we want this investment to be used to benefit the whole community.

"We encourage residents to join the conversation and help shape the future of the town by setting out where they would like to see this money prioritised.

“We want communities to feel heard and invested in where this money goes to ensure it has the biggest impact. Despite the economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a major opportunity to achieve £25m of investment and create a vision to drive economic growth and regeneration.”

Local people have until November 30 2020 to complete an online survey to set out their priorities for Dewsbury.

The survey, along with more information about the Towns Fund, can be found hereThe Towns Fund will be the latest project to contribute to the economic development and regeneration of the area, following on from the 2018 Strategic Development Framework and the Dewsbury Blueprint, which was launched earlier this year.

Revitalising Dewsbury Market, re-opening the arcade, and delivering a new central park are among the projects which could benefit should the town receive the £25 million government funding.

Following the consultation, The Dewsbury Town Board will use the feedback to draft the Town Investment Plan, which will include the selected projects to benefit from the Fund.

This will be submitted to Government in early 2021 for approval.