How would you spend £1m Withernsea Lottery funding?
A PUBLIC meeting is to be held to discuss how to spend £1m in Withernsea.
The town will receive the Big Lottery funding over the next ten years.
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Investment: Withernsea will receive £1m over the next ten years.
On Wednesday, March 20, residents will have the first opportunity to get involved and find out more about the project.
The meeting takes place at the Withernsea Pavilion Leisure Centre, in Station Road, from 6pm to 8pm.
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David Burnby, Big Local project representative, said: "While the £1m is the headline grabber, what's more important is this programme enables residents to work in partnership with businesses and organisations and bring together all the local talent, skills and ambitions to make a lasting difference to the Withernsea community.
"The public meeting is the first step along the journey. We're optimistic of a great turnout."
T Local Trust – an organisation set up to deliver Big Local – will provide training to help residents spend the money.
A steering committee, still to be set up, will also receive a further £20,000 for administration.
Mr Burnby said: "All the decisions relating to the £1m investment will be made by a partnership, of which local residents will be in the majority.
"Our first big challenge is to identify residents who have a passion for the town and who want to get involved.
"There are different ways of contributing. Some people will simply want to be kept informed and attend an occasional meeting to hear what's going on.
"Others may want to volunteer to help out from time to time, maybe helping with running events or delivering leaflets."
Residents are also needed to be part of the steering group, which will identify needs and decide the priorities.
Jayne Nendick, of the South Holderness Resource Centre, in Withernsea, said: "These funds are here for the community to decide, but it needs to be spent on something which creates a legacy.
"It is essential residents come to the meeting to put forward their views and contribute to how they think the money should be spent.
"People will have a variety of ideas for their wish list.
"For me, it has to be spent on something which will create more jobs and opportunities.
"We have to look at things, which will develop opportunities in the longer-term.
"It has to be the foundations for a stronger community."
6 Comments
by fitlikeman
Thursday, March 07 2013, 4:19AM
“£1,000,000 over 10 years thats erm £100,000 a year most of which will be wasted on salaries for employees of T Local Trust – an organisation set up to deliver Big Local!!!
"T Local Trust – an organisation set up to deliver Big Local – will provide training to help residents spend the money".
Are they having a laugh how much is this "training company" charging to train people to spend money”
by Hull47
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 11:38PM
“A million could not save the decline of of Withersea, the money though could potentially be used for investment for the future, if large tracks of land/ farmland could be aquired tens of acres they could create a woodland enviroment with ponds, hills, cycle tracks etc, this could be managed by volunteers and opened up within a few years as a tourist location, log cabins could eventually be introduced and as the woodland matures and prospers people will start going to withernsea again.”
by loubylou116
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 10:57PM
“Bulldoze Aldi and put the market back where it used to be (with decent stalls of course) - complete with raised flower beds next to Queen Street to sit and eat your chips on, like in the 80s, when it was still great :)”
by Infinitum
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 11:37AM
“Use the money to relocate people and then let it fall into the sea.”
by Blakey_
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 9:38AM
“50 foot concrete wall topped by razorwire around the town perimeter. It could then be used as a holding pen for The Jeremy Kyle Show.”
by exbrannylad
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 8:14AM
“How about hiring a load of buldozers? Should be able to flatten most of it for a million”