Wakefield residents to decide how £500,000 funding to tackle serious violence is spent

Wakefield residents will get to vote on which projects get a share of £500,000 to tackle serious violence.

Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin unveiled her ‘People’s Fund’ earlier this year, making up to £100,000 available for each of the county’s five districts.

The Combined Authority will host a ‘You Decide’ session in Wakefield later this month.

placeholder image — The Combined Authority will host a ‘You Decide’ session in Wakefield later this month.

Now, local groups and organisations will be able to pitch their ideas to communities in a special series of ‘You Decide’ events.

Those projects receiving the most votes on the night will see funding of up to £10,000 to deliver their plans.

The Wakefield ‘You Decide’ session will take place on Tuesday, May 19, from 5.45pm to 9pm, at the Outwood Grange Academies Trust.

Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire, said: “We want people to have their say on what will make their community safer so I'm urging you all to come down and get involved.

“As we invest this money recovered from criminals back into our communities, we can prevent more lives being lost to the scourge of serious violence.”