Lupset residents urged to have their say on £20m Pride in Place scheme
Lupset residents are being urged to have their say on how the first instalment of £20m government funding is spent in their area.
The government's Pride in Place scheme has allocated £20m to Lupset over the next ten years with the first payment due in spring 2027.
Residents have a direct say in how the money is spent – from improving parks and youth facilities to tackling empty buildings and regenerating high streets.
The first Lupset Pride in Place People's Panel meeting will be held from 6.15pm to 7.45pm on Friday November 13 at Wakefield Methodist Church, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QR.
The meeting will be hosted by programme deputy chair and Lupset resident Georgina Darling.
Residents will have the chance to discuss emerging proposals and have their say on potential solutions to the area's problems.
Community organisation St George’s Lupset has already spent two months engaging with residents and has reached 800 people.
Residents said their priorities are crime and anti-social behaviour, green spaces and services for children and young people.
Georgina Darling said residents wanted better mental health for people and to create a happier and more comfortable area to live in.
The Pride in Place Board want to hear from residents before submitting the first four-year plan to the Government on how the first £6m will be spent in the community.
Georgina said: "We need to engage with residents. The board is just a conduit for their ideas.
"It is their money, but we won't spend it until we have had their feedback. We need residents to get on board now.”
Georgina said a big clean up operation is planned in Lupset.
She said skips will be provided across nine streets at a time on Saturday mornings over a four week period.
The first clean up day is planned for Saturday January 16.