A Nottinghamshire council has submitted a multi-million pound bid in hopes to expand markets and sports facilities. Ashfield District Council has submitted an £11million bid to the Government’s Levelling Up Fund for the revitalisation of Hucknall town centre.
The bid is made up of three main projects; Skills and Economic Regeneration, the Cultural and Heritage Gateway, and Access to Hucknall Town Centre. As part of the Skills and Economic Regeneration section of the bid the council is looking to add funding to their Education and Skills Strategy and to use the money to give out grants to allow businesses to improve their shopfronts.
The council highlighted their hope to explore ways to expand Hucknall’s outdoor markets, which they have branded 'successful'. The bid also plans for the Cultural and Heritage Gateway project to receive government funds, which would create a new visitor experience at St Mary Magdalene Church focusing on Hucknall’s most famous residents from the past, improve the streets, roads, and public space around the Byron Cinema, and finance a new 3G sports pitch for residents.
