Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

Over £14.7 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Ashford for support the creation of new international film studios.

Southend was allocated £19.9 million from the Levelling Up Fund to support local facilities and boost the tourism economy.

Ballymacash Sports Academy has been awarded £300,000 from the Community Ownership Fund to provide sport facilities for local people.

A £236,000 award from the Community Ownership Fund will help improve facilities at the Adwick Community and Sports Centre. This will benefit the local community and sports groups who currently use the facilities.

Vogrie Hall in Gorebridge, Midlothian, was awarded over £127,000 from the Community Ownership Fund. Originally built in the 1930s, the building has long been at the heart of the community but had to close for urgent repairs …

Hartcliffe City Farm closed its doors to the public in 2021. It is now back up and running after receiving £300,000 from the Community Ownership Fund. The investment will help secure the future of the farm in South Bristol.

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support regeneration in Castlegate, the birthplace of the city.

A project to create a multi-use hub in Kinloch Rannoch was awarded £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

Almost £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund has been allocated to help secure the future of The George Café in Newnham.

£5.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund is set to support the development of Acorn Farm, an urban growing space in St Columb’s Park, Derry/Londonderry.

A Leicestershire village’s dream of a new community centre is being supported by £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

Light Church in central Bradford has been able to buy the Jubilee Centre with £225,000 support from the Community Ownership Fund.

Ramsgate has secured £19.8 million from the Levelling Up Fund to develop the port and buildings around the Royal Harbour.

The Pontycysyllte Aqueduct, area of outstanding natural beauty, has been awarded £13.3 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

£300,000 was allocated from the Community Ownership Fund to transform the Old Town Hall in Whithorn, Galloway. The funding will help the town hall become more accessible, functional and support working towards Net-Zero.

£200,000 from the Community Ownership Fund has been awarded to the Wharf Community Hub in Marple.

The Community Ownership Fund allocated £124,258 to the CANA Resource and Training Centre. The centre is in a converted nineteenth century chapel in the Pen-y-Waun estate in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

£240,000 from the Community Ownership Fund to support the reopening of The Prince of Wales pub in Newtown-in-St-Martin, Cornwall.

Over £2.9 million of Levelling Up Funding has been allocated to build on Northern Ireland's global reputation as a prime location for the film and TV industry.

The Community Ownership Fund will help upgrade the community-owned New Galloway Town Hall with £175,000. The listed building stands at the physical and emotional heart of New Galloway.

The John Jenkins stadium in Portsmouth was allocated almost £1 million from the Community Ownership Fund. The funding will help to provide a new home for several sports teams and visitors.

The George Pub in Bethersden, Kent has been allocated £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

The Council of the Isles of Scilly have been provisionally allocated £48.4 million from the Levelling Up Fund to provide better sea link services on the islands.

Over £10 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help bring improvements to transport infrastructure in Bridgwater, Somerset.

Almost £125,000 was allocated to redevelop the Callander Visitor Information Centre in Stirling. The funding will support the refurbishment of the building.

Ards & North Down Borough Council was successful in their bid for £3.2 million to develop the Greenways Network in the borough.

The Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd was allocated £5.3 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

£38.7 million from the Levelling Up Fund has been provisionally allocated to Renfrewshire to improve travel links.

Attercliffe in Sheffield has suffered economic decline in recent years but is now forging a new identity. An allocation of over £17 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support regeneration works in the area.

£19.9 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Plymouth for transport improvements in the city.

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to improve the A16 corridor between Boston and Spalding.

A £3.27 million bid to upgrade the Electrical Vehicle charging network across Northern Ireland will see the entirety of the public charging network enhanced for the benefit of communities and electric vehicle users.

Cannock town centre has been allocated £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund to support local transformation.

A new technical campus, EKC Margate Digital, will be set up in a vacant former retail building. This will bring education to Margate High Street with the help of over £6 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

£17.7 million from the Levelling Up Fund is being invested in the Haverfordwest project. The investment is the second largest Levelling Up Fund award made within Wales. The funding will support the regeneration of Haverfordw…

A major package of projects in Chatham is being supported by £14.4 million from the Levelling Up Fund. The projects will transform Medway into a leading creative destination.

Over £6 million from the Levelling Up Fund will improve the roundabout at the busy A6 and A507 junction. This will reduce queues and cut journey times for commutes.

Over £15 million from the Levelling Up Fund will restore the building's heritage features, returning it to its former glory.

Leicester’s Pilot House was allocated £8.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

Over £14 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support the construction of a new physical activity hub in Bedworth. This will replace the current Bedworth Leisure Centre that dates from the 1970s.

Arun will receive almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund. The money will be invested in two of the south coast’s favourite seaside towns: Bognor Regis and Littlehampton.

North Portsmouth is the gateway to the city, harbour, and the wider region. Now, over £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will regenerate this area of the city.

Whitley Bay Big Local was awarded £300,000 to transform a former job centre into a new low carbon Eco Hub.

Almost £14 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help restore the 33-mile Montgomery Canal in eastern Powys and north-west Shropshire.

An award of £7.75 million from the Levelling Up Fund is helping to further regenerate a key area of South Kilburn.

A derelict former health centre in Omagh is set to be transformed with over £4 million from the Levelling Up Fund. It will be redeveloped into a hub for businesses and entrepreneurs.

Over £19.5 million from the Levelling Up Fund will continue the local council’s regeneration programme across Rotherham town centre.

Almost £20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will bring benefits throughout Newham.

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support two important new developments in the heart of Wakefield.

East Cowes has long been a centre for the marine industry. Now, with the help of nearly £6 million from the Levelling Up Fund, a new marine hub will be created on the East Cowes waterfront.