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East Midlands: Levelling Up case studies

This collection brings together examples from the East Midlands.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 17 January 2023

The UK government has so far allocated around £1.2 billion to projects in the East Midlands through investment programmes, including the Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund.

This investment will:

• help communities save local community assets
• regenerate town centres and high streets
• invest in cultural and heritage assets
• upgrade local transport

Examples from the Levelling Up Fund and Community Ownership Fund:

Derbyshire

• Over £13 million investment in Ashbourne (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 24 October 2023
  • Case study
• Almost £20 million investment for Chesterfield Town Centre
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• Levelling up allocation of almost £50 million for South Derby growth zone
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

Leicestershire and Rutland

• £23 million for Rutland and Melton (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Over £245,000 for The Black Horse Community Group
  • 9 February 2023
  • Case study
• Restoration of Leicester train station supported with over £17 million Levelling Up funding
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £8.6 million Levelling Up investment for Leicester’s Pilot House
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £19.4 million funding to boost Leicester’s space and satellite industry
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £19.9 million to Transform Twycross Zoo
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £250,000 to support Thurnby’s new community hub
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

Lincolnshire

• East Lindsey receives over £8 million for its heritage assets (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £20 million for traffic improvements in Lincoln (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Spalding receives £20 million to level up health and wellbeing (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £14.8 million redevelopment plan for The Rosegarth Square (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Funding allocation of almost £20 million for improvements on A16
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £250,000 for Caistor and District Community Trust
  • 9 February 2023
  • Case study
• Gainsborough levelling up with £10 million investment
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

Nottinghamshire

• £3.1 million for Ashfield’s Science Discovery Centre and Planetarium (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Kimberley town centre boosted by £16.5 million (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £20 million to better connect Mansfield (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• £17.9 million investment to level up Worksop Town Centre (Levelling Up Fund 2)
  • 23 October 2023
  • Case study
• Improving connectivity in Newark with £20 million transport investment
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study
• £18 million to fund transport projects across Nottingham
  • 17 January 2023
  • Case study

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Published 17 January 2023