£20m IS COMING TO FLEETWOOD!

Pharos and Mount wards in Fleetwood have been awarded £20 million over the next decade as part of the Government’s Pride in Place Programme - £2 million every year for 10 years.

Blackpool North & Fleetwood's MP, Lorraine Beavers says, " Since I was elected, I have been fighting hard to ensure that we have the investment we need and deserve in Blackpool North and Fleetwood. I am so proud that the hard work of my team and I is now paying off.

It will be up to local people how this money is spent. This is our chance to work together and decide how this money is invested in our area. I’ll be consulting with my community throughout and that starts right now. I want to make sure that everyone who wants to be involved feels heard. I’m planning to use surveys, meetings, and focus groups already but I want to know what else I can do to reach my community.

For too long the people of Fleetwood have suffered the consequences of underinvestment. I have watched our community climb the league tables no one wants to top. We rank in the worst 10% for health, education, jobs, inequalities, & much more. I have watched as industry has moved away and well paid, reliable employment have become scarce. I’ve seen the consequences of this first hand, and I know how much it has hurt our community.

I believe that our community knows how to heal itself. I know how hard so many people are working to rebuild our town, and this money is our chance to show what we can do.  This is our chance to fight back and invest in our people and community.

I have seen deprivation spread across the whole of Fleetwood and into Thornton and Cleveleys. I hope that by addressing the issues in Fleetwood Town Centre, the rest of my constituency can also prosper. We are one community and when things improve for one, they improve for us all."

> Watch Lorraine sharing this wonderful news for Fleetwood on Facebook > Contact: lorraine.beavers.mp@parliament.uk