Fiona and Neil were delighted to hear this week that Tang Hall has been selected as a "Big Local Area" to have £1 million over ten years allocated by the Big Lottery Fund.
Tang Hall is an area set across the southern part of Heworth Ward and the northern part of Hull Road Ward. When it was built in the first half of the 20th Century, Tang Hall was a model community of social housing. However, it is now amongst the country’s most deprived areas with a high level of childhood poverty. Despite this, there is still a strong feeling of community waiting to be tapped into.
This is why we wholeheartedly welcome this important funding from the Big Lottery Fund. Tang Hall is rarely top of the list for any investment and so £1 million will go a long way to help develop projects that aid regeneration. The money will make a huge difference and we as councillors will work to ensure it is targeted where need is greatest.
This is why we wholeheartedly welcome this important funding from the Big Lottery Fund. Tang Hall is rarely top of the list for any investment and so £1 million will go a long way to help develop projects that aid regeneration. The money will make a huge difference and we as councillors will work to ensure it is targeted where need is greatest.
From City of York Council:
£1m to make Tang Hall a Big Local Area
City of York Council is delighted to announce that today (Monday 10 December), the Tang Hall area has been selected as a Big Local Area to have £1 million over ten years being allocated by the Big Lottery Fund.
The funding for Tang Hall comes from the Big Local Programme. Funded through a £200 million Big Lottery Fund investment and managed by Local Trust, Big Local is helping 150 small urban and rural communities across England to make their areas even better places to live.
Each Big Local area will receive at least £1m Lottery funding to spend over the next 10 years. The scheme is completely resident led so it will be entirely up to people living in the area to use the £1m on the things that matter to them, and on projects and services that will have the biggest impact on the needs they identify.
Ward Action Plans are already in place in Heworth ward and Hull Road ward as is the council partner-run Tang Hall advice hub which offers support with debt and money advice, training and jobs. Alongside these, the local community – which encompasses the Heworth and Tang Hall Residents’ Associations – will identify further need and build capacity to commission or deliver support themselves.
Councillor Dafydd Williams, City of York Council’s Cabinet Member for Crime and Stronger Communities said: “It is brilliant that the Tang Hall area has been chosen to be part of the Big Local programme.
“This project is not just about the money: residents will receive training and support to help them identify priorities and develop a plan for their area. Through this, we can bring together all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisations who want to make a positive and lasting difference in their communities.”
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