Wisbech to bid for £1M

It's hoped Wisbech could be inline for extra funding.

Preparations are underway by Fenland District Council to put in a bid for around £1million pounds from the Cambridgehire and Peterborough Combine Authority, which is being made available through its Market Towns Programme.

Councillor Ian Benney, Fenland District Council's Portfolio Holder for Growth, said:

"The Combined Authority's investment strategy is enabling Government resource to reach right into the heart of our region, creating and delivering Masterplans that will help our market towns to thrive for years to come.

"Our Growing Fenland Masterplans have identified what our towns need most and revealed huge opportunities for sustainable growth, better transport, improved accessibility and more skills training across the board. Hopefully we can secure some of the funding available and work with the Combined Authority to help turn ideas into reality."

James Palmer, Mayor of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority, said:

"I'm eager to see the funding in action and bringing benefit to the area. Putting money to work across these four market towns after decades of underinvestment is an absolute priority for the Combined Authority. This is only the beginning and I'm confident that the successful bids will open up fantastic opportunity for this unique region and help realise the potential."

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