From Brent Council
We want to hear your ideas to improve your neighbourhood. You only have two weeks to apply for the £2.25million that is available for your community projects.
YOU Decide is a new initiative that gives local people the final say on how to spend cash locally.
- £2million* will be divided equally across the borough for physical improvements to local neighbourhoods, from painting and refurbishing a local community centre, improving children’s play areas, painting a mural, or installing public water fountains. The money will be split equally between the five Brent Connects areas.
- A further £250,000** will be given out to fund health and wellbeing projects across the five Brent Connects areas. If you have ideas to help people take up outdoor gym sessions, walking groups, health screenings, vaccinations and mental health services, as well as projects that help people live happy, healthy lives for the future.
If you are a resident, community group and voluntary organisation, come together and apply for either fund through a simple application form. Applications close on 31 May.
YOU Decide is our new approach to “Participatory Budgeting” which puts you at the heart of decision-making. A series of Decision Day events where you decide on the projects that you feel would make a real difference in your communities.
Cllr Muhammed Butt, Leader of Brent Council, said:
How would you spend more than £2million to improve neighbourhoods and health and wellbeing across Brent? This is your opportunity to bring your ideas to life. Building on the success of the CO2GO fund, which focused on green improvement projects, we’re now encouraging everyone in Brent to come forward with other creative and positive ideas that can get off the ground with the cash available. We’d love to hear from you so start submitting your application today. All ideas are welcome and the process is simple and easy to follow.”
If you would like to apply, or for more information, visit the You Decide page.
*This scheme is funded by the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL), collected from developers in the borough.
**This scheme is funded by the Brent Health Matters Health and Wellbeing Grant.
Why equally when Brent is not all one population Growth Area zone; a new Health Centre was promised to the South Kilburn Growth residents 21 years ago, but with Brent revokes since, it looks very sketchy as to whether given 'housing the only Infrastructure for housing' zoned- this NHS Health Centre project will ever happen?
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Another major investment pledge not met (revoked?) is in South Kilburn Public Open Space, Brent Kilburn's only surviving park- scale-park which remains held cruel hostage as developer's brownfield land; why not composting, growing and flood mitigation water garden project investments in this park.
Brent the problem and not the solution regarding car-free, garden-free tower mega population density zoned. High-risk, high profit and trade the crisis on like pass the parcel (or should that be pass the zone).
Short term frittering of public money to make themselves feel good rather than plan for long term sustainable services
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