Pride in Place

What is Pride in Place?

Pride in Place is all about giving local people real power to shape their neighbourhood.  Through this government-funded programme up to £20 million will be invested over 10 years, with money managed by Neighbourhood Boards made up of people who live and work in the area.

The Neighbourhood Boards will work side-by-side with their community to create a shared vision for the future and then use the funding to bring that vision to life.  With local people at the heart of every decision, Pride in Place will focus on the improvements that matter most to the community.

To find out more about the Pride in Place programme, see the prospectus from Gov.UK

Why Greenlands and Woodrow?

The Government has selected the area shown in the map above, covering parts of Greenlands and Woodrow, for Pride in Place funding because it is a place full of potential and people who care deeply about where they live.  The Neighbourhood Board are able to suggest amendments to the boundary shown.  

The Pride in Place programme looks for areas where long-term investment can help strengthen local connections, support great community ideas and build the kind of neighbourhood people are proud to call home.  The Government used a national framework to guide its selection process – drawing on factors like local needs and the strength of community networks – to identify places where funding can make the biggest positive difference.

How Can I Get Involved?

Spread the Word – talk to your neighbours about Pride in Place, start thinking about what improvements you would like to see in your local area.

Volunteer – there will be lots of opportunities to get involved from being part of the Neighbourhood Board to helping with community engagement.  Think about how you would like to help and sign up to be notified of opportunities to be involved. Sign up here.

Our first job is to recruit the independent Chair for the Neighbourhood Board.  

Tell us what you think – throughout the spring and summer, the community will be asked to gather ideas and to voice what really matters to them.  There will be lots of opportunities to talk to the board about how you would improve the area.  Keep an eye out for roadshows, community meetings, surveys – all ways that you can tell us what you think or you can submit a suggestion now.  Submit a suggestion.

As events are planned, you will be able to find details about how you can get involved on this website.

Recruitment of Independent Chair

We are looking for a passionate, community‑minded individual to become the Chair of the Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board, supporting the Greenlands and Woodrow areas.

You can find out more and the application here

We want to ensure that the Independent Chair is truly representative of the area.  We are looking for residents to be part of a community panel that meets the candidates in an informal session before the interviews take place.   The members of the panel will be asked to give feedback on the candidates which will be taken into account when appointing the Chair.  Volunteers will need to be available for up to 2 hours week commencing 8 June (time and date to be confirmed).  If you are interested in being part of the community panel for the chair recruitment, please complete the Get Involved form, selecting “other” in the what areas are you interested in question and put “community panel” in the text box.