Funding for Northfield high street

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁

I’m delighted to be able to report that local pressure has paid off.

Northfield has been officially named as one of nine areas across the West Midlands that will get investment under the £8.5 million High Streets and Growth Incubator fund.

This has happened because, four months ago, I found out that Birmingham City Council had not listed Northfield for this money, which is a Government fund administered through the Combined Authority.

It has taken a lot of work, building relationships across party lines, and not taking ‘no’ for an answer, to get to this point.

I’m so glad to have been able to deliver on the pledge that I made to fight for investment in Northfield. Coupled with the new Lidl development, it points to a different future for the high street.

I am grateful to Mayor Richard Parker and the Leader of the Council, Roger Harmer, for listening and engaging constructively.

There is a lot more work to do to understand the timetable and make sure that Northfield will get the best possible benefit from this funding, and I hope that it can be used to get more private investment into the high street.

This won’t be on the same scale as the £10 million plus scheme that was bid for in the days of the Levelling Up Fund, under the previous government, but it is real money for Northfield.

Birmingham City Council has named three schemes - Erdington, Soho Road, and Northfield. The reference is in the comments.

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