Have your say on £20m Avondale Grange spend ahead of launch event in Kettering
Residents living on two Kettering estates are being invited to tell their Pride in Place neighbourhood board how they would like £20m funding to be spent on the Avondale Grange area, ahead of a launch event.
The Pride in Place Programme is a national initiative, providing £2m over 10 years for areas identified by the government as ‘most in need of support’ overseen by a board, informed by an online consultation survey.
In Kettering the appointed chairman is Gail Lewis, alongside MP for Kettering Rosie Wrighting, North Northants Council’s Cllr Julie Howe (Avondale/Reform UK) and Sgt Steve Cheatham from Northamptonshire Police.
Event organisers Made With Many said: “Have your voice heard. Have your say with our five minute survey and come and enjoy Avondale Grange’s Pride in Place launch event.
“Made With Many will be at popping up at Grange Place shopping area on Saturday, September 5, from midday to 3pm with a free creative activity – join us there to get creative and have a chat about Pride in Place in Avondale Grange.”
The survey asks participants to answer questions including subjective views on where they live, and what they think needs improving the most – from a series of pre-determined options – to make the biggest impact.
Responses will be used to determine the board’s priorities how to ‘build stronger communities’, ‘create thriving places’, and ‘empower people to take back control’.
By this summer each area has to have to confirmed their board membership, and any proposals to alter their ‘default’ area boundary.
Each area board will then submit a regeneration plan to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for review and approval over the winter of 2026 and early 2027.
Spring 2027 should see the first payment made for delivery of the regeneration plan.
Avondale Grange’s free Pride in Place event is on Saturday, September 5, from midday to 3pm in Grange Place, Kettering.
Residents can also enjoy face painting, circus skills, balloon modelling and street artists.
A spokesman for Made With Many added: “Join us for the Avondale Grange Pride in Place launch event. Come along to learn about the project and share your ideas for improving your community. There’s no need to book – just turn up and get involved!
For further information about Pride in Place go to GOV.UK for further information go to [email protected].
Pride in Place areas in North Northamptonshire are Avondale Grange in Kettering, Kingswood, Hazel Leys & Exeter in Corby and
Make an inquiry about this event by emailing [email protected].