£1m Up For Grabs For Central Bedfordshire High Street Improvement Scheme
Central Bedfordshire High Street Improvement Scheme Open For Business
If you are a high street business in one of Central Bedfordshire’s market towns, you can apply for a share of £1million to make improvements to your shop front as part of the Central Bedfordshire High Street Improvement Scheme launched this week.
The High Street Improvement Scheme aims to revitalise town centres through replacing or renovating high street shop fronts and tackling vacant retail units, which in turn will assist with the long-term economic success of our market towns.
Working in partnership with town councils, Central Bedfordshire Council are offering funding to support businesses to modernise their shop fronts, upper floors and forecourts, while preserving and enhancing the character of individual buildings, as well as expert advice on creating new branding for signage.
Funding will be available to independent businesses and landlords with properties in Central Bedfordshire’s 11 market towns: Ampthill, Arlesey, Biggleswade, Dunstable, Flitwick, Houghton Regis, Leighton Linslade, Potton, Sandy, Shefford and Stotfold.
Applications for the grants will be received in three rounds with deadlines in September, November and February. Successful applicants will receive a grant of 60% of the total cost of the work to carry out improvements, with the remaining 40% to be sourced from private sector and other public sector sources.
Read more about the High Street Improvement Scheme and how to apply.
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