The Pride in Place Community Voice Fund will support local residents, businesses, community groups and voluntary organisations to deliver activities that:
- Engage local people in conversations about Greenlands and Woodrow.
- Gather feedback on local priorities and aspirations.
- Explore ideas for future neighbourhood investment.
- Understand what residents value about their communities.
- Identify challenges and opportunities facing local people.
- Increase participation in Pride in Place.
- Ensure that funding decisions are informed by a broad range of local voices.
Every funded project must include both:
- An activity that brings people together and reaches out to specific groups in our community - either all at once or through one-on-one support; and
- A structured engagement element that captures community views and priorities.
The primary purpose of this funding is not to deliver activities alone, but to create meaningful opportunities for local people to share their views and help shape future Pride in Place investment.
Designing your project
Projects should be designed to generate community insight. Examples include (but are not limited to):
Community Conversations
Pop-up listening events
Community cafés
Street-based engagement
Intergenerational discussions
Creative Engagement
Arts-based consultation
Photography projects
Storytelling activities
Local heritage conversations
Community mapping exercises
Youth Voice Projects
School engagement activities
Youth-led consultations
Young people's focus groups
Neighbourhood Events with Engagement
Community fun days with consultation activities
Cultural events combined with resident surveys
Family activities incorporating discussion workshops
Funding can be used to scale up existing planned activities to include Pride in Place engagement.
Evidence Gathering
Every project must gather evidence from participants. Applicants should explain:
- How they will capture views
- How many people they expect to engage
- What methods they will use
- How they will ensure diverse participation.
Examples might include:
- Comment cards
- Creative voting exercises
- Mapping activities
- Focus groups themed around creative, cultural and heritage activities
- Facilitated discussions
- Video testimonials / vox-pops
- Visual feedback walls
Priority Themes
The Neighbourhood Board is particularly interested in understanding:
Community Priorities
- What improvements people most want to see locally.
- What investments would make the biggest difference to residents' lives.
Local Pride and Identity
- What people value most about Greenlands and Woodrow.
- What makes people proud of where they live.
- How local pride and sense of belonging can be strengthened.
Places and Spaces
- Important local places, facilities, parks and community spaces.
- Areas where improvements are needed.
Community Life and Connections
- Opportunities to bring people together.
- Barriers that prevent people from participating in community life.
- Ideas to strengthen community relationships and local involvement.
Young People and Families
- Activities, facilities and opportunities needed by children and young people.
- How the area can better support families.
Skills, Education and Employment
- Skills local people would like to develop.
- Barriers to education, training and employment.
- Opportunities to raise aspirations and improve access to learning, work experience and jobs.
Local Economy
- Priorities of local businesses, traders and employers.
- Support needed to strengthen the local economy and encourage local enterprise.
Health and Wellbeing
- What helps people live healthy, happy and connected lives.
- Activities, services or improvements that would improve wellbeing within the community.
And, given after exploring how people feel about some or all of the above:
Future Investment
- Ideas for future Pride in Place projects and funding.
- Suggestions for how investment could have the greatest impact.
When designing your activity, please consider how you will gather views on one or more of these priorities.
What Can Be Funded?
Eligible costs could include:
- Venue hire.
- Refreshments.
- Facilitation costs.
- Materials for engagement activities.
- Printing and publicity.
- Translation or interpretation.
- Access costs.
- Volunteer expenses.
- Creative consultation tools.
- Youth engagement activities.
- Small incentives, such as prize draws or vouchers, where proportionate and agreed in advance.
- Staff or freelance time directly linked to engagement delivery.
- Digital engagement tools.
- Local business engagement activity.
- Community mapping or feedback exercises.
Funded organisations must:
Before Delivery
- Attend a short Pride in Place briefing meeting with the Genecon team.
- Use agreed consultation questions and themes provided by the programme team.
During Delivery
- Gather participant feedback.
- Record participation numbers.
- Capture comments, ideas and priorities.
After Delivery
Submit:
- Number of people engaged.
- Summary of key messages.
- Top community priorities identified.
- Photographs, videos or other creative media (where appropriate).
- Examples of resident feedback.
- A brief reflection on what was heard (a template for this will be provided and support will be available if needed)
Please click the 'Next Page' button to take the eligibility questionnaire and begin your application.