A ten-year investment programme worth £19.5 million is moving into its practical phase in Scarborough, guided by six newly appointed community representatives.
Practical improvements to Scarborough's town centre, arts scene, and community wellbeing will soon begin as a £19.5 million investment programme enters its next stage.
The ten-year initiative, known as the Pride in Place programme, is designed to deliver tangible changes across the coastal town, including creating new opportunities for young people.
To help guide this major financial commitment, six new members have been appointed to the Scarborough Neighbourhood Board. The locally led group is responsible for overseeing the investment and ensuring that strategic plans translate into visible progress for residents.
Sam Baker, Karon Wallis, Geoff Osguthorpe, Arwen Williams, Heidi Marston, and Nick Taylor have all joined the board. They have been selected to bring fresh perspectives, local knowledge, and varied experience from across Scarborough's communities, local businesses, and active organisations.
With the first agreed projects now progressing, officials say the focus is increasingly on building confidence within the town and ensuring local people can clearly see how the funding is making a difference on the ground.
Heath Samples, Chair of the Scarborough Neighbourhood Board, said:
"It's great to welcome six new members to the Board, each bringing their own experience, ideas and perspective on Scarborough. We've got a real opportunity with Pride in Place, and it's important that we have people around the table who care about the town and want to help make things happen. We're moving into an exciting stage of the programme, and I'm looking forward to working with our new members as we turn plans into progress."
The board's wider composition aims to provide a broad range of perspectives on both the immediate challenges and the long-term opportunities currently facing the town.
Among the newly appointed members is Nick Taylor, who brings decades of local experience to the table. He first arrived in Scarborough forty years ago to work in hotel management and later went on to lead the Renaissance of Scarborough initiative. Following his recent retirement, he continues to share his professional expertise by working as a consultant.
Nick Taylor said:
"Scarborough has the most amazing capacity to embrace change. The people are at the heart of the place, and the level of selflessness, time given and volunteering already underway is remarkable. We need to build on that, create a more positive story about Scarborough and make sure our town centre is somewhere we can all be proud of."
The next phase of the £19.5 million programme will now concentrate on turning these community ambitions into practical, on-the-ground improvements across Scarborough.
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