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See below news stories relating to the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Fund. Please direct media enquiries to goodgrowth@cornwall.gov.uk




Over £560,000 for heritage and culture projects across Cornwall from the Shared Prosperity Fund

Over £560,000 for heritage and culture projects across Cornwall from the Shared Prosperity Fund

Truro Cathedral, the Old Duchy Palace in Lostwithiel and 13 other historic sites are set to benefit after three organisations successfully bid for support from the Shared Prosperity Fund to ensure these cultural assets can be enjoyed by residents for years to come.

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Rural communities and businesses urged to apply for new funding to improve their local area

Rural communities and businesses urged to apply for new funding to improve their local area

A new £4.6m pot of funding for rural communities and businesses has launched, with eligible organisations encouraged to put forward projects that will strengthen those areas and provide new opportunities for residents. The money is for investment into community infrastructure and nature-based solutions that maximise Cornwall’s unique natural assets and complement wider aims around net zero transition and nature recovery.

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SPF People and Skills Commissioning Update

SPF People and Skills Commissioning Update

In light of the new Government guidance regarding the SPF People and Skills investment priority, we are assessing how we can incorporate skills initiatives earlier than anticipated. While the £12m budget was originally restricted to financial year 2024/25, we are now hoping to bring forward spend to Autumn/Winter 2023 and avoid a gap in provision of skills support to residents between European Social Fund (ESF) and Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF).

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Renewable energy scheme to power Cornish cyder business gets support from the Shared Prosperity Fund

Renewable energy scheme to power Cornish cyder business gets support from the Shared Prosperity Fund

Cornish Scrumpy Company Limited (CSCL) is to receive £588,000 from the Shared Prosperity Fund to create an 850kw solar farm to provide power for their business operations as part of ambitions to migrate to 100% renewable energy over the next 5 years.

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Shared Prosperity Funding will assess potential opportunities at Falmouth Docks

Shared Prosperity Funding will assess potential opportunities at Falmouth Docks

Falmouth Docks & Engineering Company, operated by A&P Group, has secured an award of £973,292 from the Shared Prosperity Fund to undertake an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to inform potential redevelopment to support the production of cleaner, affordable and secure energy from floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea.

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‘Cornwall Counts’ initiative helping residents get confident using everyday maths

‘Cornwall Counts’ initiative helping residents get confident using everyday maths

‘Cornwall Counts’, a project to work with communities to encourage more residents to take up free courses from the Government-backed Multiply programme, has received money from the Shared Prosperity Fund to recruit and train 75 Multiply Champions.

The Multiply initiative gives residents access to free flexible courses to improve their numeracy skills that can be used in the workplace or to secure better paid jobs, courses for parents or carers wanting to get better at maths so they can help their children, as well as courses to help people manage their money. 

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Shared Prosperity Funding for state-of-the-art library and community facilities in Liskeard

Shared Prosperity Funding for state-of-the-art library and community facilities in Liskeard

Real Ideas Organisation has been awarded £855,451 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for the redevelopment of Liskeard Library.

The money will be used to create a state-of-the-art public facility combining 21st century library provision with specialist tech facilities, activity and learning programme for the local community and businesses.

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Boost for Cornwall’s carbon neutral ambitions and green projects through the Shared Prosperity Fund

Boost for Cornwall’s carbon neutral ambitions and green projects through the Shared Prosperity Fund

Cornwall Council has allocated £450,000 to three net zero initiatives from the first round of the £132m Good Growth programme, with nature recovery, green jobs and reduction in CO2 emissions at the heart of delivery.

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Shared Prosperity Funding confirmed for Newlyn artist studios

Shared Prosperity Funding confirmed for Newlyn artist studios

The Borlase Smart John Wells Trust will receive £225,610 to create three new high-quality, accessible workspaces for artists working in Cornwall at their Trewarveneth Studios. One of these new studios will be offered for short term lets, providing flexible opportunities for young and emerging artists.  

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New funding opportunities for projects that benefit residents by delivering Good Growth

New funding opportunities for projects that benefit residents by delivering Good Growth

The next round of funding for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund is now live with opportunities targeted towards community organisations focussed on improving quality of life for residents, projects that can help residents with the cost of living, and initiatives developing clean energy and geo-resources. 

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Hall for Cornwall’s Community Culture Club awarded Shared Prosperity Funding to reach new audiences

Hall for Cornwall’s Community Culture Club awarded Shared Prosperity Funding to reach new audiences

The Hall for Cornwall is set to receive £282,240 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to extend its “Community Culture Club” programme, making culture more accessible for those who don’t usually have the opportunity to participate.

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Shared Prosperity Funding boost for Redruth’s spectacular celebration of Cornish heritage

Shared Prosperity Funding boost for Redruth’s spectacular celebration of Cornish heritage

Golden Tree Productions, the team behind the hugely successful Man Engine project, have been awarded £349,748 from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for “Hellfire Kernow”, a community-based project to deliver an innovative programme of events and workshops leading up to a spectacular celebration of the Life of St Euny, Redruth’s patron saint, on 1 May 2023.

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Multiply your job opportunities with free maths and numeracy courses for residents

Multiply your job opportunities with free maths and numeracy courses for residents

Adults across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly who want to improve their maths skills can sign up for free courses thanks to a new £2.5 million Multiply programme aimed at boosting opportunities for residents.

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Good Growth grants launched to help businesses increase productivity and create employment

Good Growth grants launched to help businesses increase productivity and create employment

The Growth and Skills Hub is launching a £1,245,000 grant scheme targeting businesses who want to increase productivity and create employment through green and inclusive growth. They target businesses that have the ambition and capacity to grow and improve their productivity whilst also delivering improvements in environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

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IntoBodmin announced as first project to receive Shared Prosperity Fund after Government approves spending plan

IntoBodmin announced as first project to receive Shared Prosperity Fund after Government approves spending plan

IntoBodmin CIC has been announced as the first project in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly to receive a share of the region’s £132m Shared Prosperity Fund. The community and arts organisation, formed in 2017, has been awarded £180,000 to refurbish “The Old Library” which serves as a cultural and community hub for the town, including co-working and business workspace, performance area, café and community room.

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Additional £5.6m investment for rural jobs, community investment and farm diversification

Additional £5.6m investment for rural jobs, community investment and farm diversification

Cornwall Council Cabinet have today agreed that Cornwall Council will manage the delivery of the £5.6m Rural England Prosperity Fund, on behalf of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. This is in addition to the £132m Shared Prosperity Fund awarded to the region to benefit communities, business and skills as well as to tackle inequalities in deprived areas.

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Government kickstarts £2.6 billion investment in communities

Government kickstarts £2.6 billion investment in communities

People across the country will benefit from £2.6 billion of investment as the UK approves spending plans for funding previously run by the European Union.

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Bids invited from organisations which can drive ‘good growth’ for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Bids invited from organisations which can drive ‘good growth’ for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Businesses, community organisations, public bodies and partnerships which can deliver positive and sustainable outcomes for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are being invited to apply for the first opportunities for funding from the £132m Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF).

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Council approves £132m plan to boost business, communities and skills

Council approves £132m plan to boost business, communities and skills

Cornwall Council has today approved a spending plan for the £132m Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) to benefit the region’s businesses and communities as well as boost residents’ job skills.

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