Camborne has been awarded £750,000 of funding from the government to begin projects for improving the town.

The money will be spent on bringing back to life empty buildings and creating a central area where people from different backgrounds can work and socialise.

Camborne Town Deal Board was formed this summer to identify bring into action projects that will help build a prosperous future for the town.

As one of 100 towns throughout the UK to be selected for the Government’s Towns Fund Deal, Camborne now has the opportunity to bid for up to £25 million of funding.

BID manager Anna Pascoe chairs the Camborne Town Deal Board and said: “We’re delighted that our bid for £750,000 from the Accelerated Funding pot has been successful.

"We are allocating a substantial part of that to Project A-Void which is being led by BID Camborne and aims to transform vacant and run-down commercial properties into modern, thriving businesses.

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"We believe enhancing the look of our streets will help restore a sense of place and pride and the feedback we got from our recent local survey provided a strong indication that’s what local residents want too.

“The remainder of the funding will be focused on developing our plans for turning a prime central space into somewhere people of all ages can live, work and socialise.

"We had nearly 1,000 responses to our survey and it was clear that there is significant demand for more things to do in vibrant, social settings.

"We’re reflecting that need by looking into sustainable, flexible options that will have a ‘wow’ factor.”

A Town Investment Plan is being prepared that will be submitted to Government in January.

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