Destination Lincolnshire still working on plans for South Holland after getting £60,000 Levelling Up nine months ago
The company which received £60,000 Levelling Up money to help promote South Holland businesses nine months ago – is still working on its plans for the area.
Community interest company Destination Lincolnshire was given the UK Shared Prosperity money in June last year in order to increase footfall by working with firms to grow their brands and vision.
The company was among six applicants to receive a share of £266,794 which was dished out nine months ago with the aim of boosting the South Holland economy and its communities.
Destination Lincolnshire says that this funding has helped to produce its work on South Holland and the Greater Lincolnshire Destination Management Plan (DMP) – and that its ‘deeper work’ for this district will start in a few months once the later is signed off.
A Destination Lincolnshire spokesman said: “A destination management plan sets out the steps needed to unlock visitor economy growth opportunities – it includes speaking to visitors, businesses, councils, transport providers, and residents to make sure all parts work together.
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“Places that want a flourishing tourism sector should have a destination management plan, and destination management plans are a key part of the Government’s post-covid recovery plan – meaning they will be used to unlock future funding for the sector and Levelling Up.
“Because South Holland is part of the wider Lincolnshire visitor economy, its DMP needs to be aligned to the one for Greater Lincolnshire too. The UKSPF funding has supported the production of both of these.
“The Greater Lincolnshire DMP is now in the final stages of being signed off, and following on from it the deeper work for South Holland will continue and be completed in the next few months.”
The £2.6 billion UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the Government’s Levelling Up agenda which aims to improve pay, jobs and living standards, restore a sense of community pride and spread opportunities and improve public services.
When the grants were announced in June last year, Coun Paul Redgate, portfolio holder for finance, commercialisation, UKSPF and Levelling Up, said that every £1 spent would be a ‘growth piece’.
He said: “Every £1 spent should bring £1-plus into the economy.”
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