Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

£250,000 was allocated to St George's Church Fatfield in Washington in December 2022 from the UK Community Ownership Fund.

£156,000 was allocated to Kilcooley Women’s Centre in Ards and North Down in December 2022 from the UK Community Ownership Fund.

£148,792 was allocated to Cliftonville Cultural Space in Thanet in December 2022 from the UK Community Ownership Fund to improve the old Margate Synagogue.

£102,000 was allocated to The Raven Inn Community Benefit Society Limited in Warrington in December 2022 from the UK Community Ownership Fund.

£115,000 was allocated to Falkirk Rugby Football and Sports Club (SCIO) in Falkirk in December 2022 from the UK Community Ownership Fund.

£179,730 was allocated to Aberystwyth and District Hospice at Home Volunteers in Ceredigion in December 2022 from the UK Community Ownership Fund.

£204,316 was allocated to Glór Uachtar Tíre in Newry, Mourne and Down in December 2022 from the UK Community Ownership Fund.

DASA funding and support has accelerated South West based SME Cervus’s innovative training tool

A development loan from Homes England helped The PG Group transform a derelict site in Bristol into a vibrant new neighbourhood

£300,000 was allocated from the Community Ownership Fund to transform the Old Town Hall in Whithorn, Galloway.

£5 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help to regenerate the town centres in Glengormley and Antrim.

Plans for the funding will see the creation of new walking and cycling routes and junction improvements across the city region.

Oldham Boxing and Personal Development Centre has been saved from relocation following £550,000 funding from the Community Ownership Fund.

Over £13 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to deliver ‘Salford Rise’. The funding will accelerate the delivery of a major infrastructure project in Salford.

The Grade II listed Pugin Studios will be brought back to life with £300,000 support from the Community Ownership Fund. The Pugin Studios are part of the historic Granville Hotel in Ramsgate.

The Levelling Up Fund has allocated £9.5 million to the ‘Kingsway to the Sea’ project. The project aims to regenerate run-down and under-used spaces in West Hove.

A village shop in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, was awarded more than £200,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

£19.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Wirral Council to transform the waterfront at Woodside.

£19.9 million has been allocated to Twycross Zoo to create a world-class National Science and Conservation Centre (NSCC).

Almost £16 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Barrow. These funds will help continue the town’s regeneration.

The High House Chapel is an iconic symbol in Weardale. Over £56,000 from the Community Ownership Fund will help secure its future.

A group from Herefordshire was awarded £300,000 from the Community Ownership Fund to transform their local pub, the Oxford Arms.

Over £14.7 million from the Levelling Up Fund was allocated to Ashford for support the creation of new international film studios.

Southend was allocated £19.9 million from the Levelling Up Fund to support local facilities and boost the tourism economy.

Ballymacash Sports Academy has been awarded £300,000 from the Community Ownership Fund to provide sport facilities for local people.

A £236,000 award from the Community Ownership Fund will help improve facilities at the Adwick Community and Sports Centre. This will benefit the local community and sports groups who currently use the facilities.

Vogrie Hall in Gorebridge, Midlothian, was awarded over £127,000 from the Community Ownership Fund. Originally built in the 1930s, the building has long been at the heart of the community but had to close for urgent repairs …

Hartcliffe City Farm closed its doors to the public in 2021. It is now back up and running after receiving £300,000 from the Community Ownership Fund. The investment will help secure the future of the farm in South Bristol.

£20 million from the Levelling Up Fund will support regeneration in Castlegate, the birthplace of the city.

A project to create a multi-use hub in Kinloch Rannoch was awarded £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

Almost £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund has been allocated to help secure the future of The George Café in Newnham.

£5.6 million from the Levelling Up Fund is set to support the development of Acorn Farm, an urban growing space in St Columb’s Park, Derry/Londonderry.

A Leicestershire village’s dream of a new community centre is being supported by £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

Light Church in central Bradford has been able to buy the Jubilee Centre with £225,000 support from the Community Ownership Fund.

Ramsgate has secured £19.8 million from the Levelling Up Fund to develop the port and buildings around the Royal Harbour.

The Pontycysyllte Aqueduct, area of outstanding natural beauty, has been awarded £13.3 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

£300,000 was allocated from the Community Ownership Fund to transform the Old Town Hall in Whithorn, Galloway. The funding will help the town hall become more accessible, functional and support working towards Net-Zero.

£200,000 from the Community Ownership Fund has been awarded to the Wharf Community Hub in Marple.

The Community Ownership Fund allocated £124,258 to the CANA Resource and Training Centre. The centre is in a converted nineteenth century chapel in the Pen-y-Waun estate in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

£240,000 from the Community Ownership Fund to support the reopening of The Prince of Wales pub in Newtown-in-St-Martin, Cornwall.

Over £2.9 million of Levelling Up Funding has been allocated to build on Northern Ireland's global reputation as a prime location for the film and TV industry.

The Community Ownership Fund will help upgrade the community-owned New Galloway Town Hall with £175,000. The listed building stands at the physical and emotional heart of New Galloway.

The John Jenkins stadium in Portsmouth was allocated almost £1 million from the Community Ownership Fund. The funding will help to provide a new home for several sports teams and visitors.

The George Pub in Bethersden, Kent has been allocated £250,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.

The Council of the Isles of Scilly have been provisionally allocated £48.4 million from the Levelling Up Fund to provide better sea link services on the islands.

Over £10 million from the Levelling Up Fund will help bring improvements to transport infrastructure in Bridgwater, Somerset.

Almost £125,000 was allocated to redevelop the Callander Visitor Information Centre in Stirling. The funding will support the refurbishment of the building.

Ards & North Down Borough Council was successful in their bid for £3.2 million to develop the Greenways Network in the borough.

The Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd was allocated £5.3 million from the Levelling Up Fund.

£38.7 million from the Levelling Up Fund has been provisionally allocated to Renfrewshire to improve travel links.