Upper Afan Valley residents asked how to spend up to £20m
People living in the Upper Afan Valley have until 31 October to help decide how up to £20 million in UK Government funding should be spent over the next decade. Neath Port Talbot Council says a household survey will reach every home over the coming weeks.
What residents can influence
The responses will help the Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board prepare an investment plan for the programme’s first four years, as well as its wider ten-year ambitions. The board has already spent the summer gathering views on the area’s strengths, challenges and possible projects. The survey adds to village events and a separate call for project ideas. It is a consultation about priorities, not an announcement that individual projects have been awarded money.
How to take part
Residents are asked to complete and return the form when it arrives. Anyone who needs help can contact the board member for their village, speak to Carys Miles at NPT Community Voluntary Services, or attend one of the engagement events. The council says details of September and October events are available through the UpperAfanValleyPiP Facebook group and local community centres.
What happens next
Board chair Karen Jones says the priorities should reflect what matters to local people. The first investment plan will cover a shorter period than the full funding programme, so the £20 million figure should not be read as a four-year spending allocation. The council’s announcement does not set out a project-by-project budget or delivery timetable.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
Up to £20 million UK Government funding covers a decade, rather than a four-year allocation.
Initial investment plan covers four years, compared with the programme’s ten-year ambition.