Local people are being invited to take part in a series of community workshops that will help to develop detailed plans for multi-million pound government funding coming into the town.
This March, Boston Town Board will be hosting three interactive sessions where people can share thoughts and ideas on themes that have been identified by the community as priorities for investment through the new £20M Pride in Place funding.
The community workshops, which will be held at the new Mayflower building at Boston College, build on previous consultation and engagement carried out in 2025 and 2024 to find out people’s perceptions and aspirations for Boston.
Based on this extensive feedback, the three community workshops will explore some key themes in more detail. They are:
- Skills, Enterprise and Remote Working – Tuesday 3rd March, focused on how to help people get the skills they need for the jobs they want, and ways to support local businesses to thrive.
- Heritage, Culture and Tourism – Wednesday 4th March, considering ways to make the most of Boston’s impressive heritage, and ideas to develop the town’s cultural offer for both local people and visitors alike.
- Community Wellbeing, Safety and Green Spaces – Thursday 5th March, focused on supporting people in the community to stay healthy and well, and sharing ideas on the use of green spaces.
All of these sessions will take place from 5.30pm – 7pm. Anyone wanting to attend one or more of the community workshops will need to register their place, and they can do so by emailing bostontowndeal@boston.gov.uk
These three sessions are the latest opportunity for Boston Town Board to work together with the community to focus where the Pride in Place funding is spent, and they come after a Vision for Boston was submitted to the government in November.
This Vision for Boston, which was directly informed by community feedback, sets out nine priorities as a framework for the investment which will begin from April 2026 and continue over a ten-year period.
Now the Board is shaping the details of how this funding will be spent in Boston, and the community workshops are a key part of this work.
Claire Foster, Interim Chair, Boston Town Board said: “Working with the community is at the very heart of our approach to developing and delivering the Pride in Place plans for Boston.
“Thanks to what local people have told us over the last couple of years, we have been able to come up with a vision which celebrates what’s good about Boston and reflects what people want to see improved for their town.
“Now, the community workshops will allow us to explore some of these priorities further, and in doing so, come up with ideas that could make a real difference in the community.
“This is such an exciting time for the town with this new funding set to begin, and I would encourage people to get involved and be part of shaping Boston’s future.”
In addition to the community workshops, an open call for projects is planned for later this spring which will allow community groups, charities, and organisations to submit their own project ideas for consideration. More details will be made available in due course.
Councillor Mike Gilbert, Deputy Leader of Boston Borough Council and a member of Boston Town Board said: “Listening to local people and understanding what they want and need for Boston is absolutely key to investing this funding in the town. It’s clear from Boston’s social media platforms that Boston people want to be involved in how we spend this money to take our town and borough forward. This is another opportunity for Boston people to ‘have their say’
“We have been so grateful for all the feedback that has been shared so far which has allowed the Board to focus in on priorities for the funding.
“Now, we have another great opportunity to work together through these workshops and make a difference for our town.”
*Anybody wishing to book a place at one of the community workshops should email bostontowndeal@boston.gov.uk by Friday 27th February.
