Residents urged to have say over how £20m should be spent in part of Halifax

A year ago, it was announced the Mixenden and parts of Illingworth had been awarded the money, to be spent over 10 years, as part of the Pride in Place neighbourhood programme.

In March, Rev Robb Sutherland was appointed the chair of the Pride in Place programme, with elections to the Pride Of Place board following.

Rev Sutherland is guiding the board’s work to bring together residents, organisations and businesses to support and improve opportunities across the area, and its focus includes developing a 10-year investment plan.

Members will champion community voices by listening to residents and ensuring their priorities help shape the programme, Calderdale Council said at the time.

The council now says the next stage of Pride in Place Engagement is liv, and is urging residents to take part in an online survey to help refine priorities further.

Six have been identified: opportunities for children and young people; community safety and anti-social behaviour; better community spaces; pride, perception and identity; “cleaner, greener” and better maintained neighbourhoods; and opportunity, inclusion and support.

People are asked to rank these in order of importance in the survey and also a range of options within each section.

They are also asked to say which of the priorities feels the most urgent now.

They survey is available by logging on to https://engage.calderdale.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/pride-in-place-testing-priorities-survey

The council says: “Over the last few months, we’ve spoken to residents, children and young people, community groups, schools and local organisations to understand what matters most in Mixenden and Illingworth.

“We’ve heard some clear themes and now want to check whether we’ve got them right.

“All of these priorities are important.

“We would like to understand which are most important to you right now.”