Camden Council has pledged £20,500 to two projects to help support the recovery of the borough’s local high streets.
Camden Future High Streets Crowdfund is a council initiative in partnership with civic crowdfunding platform Spacehive. The two projects are the first to receive support out of the fund of up to £360,000 the Council has set aside for the crowdfunding, which has been set up to support the delivery of innovative, forward-thinking projects that support the re-imagining of Camden’s high streets and recovery for a sustainable future.
Councillor Danny Beales, Cabinet Member for Investing in Communities, Culture and an Inclusive Economy said, “Even before the impact of the pandemic, our high streets, along with those across the country, were feeling the strain of increased costs, and people’s changing shopping and socialising habits. From the projects that came forward for the first funding round, we have selected two impressive bids that both meet the criteria to help make our high streets even more inclusive, sustainable and successful, as well as supporting our Future High Streets’ vision and objectives.
The projects are still running their campaigns and raising money to reach their targets and I would encourage individuals and organisations to show their support and get involved by donating to a campaign.”
