Rotherham set for £20m Pride in Place programme
If approved, the South Yorkshire town will receive the regeneration funding over the next decade through the government initiative, designed to deliver sustained improvements to neighbourhoods, infrastructure, and community assets.
At its meeting on 17 November, Rotherham Council’s Cabinet will consider approval of the plan, paving the way for submission to central government.
The programme, previously known as the Plan for Neighbourhoods, will be community-led, supported by Rotherham Council, and will prioritise investment across central Rotherham’s built-up area.
The first delivery phase is scheduled to commence in April 2026, followed by further investment rounds in 2030 and 2033.
The long-term programme is expected to fund a mix of physical renewal, public space enhancement and community infrastructure improvements, forming a key component of Rotherham’s wider regeneration and levelling-up agenda.
Delivery will be managed through a Neighbourhood Board, bringing together representatives from the public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as South Yorkshire Police, local councillors and Rotherham Central MP Sarah Champion.
The board will oversee programme governance, with recruitment of additional members due to begin shortly to support project delivery and oversight.
The regeneration strategy identifies six core themes: the renewal of high streets and heritage assets, improvements to safety and public realm, expansion of education and skills opportunities, strengthening of community cohesion, enhancement of health and wellbeing infrastructure, and investment in employment, productivity and skills development.
The plan has been developed through extensive consultation with local residents, stakeholders and community organisations to ensure regeneration priorities reflect local aspirations.
The government-defined area that will benefit covers a wide geographical spread, taking in the town centre, Canklow, Broom Valley, and parts of Clifton, Moorgate and Templeborough within the Boston Castle ward; Deepdale, Whiston and Broom in Sitwell ward; East Herringthorpe in Dalton & Thrybergh ward; Eastwood, East Dene, Clifton and Herringthorpe in Rotherham East ward; Ferham, Holmes, Masborough, Thornhill, Henley, Bradgate, Blackburn, Richmond Park and part of Kimberworth in Rotherham West ward; sections of Scholes, Kimberworth and Kimberworth Park in Keppel ward; parts of Greasbrough and Wingfield in Greasbrough ward; and Aldwarke in Rawmarsh East ward.
