A TOTAL of £1.84 million has been invested in former coalfield communities in Warrington over the past seven years.
The money came through the North West Coalfield Communities Regeneration Programme (NWCCRP) supported by the North West Development Agency.
The programme has delivered a pack of support aimed at addressing and reducing high levels of worklessness and developing a culture of enterprise and entrepreneurship within coalfield communities.
Its successes included: Moving 28 unemployed people into jobs, increasing the skills of 996 people, supporting 32 businesses and supporting 1,197 people.
Cllr Terry O’Neill, leader of Warrington Borough Council, said: “Working with the coalfield programme has enabled up to create some fantastic opportunities for young people who have in turn jumped at the chance to kick start their careers.
“There has been a huge response to our latest apprenticeship scheme launched in February and I’m delighted to say we already have people in placements.
“In Warrington, we are committed to investing in the next generation and doing everything we can to ensure the town’s young people have the opportunities they deserve in education, training and employment.”
For more information about the North West Coalfield Communities Regeneration Programme (NWCCRP), contact Stuart Hurst, NWCCRP Co-ordinator on 01942 828975 or [email protected]
Town's £1.84m mining legacy
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This is a pleasing piece of news, when all we seem to hear about are problems. The truth is that miners were treated pretty shabbily even though they were villified. y those of a particular political hue. If you really examine the figures bandied about in support mine closures (even by the NCB) it very soon becomes apparent they were wrongly weighted to support that view. So anything positive which emerges from the NWCCRP should be welcomed.