Boost for Wellingborough

£7.5million has been awarded this month towards redeveloping the Church Street campus site of Tresham College in Wellingborough which will lead to 1,000 new learners.

The money has come from regional body SEMLEP, through funding available from their Local Growth Fund skills capital investment programme.

Judith Barker, director of programmes and governance at SEMLEP said:

“This project forecasts over 1,000 additional learners by 2021 which is great news for local people and local employers. 

This funding announcement confirms SEMLEP’s commitment to improving the skills offer for local communities in our area. It follows a very competitive funding competition and detailed due-diligence and appraisal process. I will be working very closely with the college to help them deliver this.

Cllr Martin Griffiths, Leader of Borough Council of Wellingborough and SEMLEP Board member said:

“This announcement is amazing news for the local area on so many levels – opportunities for young people, future Growth across the Borough, the local economy, jobs, lifelong learning, and of course for Tresham College as part of the Bedford College Group.  It also gives a clear message that the borough’s doors are open to investment and growth and opportunities that address the needs of the borough and its residents.

Cllr Griffiths added:  

The council is proud of its ongoing partnership with SEMLEP and the inward investment that this joint working is bringing to the area.  We already know we have one of the fastest improving economies in the country and this news will be very helpful to continuing this highly positive trend.

About SEMLEP

SEMLEP is a public-private partnership set up in 2011 to drive economic growth across the South East Midlands.