Pride in Place programme
Coventry has been awarded funding through the Government's national Pride in Place Programme, a long-term investment in communities across the UK.
Three Coventry neighbourhoods - Willenhall, Tile Hill and Hillfields - have each secured £20 million of investment over the next ten years, bringing a total of £60 million into the city.
The programme is about more than physical improvements. It's designed to strengthen local pride, improve neighbourhoods, and give residents a greater say in decisions that affect where they live. Each area will develop its own ten-year plan, shaped by the people who live and work there, working alongside a local Neighbourhood Board, the Council and the area's MP.
Willenhall [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/regeneration-1/pride-place/2]
Willenhall was the first Coventry neighbourhood to be awarded Pride in Place funding, in September 2025. The area is working with Mary Creagh, MP for Coventry East, to establish a Neighbourhood Board and develop a long-term plan for the area, shaped by local residents.
Tile Hill
Tile Hill was awarded Pride in Place funding in March 2026. The area is working with Taiwo Owatemi, MP for Coventry North West, to establish a Neighbourhood Board and develop a long-term plan for the area.
A Chair has been appointed to the Tile Hill Pride in Place Board.
Become a Tile Hill Neighbourhood Board Member [https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies/pride-place-tile-hill-neighbourhood-board-member].
Hillfields
Hillfields was awarded Pride in Place funding in March 2026. The area is working with Zarah Sultana, MP for Coventry South, to establish a Neighbourhood Board and develop a long-term plan for the area.
Want to get involved?
Each area is currently recruiting members for its Neighbourhood Board. For more information, email:
- Willenhall - mary.creagh.mp@parliament.uk [mailto:mary.creagh.mp@parliament.uk],
- Tile Hill - taiwo.owatemi.mp@parliament.uk [mailto:taiwo.owatemi.mp@parliament.uk]
- Hillfields - zarah.sultana.mp@parliament.uk [mailto:zarah.sultana.mp@parliament.uk]
Details of members of each of the three Boards and the Board meetings will be published when they are known/available.
Willenhall Pride in Place
Willenhall has been awarded £20 million through the Government's Pride in Place programme - £2 million a year for the next ten years - to help shape a stronger, safer and more connected community, led by local people.
A community-led programme
Pride in Place puts residents at the heart of decision-making. In Willenhall, that means a new Neighbourhood Board will work with the community to agree priorities and decide how the funding is used, from improving local spaces and facilities to supporting activities that build pride, opportunity and wellbeing in the area.
The Willenhall Neighbourhood Board
The Board brings together residents, local organisations and partners to shape and oversee the programme. It's chaired by Reverend Matthew Bull, from St John the Divine in Willenhall, working alongside Mary Creagh, MP for Coventry East, and supported by Coventry City Council.
Next steps
Updates will be published here.
Find out more
Read more about the national Pride in Place programme in the government prospectus. [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pride-in-place-programme-prospectus/pride-in-place-programme-prospectus]