What is Burngreave New Deal for Communities?
Burngreave New Deal for Communities (BNDfC) is a government funded organisation that is helping to regenerate the Burngreave area. £52 million has been awarded to Burngreave by the Department for Communities and Local Governments' Neighborhood Renewal Strategy, to be spent on the regeneration of the area over a ten year period from 2001 to 2011.
BNDfC funds and supports plans that bring together local people, community and voluntary sector organisations, public agencies, local authorities and business to tackle problems in Burngreave and make a long-lasting improvement to the developement of the area.
BNDfC is aiming to:
Make Burngreave a popular place to live
Increase educational achievement
Build a healthier community
Make Burngreave a safer place to live
Make Burngreave a cleaner and greener place to live
Raise household income
Build a stronger community
Our priority is to work with the residents of Burngreave to improve their neighbourhood and the services they receive. Local people are involved in everything we do and every decision we make. Residents are involved through the Priority Areas, the Partnership Board, consultations and local projects.