Chesterfield Town Board

Chesterfield will benefit from almost £20 million worth of government funding to invest in local projects, running from 2026 to 2036.

This was originally announced as part of the government’s Long Term Plan for Towns initiative, which has since been refocussed and relaunched as the ‘Pride in Place’ programme.

An independent board, called the Chesterfield Town Board, was formed to oversee this investment, and ensure that the views of local people are used to shape how the money is spent.

The board is made up of local business and community representatives, together with public sector organisations including Chesterfield Borough Council.

This section will be updated with the latest information as plans progress, including details of how you can get involved.

What is the Pride in Place programme?

The Pride in Place programme is a national initiative that provides long-term investment to communities across the UK, helping them shape their own future and improve the places they live.

It aims to empower local people, strengthen neighbourhoods, and create thriving places that people can be proud of, and that feel vibrant, safe and welcoming.

Chesterfield is one of the towns selected to participate in the Pride in Place programme – meaning we are eligible to receive £20 million in investment over ten years (running from 2026 to 2036).

Chesterfield Town Board, working with the council, is responsible for producing a 10-year regeneration plan for their area. This plan sets out the activity that will be carried out to achieve the three strategic objectives of this updated programme:

thriving places
stronger communities
taking back control

Following a series of Board discussions, extensive engagement, and consideration of the national programme requirements, a series of priorities were developed. These will be used to shape the projects that will be supported and funded by the programme over the next ten year:

Cohesion

enabling spaces and places for people to meet, dwell and engage
events and activities that encourage greater social mixing
building social capital
creating opportunities for volunteering

Health and wellbeing

bringing more services into the town centre
co-location of services
supporting community-level health provision

Safety and security

prevention and diversion
enforcement and visible presence
addressing anti-social behaviour

Regeneration, high streets and heritage

tackle empty units
enhance our heritage and cultural offer
take a strategic approach to diversifying the town centre offer
encourage and enable town centre living
events and animation
enhanced experience and public realm

Transport

connections to the centre
active and sustainable travel
improved experiences through welcome and wayfinding
bus improvements

Who decides where the money is spent?

An independent board, called the Chesterfield Town Board, was formed to oversee this investment, and ensure that the views of local people are used to shape how the money is spent.

In line with Government guidance, Chesterfield Borough Council acts as the accountable body for the funding, with the board members making decisions on the priorities for how to use will decide how the £20m worth of endowment-style funding over ten years.

What area does it cover?

The funding is for investment into Chesterfield. After listening to the views of local people, the Board plans to focus investment on Chesterfield town centre.

This funding doesn’t include the Staveley area, as this has already received over £25 million of government funding through the Staveley Town Deal.

Opportunities for local people to have their say

During June 2024, Chesterfield Town Board ran a survey, along with a range of targeted engagement activities, to understand where people, businesses and groups across the borough think funding should be invested. Through these activities and the online survey, around 1,700 people were engaged. Further engagement activities were carried out during autumn 2025, reaching a further 3,750 people.

More information about any future public engagement activities will be provided on this web page.

Where are we now, and what happens next?

Chesterfield Town Board has prepared a ten-year vision document which sets out where, why and how funds will be targeted and managed over the 2026 to 2036 investment period, taking account of the local area’s challenges and opportunities, and the views of local people. This was submitted to government for approval in November 2025.

The Board has also produced four-year investment plan for Chesterfield that sets out proposals for how the funding will be used from April 2026 once approved by government.

About the Chesterfield Town Board

The Chesterfield Town Board was established in April 2024, in line with government guidance.

It is made up of several key partners across Chesterfield – from the private, public and community and voluntary sectors – working together as a group, and using feedback from local people.

Board members

The board is chaired by local business leader Dominic Staniforth, who sits alongside 18 other board members:

Dominic Staniforth (Chair) - BHP
Emily Bowman - Junction Arts
Canon Patrick Coleman - Chesterfield Parish Church
John Croot - Chesterfield Football Club
Simon Davidson - RP Davidson Cheese Factor
Gavin Grainger - Bottle and Thyme
Andrew Kelly - Parkside School
David Kirby - Derbyshire Police
Hannah Leaton - Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts - Derbyshire Police and Crime Commissioner
Laura Jo Owen - Adorn Jewellers
Toby Perkins MP - MP for Chesterfield
Councillor Robert Reaney - Derbyshire County Council
Julie Richards - Chesterfield College
Councillor Amanda Serjeant - Chesterfield Borough Council
Matt Snowden - University of Derby
Angela Stansfield - Department for Work and Pensions
Jacqui Willis - Derbyshire Voluntary Action
Simon Wright - Banner Jones

Board meetings and papers

The Chesterfield Town Board meets several times a year.

In line with government guidance the meeting is not open for the public to attend, but meeting agendas and minutes are published below.

Chesterfield Town Board meeting papers Expand all

Chesterfield Town Board meetings 2025

If our documents are not accessible to you, you can request a different format here.

Chesterfield Town Board 30 January 2025 Agenda	(PDF 93 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 30 January 2025 Minutes	(PDF 177 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 13 March 2025 Agenda	(PDF 90 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 13 March 2025 Minutes	(PDF 164 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 5 June 2025 Agenda	(PDF 111 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 5 June 2025 Minutes	(PDF 232 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 24 July 2025 Agenda	(PDF 112 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 24 July 2025 Minutes	(PDF 223 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 25 September 2025 Agenda	(PDF 106 KB)
Chesterfield Town Board 25 September 2025 Minutes	(PDF 240 KB)

Chesterfield Town Board meetings 2024