The Labour MP for Gloucester, Alex McIntyre, said the money gives “residents the opportunity to shape the plans and make the big decisions”.
Vanessa Worrall, project manager of Together in Matson The Redwell Centre, said she’s “absolutely over the moon” because “we are a place that needs it”.
“We have no shops so the first thing I’d look at is putting in shops.
“I see it’s got to be run by a community panel so it will actually get us what we need rather then being told what we should have.
“Community members may not have the skills to do this major amount of money and they’ll need some training.”
Councillor Jeremy Hilton, leader of Gloucester City Council, said: “It is important this money is spent wisely and supports the existing key objectives of the city and county councils to improve everyday life.
“I await more details from central government with much interest.”
The total amount of £5.8bn is being shared between 284 communities, targeting neighbourhoods which the government says “have for too long been overlooked and left behind”.
