From new green spaces and vibrant cultural events to tailored employment support and thriving town centres, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is making a visible and lasting difference across Hounslow.
Published: Wednesday, 4th June 2025
With £2.49 million allocated to Hounslow Council between April 2022 and March 2025, teams across the Council have worked with communities, businesses, and partners to deliver projects that boost pride of place from town centres to green spaces, provide cultural and volunteering events, improve community assets, support local businesses, and enable local people to gain new skills and employment.
Using the UKSPF funding, the Council has delivered over 10,000 sqm of new or improved green space, supported 145 community events and activities, planted 104 new trees, and enabled over 1,600 volunteering opportunities. Support for local business has reached 769 enterprises, while 257 residents and young people have benefited from employment and skills support—leading to 66 new jobs created, 175 jobs safeguarded, and 49 new enterprises launched.
Improvements have been made across the borough, including bespoke planters and benches on Hounslow High Street, a newly refurbished staging area in Brentford Market Place, and “Ginkgo Corner” — a new parklet on Chiswick High Road developed with the Chiswick Flower Market, unveiled with special guests Nicki Chapman and Arit Anderson. In Feltham, UKSPF enabled the delivery of the new Feltham Green Eco Cabin, a vibrant new community space on the high street.
Unveiling of new Ginkgo Corner parklet, with Chiswick Flower Market, Nicki Chapman and Arit Anderson (Photo: Chiswick Calendar)
Angela Parton, Chair of Friends of Feltham Green, said:
The Feltham Green Eco Cabin is so much more than a building, it self-promotes green energy, water conservation and low carbon construction — it’s a pleasant, welcoming place for people to connect, learn, and be inspired. From gardening workshops to after-school activities, it’s a wonderful addition part of a unique greenspace on the high street and it will become an essential link within the town’s framework.
Culture has also played a central role. The West London Volunteer Programme and Hounslow Festival of Storytelling both demonstrated the power of creativity to bring people together, engage underrepresented communities, and support local economies. The Festival brought live poetry, collaborative storytelling and performances to high streets and libraries, while the volunteer programme trained a representative cohort of cultural volunteers and delivered 34 events, reaching over 5,000 people.
Cllr Tom Bruce, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Assets, Regeneration and Development, said:
The UKSPF has helped us deliver meaningful change, from greening our town centres and opening up new community spaces, to creating jobs and giving residents the skills and confidence to succeed. It’s proof of what’s possible when we put our communities first and back them with the right investment.
Across three years, the impact is clear: 38,000 more visitors to our high streets and community hubs, 5,449 more people engaged in services and events, and young people not in education or employment (NEET) supported back into work and training.
As the final year of funding progresses, Hounslow remains focused on ensuring a strong legacy — with community wealth, sustainability, and inclusive growth at the heart of its plans.
