Elgin was selected to receive £20 million in endowment style funding over 10 years, starting from 2026/27. This was initially announced in September 2023 as part of the Long-Term Plan for Towns programme, which has since been rebranded to Plan for Neighbourhoods and subsequently Pride in Place Programme.
As of September 2025, Elgin is one of the 75 towns part of Phase 1 of the Pride in Place Programme, and the programme also includes another 169 Phase 2 places.
The Elgin Neighbourhood Board (formerly Elgin Town Board) was set up in April 2024 to represent different sectors. It is a community led Board with the intention to bring people together, set clear local priorities for Elgin based on community feedback and turn local ambitions into practical action. Click on the images below to see more.
The funding is managed by the community led Elgin Neighbourhood Board who are the decision making body in partnership with Moray Council who are the financially accountable body.
This long-term funding is intended to support communities in shaping their place.
The funding is being provided to deliver a broad programme of activities and projects under three strategic objectives and within those objectives there are interventions to be considered, to cover the following areas:
The funding is spread over 10 years, and the Regeneration Plan will be reviewed after 4 years. Funding has not been fully allocated beyond year 4 so we will be inviting further project ideas to come forward in due course.
If you have any questions regarding the Elgin Neighbourhood Plan please email regeneration@moray.gov.uk
