RELEASE DATE 9 May 2005
TITLE YOUNG PEOPLE STEAM AHEAD ON RAILWAY HISTORY
 

A project to regenerate a local park is nearing completion, thanks to work by local regeneration charity Groundwork Greater Nottingham in partnership with Nottingham City Council and the local community around Edwards Lane Community Centre. In recognition of completion of the project, a celebration event is to be held on Thursday 2nd June 2005 between 4pm and 7pm at the newly renamed Peggys Park, behind Edwards Lane Community Centre.

Having completed the works at the rear of the community centre, the Young Roots Heritage Group are now working with Groundwork to design an interpretation board and information leaflet describing the past railway heritatge of the park, which was once a railway cutting. The group have collated information for the board and designed some new gates which will be positioned at the entrance to the park, off Longdale Road. Balbir Kaur, Youth Project Officer for Groundwork said, "There is a really interesting railway history to the park, and working with the young people around Edwards Lane Community Centre has stimulated some great ideas and given the young people in the area a sense of ownership. This celebration event will show the positive work of the young people for the benefit of the community"

The project to design the new entrance gates and interpretation board and information leaflet has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

For further information about the event, please contact Balbir Kaur at Groundwork Greater Nottingham on 0115 9788212.
 
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION

GGN has been established for 14 years

In a typical year we Groundwork Greater Nottingham works with communities to:-
· Develop and deliver at least 100 new projects
· Deliver over 4000 person days of youth activity
· Engage with over 200 local businesses
· Work in partnership with at least 80 schools
· Deliver 40 locally significant environmental improvement schemes
· Deliver 2 regionally significant conferences a year

We are currently working on 55 live projects

Nationally, Groundwork is one of the UK’s leading social and environmental partnership organisation’s, working with people, local authorities and businesses to promote economic and social regeneration by improving the local environment. Through it’s network of around 50 Independent Trust’s around the UK, from Tyneside to South Wales, Northern Ireland to Hackney, Groundwork uses the environment to improve their quality of life. Groundwork is an independent charity, which involves 60,000 adult volunteers and over 120,000 school children each year in local environmental projects. From small community schemes to major regional and national programmes, Groundwork’s local Trust’s work in partnership with local people, local authorities and businesses to promote sustainable developments in their local area.

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Groundwork Greater Nottingham
Denman Street East
Notingham
NG7 3GX

T: 0115 9788212
F: 0115 9787496
E: gn@groundwork.org.uk