RELEASE DATE 12 July 2006
TITLE A Place for the Walking Man
 

On 19th July at 11 am there will be an opportunity to say hello to the walking man of Bingham! He will be at the start of the Bingham Linear Park on Nottingham Road in Bingham.

The linear man plaque was designed by a local child as part of a competition to design an image for Bingham Linear Park. It was organised by local regeneration charity, Groundwork Greater Nottingham following works to improve and upgrade the linear park. The plaque was made by local company, Lanes of Cropwell Bishop.

Sally Philpott, who is a volunteer for Groundwork Greater Nottingham said, "It seemed totally appropriate that this piece of art-work be used to celebrate the newly completed works along the existing linear park. The design that was chosen was ideal!"

Works have included a new tarmac entrance path making it easier to get up the slope, resurfacing along the length through to the A52, vegetation management along the sides to the former railway route and improvements to the entrance from Primrose Bank. There has also been some work at the Tythby Road steps.

The work was initiated through the Nottinghamshire County Council's Building Better Communities programme. BBC is a wide ranging five-year programme which will see £25 million invested in making the county a better place to live and work. The project was developed with the support of Bingham Town Council who also contributed through paying for some of the tree cutting works.

A meeting was held on site in January with the 'Friends Of' group and the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust to ensure that the improvements would not damage habitats and would generate further biodiversity along the route. Works are in line with the existing management plan for this local nature reserve.

Funding has come from Nottinghamshire County Council's Building Better Communities programme and Greater Nottinghamshire Partnership. Chryse Tinsley; landscape architect for Groundwork Greater Nottingham said, 'This is a lovely route and is now more accessible; and in the current year we hope to do further work to promote the biodiversity and wildlife management."

For more information, contact Chryse Tinsley 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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Denman Street East
Notingham
NG7 3GX

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