RELEASE DATE 16 February 2006
TITLE GROUNDWORK GETS LINEAR PARK STRAIGHT
 

Local regeneration charity, Groundwork Greater Nottingham, has announced the start of works to improve Bingham Linear Park. Groundwork has been successful in finding funding to carry out work along the route, which includes improvements to upgrade the surface of the path and clear vegetation along the perimeter of the path. The scheme will improve what is currently quite a muddy routeway and improve visibility along it. Improvements are also being made to the entrances at Nottingham Road, Campion Way and Tythby Road Bridge.

A drawing by 7 year old George Walker from Robert Miles Junior School in Bingham will also be brightening up the routeway. As the winner of a competition organised by Bingham Town Council and Groundwork Greater Nottingham, George’s drawing, of a man walking his dog, has been turned into a cast iron sign and will be incorporated at the Nottingham Road entrance.

Bill Bacon from Friends of Bingham Linear Routeway will be working with Groundwork on a bid for funding of further works next winter to improve the biodiversity of the route. This will be an important step in encouraging wildlife to return to the site as well as enhancing its attractiveness.

Works for the project are being funded through the Greater Nottingham Partnership and Nottinghamshire County Council’s “Building Better Communities” scheme.
 
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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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