RELEASE DATE 17 March 2006
TITLE BROXTOWE WALKS START IN EARNEST
 

Environmental and regeneration charity Groundwork Greater Nottingham has announced the launch of the 2006 series of walks in association with Broxtowe Borough Council.

With the series starting in earnest on Monday 3 April at Colliers Wood near Moorgreen, a series of walks are planned for this year across Broxtowe, giving people the opportunity to explore this picturesque area of Nottinghamshire. Richard Chamberlain, Marketing and Communications Coordinator for Groundwork Greater Nottingham said, "Broxtowe really is a wonderful part the county of Nottinghamshire. It has some wonderful countryside and some great parks.

170 different walks are planned, and participants will have the opportunity to explore many different areas of Broxtowe whilst accompanied by an experienced guide and not only find out about the areas they explore, but get some great exercise at the same time."

Walks are taking place starting at different sites across the borough from Colliers Wood in the north to Attenborough Nature Reserve in the south and are all free. To compliment the walks Groundwork Greater Nottingham in partnership with Broxtowe Borough Council will be launching a leaflet giving details of all the walks scheduled. This will be available from April through Groundwork Greater Nottingham on 0115 9788212. The leaflet will also be available to download from the Groundwork Greater Nottingham website at www.groundworkgreaternottingham.org.uk.

For more information about the series of walks, contact Judith Bagguley 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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Denman Street East
Notingham
NG7 3GX

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