RELEASE DATE 20 January 2006
TITLE SKYLARK DRIVE - IMPROVING THE PATH
 

Local regenertaion charity, Groundwork Greater Nottingham will be working with Nottingham City Council's area 2 team on a project to improve an existing cycle route and bridleway between Mill Street, Firecrest Way and Skylark Drive.

It is hoped that the planned works will help to reduce problems along the route, which has been used as a route for crime and antisocial behaviour generally. Chryse Tinsley, Landscape Team Leader for Groundwork Greater Nottingham said, "Local people are fed up with the problems that are associated with this routeway. Groundwork is therefore working with Nottingham City Council’s local area 2 team to make some physical changes during the winter."

The length of routeway being improved is part of the national cycle network and is used by many cyclists everyday. Graham Hubbard from the local cycling training company, Ridewise said,"We are very pleased to see that these improvements are being made and anything which improves our cycle networks and the safety of cyclists is very welcome."

Nottingham North MP, Graham Allen also commented, "This is a worthwhile project and it is good to see that the hard work that has gone into funding applications has finally paid off. I am looking forward to the scheme being finished in February."

The changes are expected to cost around £68,000. Initial funding has been obtained from Nottingham City Council and The Home Office's Operation Gate It programme. This will fund the installation of better access barriers and railings, improved lighting and upgrading the surface of the path.

Local residents are being kept informed of progress; but further information can be obtained from Chryse Tinsley at Groundwork Greater Nottingham on 978 8212.
 
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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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