RELEASE DATE 20 July 2006
TITLE WALKING MAN HELPS LINEAR PARK LAUNCH
 

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School pupils and residents of a Nottinghamshire town have been celebrating the completion of works to improve a local linear park.

The celebration marks the end of works at Bingham Linear Park, which has included improvements to the entrance of the park, resurfacing of the path and vegetation management. At the far end of the park, there have also been improvements to the Tythby Road steps.

Alongside the work by local regeneration charity Groundwork Greater Nottingham, local children were approached to create designs that could be used as a symbols of Bingham. From the entries received, The Walking Man of Bingham was chosen to take pride of place at the park entrance. Other designs by local children have been used at gateways to the town.

The linear park, nestling on the edge of the Vale of Belvoir, which stretches from Nottingham Road to just past Tythby Road has been a long-standing feature within this rural Nottinghamshire market town. Chryse Tinsley, Landscape Team Leader at Groundwork Greater Nottingham said, “This linear park is a very special place within Bingham. It is well used both for those eager on reaching their destinations and those with more time to spare who want an easy to use and attractive path.”

Funding for the improvements was obtained from Nottinghamshire County Council’s Building Better Communities project (BBC), a wide ranging five-year programme that will see £25 million invested in making the county a better place to live and work. Martin Suthers, county councillor for Bingham commented, “The linear park is a very popular walk for local people and this scheme has successfully upgraded the area without reducing its extensive wildlife population”

Other organisations who have been involved include Greater Nottingham Partnership, Bingham Town Council, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, The Friends of Bingham Linear Park and local schools.

Further work is hoped to take place to improve biodiversity and habitats along the route.

For more information, please contact Chryse Tinsley on 0115 9788212.
 
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In a typical year we Groundwork Greater Nottingham works with communities to:-
· Develop and deliver at least 100 new projects
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· Engage with over 200 local businesses
· Work in partnership with at least 80 schools
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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
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T: 0115 9788212
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