RELEASE DATE 23 April 2007
TITLE LOCAL MP TO GET CLIFTON SHOPPERS SHOPPING
 

WHAT: Official opening of Varney Road Shopping area in Clifton by Alan Simpson, MP for Nottingham South
WHEN: Friday 27th April 2007 at 12.30pm
WHERE: Varney Road shopping area, Clifton, Nottingham

STUDENTS HELP RENEW SHOPPING AREA
Several months of planning and hard work by local schoolchildren have paid off handsomely. Working in partnership with regeneration charity Groundwork Greater Nottingham, Toyota and the City Council they have helped to totally upgrade Varney Road shopping parade with new paving, benches, trees and a colourful artwork opposite Dovecote Primary School.

Their efforts to improve their local environment are being rewarded by grateful workers at a local store. To celebrate the official opening of the new look modern shopping area a fun day in Aid of The Children’s Society is being organised by Sue Shaw manager of the Co-op store.

The renovated shopping area will be officially opened by Nottingham South MP, Alan Simpson at 12.30pm on Friday 27th April 2007.

The fun event, which will take place between 1pm and 5pm, will feature a bouncy castle, face-painting and an arts and crafts competition for children, with prizes available for the best entries.

Store manager Sue Shaw said: "The revamp has made a huge difference to the shopping area and the students have done a fantastic job painting the murals on our store building. I am sure our customers will be delighted with our colourful new look and we hope as many of them as possible will come along to see the finished works and support this worthwhile charity."

For more information, contact Angela Ganss at Groundwork Greater Nottingham on 0115 9788212.
 
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Background Information enclosed
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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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T: 0115 9788212
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