RELEASE DATE 30 November 2006
TITLE FACELIFTS IMPROVE THE FACE HYSON GREEN BUSINESSES
 

Businesses in the Hyson Green area of Nottingham will soon benefit from major improvement works which are being managed by local regeneration charity, Groundwork Greater Nottingham.

Plans have been drawn up by Groundwork Greater Nottingham's Landscape Architects for a new forecourt space on Gregory Boulevard, in the Hyson Green area of Nottingham. The work, being funded by the European Regional Development Fund and New Deal for Communities will see works being carried out to install what will be a new tarmac and block inlay forecourt in front of the parade of shops at the Radford Road end of Gregory Boulevard. It is expected that the improvements will greatly improve the look of the parade and make it a more desirable place to live and shop.

Paul Crawford, Landscape Technician at Groundwork and project manager for the improvement works, said “There has been a little upheaval in the forecourt area but this has been minimised as far as possible. Local traders have been very enthusiastic about the improvements and we are grateful to them for their cooperation during the disruption.”

Work is targeted for completion by mid-December.

For more information contact the Business Programme Team on 0115 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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Groundwork Greater Nottingham
Denman Street East
Notingham
NG7 3GX

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