Parks in Nottingham have received £230,000 worth of funding to help redevelop existing parks and build new ones.
The money received from WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd), will help create a new park, build a playground and a games area, and fund a creative new park entrance that the public can help choose.
The latest awards take the total grants given by WREN to Nottingham City Council Parks service in the past nine years to £1.6million.
WREN is a not-for-profit business that helps benefit the lives of people who live close to landfill sites by awarding grants for community, biodiversity and heritage projects.
Picture: Parks in Nottingham have received £230,000 worth of funding.
Councillor Dave Trimble, Nottingham City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Tourism, said:
“Nottingham parks continue to improve thanks to successful partnerships with funders such as WREN. Research proves that parks are beneficial to mental and physical health as well as being a great source of free entertainment and enjoyment.”
“We want to ensure that everyone has access to an attractive and welcoming green space not far from home. We are well on the way to achieving that.”
-Councillor Dave Trimble says Nottingham’s park are always improving.
There are four awards where the funding will be utilised including £50,000 for Radford Recreation Ground play area to improve paths and installing an outdoor gym.
Cheryl Raynor, WREN’s Grant Manager for Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, says:
“We are delighted to be supporting the council to develop these facilities and pleased that our funding will provide fantastic facilities across the city.”
She also added: “WREN is always happy to consider grant applications for projects that make a difference to local communities and we’re really looking forward to seeing these take shape soon.”
