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Highways, Transportation & Waste Management
Work on giving footpaths and cycle links in Watermead Country Park a major facelift has now begun.
The improvements are part of the £1.4 million Sustrans Connect2 project which won a share of £50 million Big Lottery Fund grant in December 2007 in a public vote.
Over the next five years, significant work will be carried out on paths and trails in and around the park. This will improve links into the park including crossings at busy roads as well as bridges which will be transformed to make them accessible to all.
The first work to be completed will be a new hard surfaced path - currently a grass route, between Johnson’s Bridge and Thurmaston Lock Bridge.
To mark the start of the work, Chairman of the Connect2 Steering Group, Ernie White, will visit the park to see how construction is going and lend a hand.
The paperwork that launched the project was signed last month at Eastfield Primary School, in Thurmaston, one of many local schools to back the project during the public vote.
Mr White said: “We are delighted that work is finally underway – it’s been a long wait since the public voted overwhelming for the Connect2 project.”
“The project will provide important links into and through the park for commuters, school children and all park users.”
Patrick Davis, Area Manager for Sustrans, said: “We are extremely pleased to be making this significant step towards completing the scheme in Leicestershire.
“In this era of rising concern about the health of individuals and our environment, enabling more journeys to be made by foot and bike can only benefit our community."
Keep updated on the Connect2 project in Watermead Country Park
Photo Opportunity:
Ernie White will be at the construction site in Watermead Country Park (adjacent to King Lear’s Lake) on Tuesday, 13th January at 1pm.
Liz Goodman (PR Officer) will be available on 07904 263331 from 12pm that day.
Notes:
For further information on Sustrans’ Connect2 project please contact Hannah Sheppard in the Sustrans’ press office on 0117 915 0123.
Sustrans is the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity. Its vision is a world in which people choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment. It is achieving this through innovative but practical solutions to the UK’s transport challenges.
£50 million Sustrans’ Connect2 is a UK-wide project that will create new cycling and walking routes to improve local travel in 79 communities. Connect2 was awarded its Living Landmarks: The People’s Millions grant after winning a public vote televised on ITV1 in December 2007. Further details are available at www.sustransconnect2.org.uk
The Big Lottery Fund, the largest of the National Lottery good cause distributors, has been rolling out grants to health, education, environment and charitable causes across the UK since its inception in June 2004. It was established by Parliament on 1 December 2006.
Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888Out of hours: 07867 500 572
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