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Greening for Growth

Greening for Growth is a sub-regional partnership in North Staffordshire dedicated to improving the image of the conurbation through a series of green actions.  The programme will see investment of £20 million pounds in green space projects over 6 years.

Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council is one of the partners, where Greening for Growth seeks to:

  • Improve and enhance the Borough’s parks & open spaces.
  • Establish friends & user groups for the strategic parks.
  • Formation of new & upgrading existing greenways along key routes.
  • Enhancement of strategic transport corridors through high quality landscape improvements and public art features.
Bradwell greenway Lyme Valley Parkway
Lyme Valley Park Way Lyme Valley Park Way

Projects undertaken to date:

         Bradwell Woods Greenway - a safe, traffic free lit route between the Borough and
Stoke on Trent.

         Lyme Valley Parkway - a strategic park, which now has a play area for the under 8’s, an adventure play area, a lit pedestrian / cycle route over the parks 1.5 km length.  The scheme also provided an events space and reinforced grass parking area, a multi use games area & BMX track, and viewing areas in to the disused canal basin situated within the park, which is now a
haven for wildlife.

 Future projects, include:

  • Bathpool Park
  • Brampton Park
  • Lyme Brook Corridor Greenway

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