PLAY time is set to get a whole lot better in Arnold with the go-ahead for a brand new games play area in one of the town’s parks.
The Muirfield Road Recreation Ground will now be improved thanks to £48,435 of funding from WREN, a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community, conservation and heritage projects from funds donated by waste and resource management company FCC Environment through the Landfill Communities Fund.
The money will be used to install a multi-use game area (MUGA).
The funding bid was made jointly by Gedling Borough Council and the Warren Action Group, a local residents group. The group have been working to revitalise the playground area and were granted planning permission by Gedling Borough Council in March last year to start work and begin applying for external funding.
Cheryl Raynor, WREN’s grant manager for Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire says: “We are delighted to be supporting the Muirfield Road Recreation Ground Development project and pleased that our funding will provide such a fantastic facility for young people.
“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 this one take shape soon.”
Sue Jablonskas, Chair of the Warren Action Group, believes the facility will make a huge difference to the lives of people living in the area.
She said: “It’s fantastic that WREN has awarded us this money and we’re really looking forward to our MUGA taking shape over the next few months. It will provide a safe place for ball games to be played and will encourage children, young people and adults in the area to be physically active.
“This is the first phase of our project to improve the facilities available on the Muirfield Road Recreation Ground. It will provide a real boost to the people in the Warren Action Group area.
“We are grateful to the Officers of Gedling Borough Council who have supported us with this application and we are continuing to work closely with them to achieve the best value possible for the money that has been awarded. ”
Gedling Borough Council Parks Development Officer, Jane Richardson said: “This is fantastic news and I’d like to thank the Warren Action Group for all the work they’ve done alongside the council officers to get this funding.
“The money will make a huge difference to the place and the new equipment will be fantastic for the people using the park and we hope it will encourage more people to use the facilities and improve their fitness and health.”
How about filling some potholes in the roads