Aerial view of Cuerden Valley Park Pic: BBC LDRS/Lancashire County Council One of Lancashire’s most popular green spaces has been redesigned and upgraded
, in Clayton-le-Woods, have been designed to help those who have difficulty getting around to make the most of their visits to the popular attraction – and to encourage others who have so far been deterred from using the facility to give it a try.
In addition, ten new benches have been installed to encourage anyone who needs to sit down and rest occasionally to explore a little further than they might otherwise have felt able to do.Andrew Suter, chief executive of Cuerden Valley Park Trust, which owns and manages the site, described the new path as “a fantastic addition to the park – and the perfect example of our ambition to become one of the most accessible green spaces in the North West”.
“We are hugely grateful to Lancashire County Council and their Public Rights of Way team for funding and their support and to Lancashire Environment Fund and Clayton-le-Woods Parish Council for their[s],” Andrew said.Lancashire County Council’s “By working with our partners, we’ve taken the opportunity to really add value by tying the path improvements into a bigger scheme to improve accessibility across the whole site.
The national walking, wheeling and cycling charity Sustrans – which is leading a UK-wide programme to make the National Cycle Network accessible for everyone – was also involved in the Cuerden Valley Park revamp.
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