Crucial funding to help Newstead Abbey survive Covid-19 pandemic

Other areas in Nottinghamshire to receive the grant from the Culture Recovery Fund include Wollaton Park, The Arboretum, Highfields Park, Victoria Embankment, Forest Recreation Ground and Woodthorpe Grange Park.

This grant will help sustain capacity to reinstate these areas, help volunteers to re-start their programmes, increase volunteer capacity and create new activities that will help keep those now using the sites to continue.

It will enable to proactively do more active maintenance on the sites, such as re-planting flower beds and maintaining paths in the parks, ensuring they remain an enjoyable place, accessible by all to visit.

Coun Dave Trimble, portfolio holder for leisure, culture and IT, said: “I’m very pleased that Nottingham City Council’s Heritage Parks have received a grant from the Culture Recovery Fund. The successful bid will enable vital sustainability and maintenance of our Heritage Parks, and will ensure our services are able to continue to work hard to build great spaces that showcase the historical and cultural significance across Nottingham’s Heritage Parks and Open Spaces.

“Although Heritage and Cultural industries are experiencing challenging times across the country, we hope it will help us continue to provide a place for communities to visit, and continue to attract national visitors in the future too.”

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