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Newark and Sherwood District Council received £3.28m from UK Shared Prosperity Fund to promote and improve green spaces




A multi-million-pound project has been launched to encourage volunteers to improve green spaces.

Newark and Sherwood District Council secured £3.28m in UK Shared Prosperity Funding to allocate to eligible local organisations.

They have been able to support YMCA Newark and Sherwood in delivering of an Adventure Guides programme.

Bilsthorpe 1st Scouts (63221827)
Bilsthorpe 1st Scouts (63221827)

Over recent months, the YMCA has delivered several workshops and community days to help volunteers of all ages to improve local green spaces in Bilsthorpe, Ollerton and Clipstone.

The Adventure Guides programme encourages people to come together to enhance the natural environment while learning new skills.

One of the groups supported was Bilsthorpe 1st Scouts, who have been working hard to create 24 bird boxes, nine bug hotels and 12 squirrel feeders.

Matt Lamb, the council's director of planning and growth, said: "It is extremely exciting that we are starting to see some of the projects and programmes identified as being eligible for UK Shared Prosperity Funding beginning to be delivered and enjoyed by our local communities.

"The workshops and community days the YMCA have organised for our local communities will provide an opportunity for those who take part to gain new life skills but also help preserve our wildlife and their natural habitats as well as foster a sense of pride in place.

"We look forward to seeing similar great news from other successful funding recipients in the coming weeks, months and years."

Todd Cauthorn, executive director at YMCA Newark and Sherwood, said: “We are delighted the project has been adopted whole-heartedly by communities.

"It has been great to see children, adults, local scout groups and schools come together to help improve their green spaces and see the impact that has been made through community days and evening activities.

“Everything we do at the YMCA is designed to support the development of young people and the wider community.

"The YMCA Village in Newark brings many more opportunities for sport, creativity, physical and mental wellbeing and recreation – with activities designed to appeal to all ages and abilities. Support and funding allow us to continue giving all young people a fair chance to discover who they are and what they can become.”

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is providing £2.6bn of new funding that local authorities were able to bid for and invest in their districts and boroughs by March 2025.



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