parks
Published on June 23, 2022 at 3:00 pm
The Haslingden Community Partnership group and Rossendale Council are working alongside Community Interest Company Proffitts – Investing in Communities on a project to improve Victoria Park in Haslingden.
The team have created a draft masterplan for the site which includes improvements to the pathways, entrances, boundary walls, fountain, play area, bowling green and the multi use games area too.
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Published on October 13, 2021 at 2:55 pm
Rossendale Council are celebrating after Stubbylee Park in Bacup has been awarded a prestigious Green Flag.
The award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces and this year marks the schemes Silver Jubilee.
After 18 months that have seen parks and green spaces play a vital role for people through lockdowns as a place to relax, exercise and meet friends and family safely, the news that Stubbylee has achieved the Green Flag Award is testament to the hard work and dedication of the council team and volunteers that have made the park a great space that everyone can enjoy.
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Published on May 19, 2020 at 4:52 pm
People are being urged to stay safe and stick to social distancing rules when using Rossendale parks and green spaces.
Rossendale Council kept the parks open since lockdown measures were introduced so people could use them to exercise daily.
Now residents can go out to exercise more often, the Council is urging park users to keep to strict social distancing rules.
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Published on February 19, 2020 at 1:27 pm
Rossendale Council’s Community Team is working on a Love Parks project to give a boost to the borough’s green spaces.
The first park we are working on is Edgeside Park in Waterfoot, alongside Newground Landscape Services.
The Love Parks initiative was developed following the success of the work in Stubbylee Park, where the community, the council and partners worked together to make real improvements.
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Published on December 19, 2019 at 12:14 pm
Rossendale Council has announced an extension to a popular programme of work that will see more of the borough’s best-loved parks revitalised.
Over the past few years, the Council has worked with the Friends Group, Bacup Pride, Newground and Stubbylee Community Greenhouses to come up with a masterplan for the popular Stubbylee Park.
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Published on December 16, 2019 at 10:09 am
Rossendale Council have identified two sites to locate the parks and cemeteries team.
The team needed to find a new depot to operate from as they are due to be displaced by works to improve the Whitaker.
The Council has identified a current depot at Tup Bridge and to establish a small scale operating centre at Marl Pits.
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Published on February 26, 2019 at 7:42 pm
Rossendale Council is asking for views on proposals to renew the borough’s dog control orders.
The consultation can be viewed here. It closes in April.
Councillor Jackie Oakes, portfolio holder for operations, said:
“We want to hear people’s views on this. Dog control orders are not something new. They have been around for a few years but we have to review them regularly.
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