£314,000 boost for Nutsford Vale
Gorton South Councillor Simon Ashley today welcomed a £314,000 Forest Commission grant over two years to improve Nutsford Vale. The site stretches from Matthews Lane in Levenshulme across to Pink Bank Lane in Longsight and Buckley Rd in Gorton.
£118,000 is earmarked to be spent this year, and £196,000 next year. The Council’s Executive Committee agreed the figure today. The money will secure the site from vehicle access, create a set of DDA compliant paths across the site and allow boundary treatments at entrances across the site.
The project will be managed by Red Rose Forests.
Cllr Ashley said today,
“This is good news for Nutsford Vale and will improve the site massively. Although Councillors have given Cash Grants in the past, we couldn’t afford to do all the work that needed doing. This grant will change that.”
Nutsford Vale Facilitator Alan Gibson added,
“We only have one attempt to make this work. With over £300,000 being spent, it will be absolutely essential that local residents are fully consulted about the detail of the action plan.”
The Nutsford Vale project’s webpage is at
