Donation Amount: £15062.00
Mansfield District Council's £15,062 donation will go towards a learn-to-ride cycle track next to a proposed new children's play area off Egmanton Road in the Bellamy Road estate.
The facility will be aimed at helping children aged two to eight to learn to cycle in a safe, traffic-free environment and has been devised after consulting with residents about how it could best help families in the neighbourhood.
The remainder will be funded by a grant from British Cycling’s Places to Ride programme.
Executive Mayor of Mansfield Andy Abrahams said:
“This will be a fantastic boost for youngsters in Mansfield and we hope it will encourage more families to be physically active.
"Cycling is a superb way to get fit and get around in a way that is also kinder to the environment. We would like to see many more people taking to two wheels across the district in the years to come.
"This project and the wider Community Heart of Bellamy redevelopment will enhance the quality of life and wellbeing of residents and help to create a positive, cleaner and greener image of Mansfield district.
"The building of the track, we hope, will also create work, training and supply chain opportunities for local people and businesses, particular those in the Bellamy Road area."