A view from Kett s Heights
- Credit: Steve Adams
A hidden gem which offers panoramic views of Norwich is to be handed a £300,000 boost.
And new 3G artificial pitches will be created at a popular football centre in Bowthorpe thanks to the award of £250,000.
The money for the projects comes from the community infrastructure levy, a tax on development for new homes.
Norwich City Council s controlling Labour cabinet rubber-stamped the award of the money at a meeting on Wednesday, February 10.
The money for Kett s Heights - in Thorpe Hamlet - will be used to make it easier to access the site, which boasts impressive views of Norwich.
The council is working with a number of groups including Norfolk Wildlife Trust and Norwich Family Cycling on the project.
Norwich Family Cycling works with local communities and families to help them feel more confident and have space to enjoy riding a bike.
A Broadland District Council spokesman said: They [Norwich Family Cycling] have a lot of experience in working with cycling projects, including teaching adults and children to learn to ride, running children’s and family cycling activities and rides, and developing confidence to cycle on and off road. There are also volunteers helping us with extensive experience of creating trails to ensure that any trails are properly developed in line with appropriate standards, to provide enjoyable cycling experiences for family cycling.
Published:
7:52 AM December 12, 2020
Ketts Heights, a hidden gem in Thorpe Hamlet, has been earmarked for more than £300,000.
- Credit: Steve Adams
Projects to get more people in Norfolk playing sport and enjoying the outdoors have been earmarked to share more than £1.2m.
New football pitches, improved walking and cycling routes and better access to a hidden Norwich gem will be provided thanks to the boost.
The money, which comes from a tax on new development called the community infrastructure levy, has been recommended to be spent on the projects by the Greater Norwich Growth Board as part of its five year infrastructure plan.
Published:
7:52 AM December 12, 2020
Ketts Heights, a hidden gem in Thorpe Hamlet, has been earmarked for more than £300,000.
- Credit: Steve Adams
Projects to get more people in Norfolk playing sport and enjoying the outdoors have been earmarked to share more than £1.2m.
New football pitches, improved walking and cycling routes and better access to a hidden Norwich gem will be provided thanks to the boost.
The money, which comes from a tax on new development called the community infrastructure levy, has been recommended to be spent on the projects by the Greater Norwich Growth Board as part of its five year infrastructure plan.