A number of environmental projects have been given the green light, after funding was secured to help bring the projects to fruition.
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been successful in attaining additional funding from the Welsh Government, totalling £30,000 for a number of environmental improvement schemes under the ‘Tidy Towns – Tidy Places’ initiative.
These projects include: –
- The creation of a new allotment site at Tunnel Row, Newbridge
- Ground clearance and creation of a footway connecting West End to the High Street, Blackwood
- Ground improvements on land to the side of Leigh Club, Senghenydd
- Attractive natural planting on overgrown land at the rear of Coronation Terrace, Pontymister
- Ground clearance and creation of new allotment space off Mining School Hill, Crumlin
Cllr Lyn Ackerman, Cabinet Member for Public Services and Housing said, “This funding will help make a real difference to the environment in a number of communities across our county borough”.
Tidy Towns Tidy Places is a Welsh Government initiative, which aims to improve the quality of the local environment through community action, contributing towards a clean, safe and tidy Wales.
Caerphilly StreetPride is a council initiative that brings together the services that keep Caerphilly county borough clean, green and safe. Its aim is to work with residents to keep street and neighbourhoods at a standard that promotes pride and community responsibility.
To report environmental concerns in Caerphilly county borough, please call Caerphilly StreetPride on 01443 866 566 or visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/streetpride
