When it comes to making the most of the local area, there is a lot to be said for utilising the canal and walkway. Nottingham is far from alone in having this sort of space, and there are calls for to revamp and revitalise this area.
A group is looking into the prospect of adding art alongside the Nottingham Beeston Canal.
This sort of change makes the local area more hospitable; it helps people feel at home, and it can even positively impact the local housing market.
Open space matters a lot in Nottingham
Linny Beaumont, partnerships and external relationships manager at the Canal & River Trust, spoke last year, saying; “In terms of the street art, we're really hoping that we're going to start planning that project from almost this month and starting to see street art from April because we want to be working with the communities first. We don't want to just commission somebody to come and paint something in January.”
Linny continued by saying; “I'm hoping by the summer we're going to have some really great bits of street art, or wall art, along parts of the canal corridor. In Leicester we've got a whole range of things, some of it was wildlife, some of it reflected the sports clubs, some of it reflects the history of the canal."
People want to be where there’s life
Ms Beaumont has also spoke more recently, telling Nottinghamshire Live: “What we're trying to do is create that vision of a really bustling, thriving little area where people love to come and see what might be going on. We want to work with the local businesses so that they're driving it. They might have a coffee shop just up the road and then can have a pop-up. What we need to do is be supporting the businesses. They're all going through a really, really tough time. We believe that the canal can be part of that economic recovery for the businesses. We don't want anything that's in competition, it's about working with those people.”
An important feature close to the waterway is the train station, which could place a significant role in connecting people to the space, and bringing it to more people on a regular basis. There is no reason why people couldn’t enjoy this area while making their way to the football stadiums, the cricket ground, or even when they are heading to the castle.
If all major parties in the local area combine, a fantastic space could be created, which would be of longer-term benefit to the area.
Phil Mulligan, the regional director for the trust, has previously spoken about the space, and the importance of improving it, saying: “By working together and pooling together ideas, enthusiasm, contacts we hope to help ensure that we can all benefit from an attractive, thriving canal which can drive footfall, provide a clean, green route to work and offer a really valuable green space for people to boost their physical and mental health.”
An interesting point about the waterway, which runs for five miles, is that it has recently been awarded Green Flag status for the first time. This award is an acknowledgment of how well the space is managed, and is awarded to properly managed green spaces and parks.
In the current climate, parks and green spaces are central to everyday life, and it is great to know there are so many pleasing areas in and around Nottingham. Hopefully, there will be further improvements to these great spaces, and if there are, it will have a positive impact on the housing market.
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