Warrington Borough Counil has received a £9.4 million funding boost from the government’s ‘Local Regeneration Fund’. The grant will be used to deliver a package of improvements to reconnect settlements in North Warrington and improve community facilities, including new and improved Active Travel routes.

The Warrington North package includes five separate projects grouped into three geographical areas:

Of particular relevance are the Burtonwood and Culcheth schemes. The former will provide a shared use path which is useable all year round and is suitable for walking, wheeling (wheelchairs, prams, and non-electric scooters) and cycling. It will connect Clay Lane to Chapel Lane via the Burtonwood Community Centre.

The Culcheth Active Travel scheme aims to improve walking, wheeling and cycling links between Culcheth and towards Birchwood to improve access to job opportunities in Birchwood, the motorway service area development, and areas in Warrington south of the M62. The scheme will also ‘give leisure opportunities’ for residents to access green spaces.

(Picture: Yay Images)