Local community benefits from the launch of a new pump track.

Clawdd Poncen residents have welcomed a series of improvements to their green spaces including a new pump track, thanks to the Nature for Health programme.

Following consultation with residents, a series of improvements were identified, including a community growing space, a path around the field and a much-needed facility where children could develop cycling skills.

Nature for Health is a collaborative project that engages with individuals and communities to promote the role access to nature can play in improving health and wellbeing.

The programme is a partnership between the Council’s Countryside and Community Resilience teams who are supported by the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape Team, to deliver community improvements that have been funded by the UK Government through its Shared Prosperity Fund.

The community growing space, path and pump track have now been completed, and further improvements to the greenspaces on Clawdd Poncen are planned to go ahead in the future.

These include changes to the communal garden at Llygadog to make it easier for residents to access and enjoy the space, the introduction of new benches and goalposts, as well as cycling coaching sessions for children, which is funded through the Actif North Wales project.

Following the completion of the pump track, an open day was held on Saturday 9 November, where the community welcomed back Joe Baddeley, a professional BMX rider and the contractor who built the track, to offer coaching so everyone can take full advantage of the new track.

Councillor Rhys Thomas, Lead Member for Housing and Communities said:

“These types of projects are a great way to bring a community together, and another example of Denbighshire County Council officers and local councillors working collaboratively with residents to successfully improve the communities they live in. It is vital that children have a safe open space to play and exercise, and I’d like to thank everyone involved with the completion of these works”.

To find out more information on Nature for Health visit their website.