PRESS RELEASE FROM PARK SERVICES

Friends Of Evington Park and Village Green and Leicester City Council Parks and Green Space Services have successfully secured £32,000 to install an Outdoor Exercise Area on Evington Park. This incorporates 10 pieces of equipment, new seating and a landscaped picnic area.

The Outdoor Exercise Project has been funded through the Community Spaces programme. The Community Spaces grants programme is being managed by Groundwork UK as an Award Partner to the Big Lottery Fund. Community Spaces is part of the Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces initiative.

The project will be officially opened on 26th October 2009 by Leicester's Ironman & Guinness Book of World Records holder: Manjit ‘Ironman' Singh.

Jane Ushwell 2734022

OUTDOOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT – OPENING EVENT
WITH MANJIT ‘IRONMAN' SINGH
IN EVINGTON PARK
MONDAY 26TH OCTOBER 10.00AM