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Contour Housing Group has made it to the next stage in its bid for The People’s Millions Lottery Funding which could see Limeside Park provide a safe haven for young people. However, the Friends of the Park Group is counting on the people of Oldham to help them secure the funding by phoning in to vote.
Sarah Furbey Chair of ‘Limeside Friends of The Park' says the Group and the local community have been frantically gathering support.
“With Contour’s help we have been distributing leaflets all over the place,” she said. “We have also got a Facebook page which you can find by searching for People’s Millions – Oldham project and you can find us on The People’s Millions website where you can register your support.
“Limeside Park is up against several other projects nationwide and people can only vote on one day. That all important date is 26th November. Lines open at 9 am and close at midnight. You can vote up to 10 times and calls cost just 10p from landlines, so please, please tell everyone you know to vote for us on the 26th.”
Limeside Park on the Avenues & Hollins Estate in Oldham, was until a few years ago quite neglected and unloved. Contour Homes which owns and manages most of the properties on the estate set up a Friends of the Park Group and together they developed a master plan for the Park.
Limeside Park has already been transformed thanks to a combination of grant funding, plant donations, hard work and enthusiasm. It is now a major communal facility with is widely used by young and old alike – however, there is still lots to do.
If the Park is successful in this bid the money will be used to provide sport and recreational equipment for young people to enjoy and provide a safe space for them to meet and play.
Sarah adds: “The phone number will only be made available on the 26th November. It will be broadcasted on Granada TV in the evening news programme between 6pm and 6.30pm and it will also be made available on our Facebook group, The People’s Millions website and published in The Daily Mirror on the 26th.
“So we just have a couple of weeks to inform everyone and to get as many people in the Granada region to vote for us on that day. Please give us your support.”
