Exciting plans to improve the visitor facilities at Pennington Flash Nature Reserve in Leigh are underway.
The £1.6m makeover includes a new visitor centre and café with internal and external seating areas and a package of improvement works as part of the second phase of the £5m Believe in Leigh programme.
Funding has also been earmarked for a woodland play area and improved toilet and parking facilities, following feedback from residents.
Councillor Keith Cunliffe, Leigh East ward member and deputy leader at Wigan Council, welcomed the plans, commenting: “During the pandemic residents have relied on their local greenspace more than usual, which is why this investment is so important.
“Pennington Flash is a much-loved asset for the people of Leigh and surrounding areas, and I’m delighted that we have secured such a considerable investment to deliver what residents have told us is important to them. These plans will also help address some of the priority areas highlighted by residents during the Believe in Leigh survey and Big Listening Project, providing great facilities for all our residents to enjoy.”
Coun Cunliffe, added: “By 2022 the works at Pennington Flash will be complete, giving us a fantastic visitor destination in Leigh.”
The plans for Pennington Flash Nature Reserve will go to planning committee in spring. If approved, work will begin late autumn with the visitor centre expected to be complete by spring 2022, followed by the woodland play area in summer 2022.
