UUP Leader delighted that Connswater Project is in final running for £23m Lottery Fund
Ulster Unionist Party Leader and East Belfast MLA Sir Reg Empey today expressed his delight that the Connswater Community Greenway has made the final round for the lottery’s Living Landmarks Fund. The project could receive £23 Million to transform the banks of the Connswater River into what Sir Reg has described as a mini-Laganside.
In a statement Sir Reg said,
“I am delighted that the Connswater Community Greenway has made the final round and is in the running to receive £23 Million. This is a project that I have been involved in championing since its inception a couple of years ago.
I have long been saying that we can do much better than the stinking mess that the Connswater River currently is.
At present it is full of junk, shopping trolleys and in the summer it stinks to high heaven. The River, thanks to the vision of the Greenway project, now stands on the cusp of a major transformation. I am delighted too that the National Lottery Heritage Fund can see the benefits of the Greenway case and will progress things to the next level.
I would like congratulate the staff at the project and all of those involved at local community group level who have given their time and support to this worthwhile bid.”