RESIDENTS of Gin Pit village have received an environmental cash award of £7,800 to help their continuing redevelopment programme.
The ex-mining community is the first in the North West to receive the People's Places Award, presented by the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BCTV) in partnership with English Nature.
Conservationist mayor Cllr John Hilton planted a tree to mark another phase in the transformation of the area back to its natural state, before the landscape became littered with colliery headgear and mine shafts.
Gin Pits Residents' Association and BCTV volunteers will use the money for relaying footpaths, repairing and replacing fences and planting hedgerows.
Residents Association founder member Peter Guy said: "This is the culmination of a lot of behind-the-scenes hard work and will provide us with a fabulous opportunity to make a real difference to our local environment."
Cllr Stephen Hellier said: "This funding award is a shining example of what can be achieved when a group of committed residents supported by other agencies like Forest Enterprises and the council translate enthusiasm into positive action to improve their environment."
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