'It's a bit excessive, but it's needed': Residents' views on £5m green space project
Residents have shown their mixed opinions of a £5 million government scheme to transform the parks and greenspaces in a Black Country borough.
The opinions come as Bloxwich Councillors welcome the Green Bloxwich Programme, one of the projects being undertaken as part of a wider £25m Town Deal scheme that is funded by the Government.
The Green Bloxwich Programme will see Bloxwich receive £5m in government funds to regenerate green spaces and parks in the area, meaning an enhancement in playing facilities, a whole raft of sporting facilities and bringing redundant buildings back into use.
Now, talking to the Express and Star, Bloxwich residents have shown their mixed opinions towards the scheme, with many welcoming the programme but also asking why the money isn't being utilised for the town centre.
Talking from King George V Memorial Playing Fields, on William Wiggin Avenue, Daisy Hughes, 32, a part-time dog walker, said: "It's amazing, I think it's going to be really good for the area.
