Midsummer festival to showcase Wolverhampton 'hidden gem'
Last year, City of Wolverhampton Council, the Canal and River Trust and the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust were given £217,000 in lottery funding to develop £2m restoration plans.Their application will be submitted next year and, if successful, funds will be used to restore a 1914 railway bridge, know as the Meccano bridge, and other structures on the disused railway line.The council said it had also worked with Wildside Activity Centre, Friends of Smestow Valley and Waterside Care on developments at the nature reserve.A spokesperson says they hope the valley will in time attract more school visits, volunteers and community events.
Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal said people were coming together to "create a green space that we can all be proud of"."Smestow Valley is a real hidden gem in the city", he added.The event takes place from 10:00 to 15:00 BST on 21 June.
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