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Free cycle training and bike checks at C.S. Lewis Square

17 May 2017

Want to get on your bike but it’s been a while? Are you interested in free cycle training to improve your skills and confidence? 

Sustrans are hosting a series of FREE cycle training and bike checks at C.S. Lewis Square during May and June. To check dates and sign up check out the Sustrans website.

The training offered is for all ages to undertake cycle skills in a fun environment which will improve your ability to travel by bike.

The Final Fling - Last Greenway section opens

25 April 2017

It’s been an incredible 10 year journey and today, 25th April, Connswater Community Greenway reached a turning point in this transformative project; the opening of the final section through Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail Park to Flora Street Walkway.

Researchers to study impact of the Greenway on health and well-being

21 April 2017

A team of researchers at the Centre of Excellence for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, are studying the impact of the Connswater Community Greenway on physical activity levels, general health & well-being and social capital of the local population in East Belfast.

National Gardening Week celebrated with new website feature

14 April 2017

To coincide with National Gardening Week from 10th – 16th April we’re delighted to announce our new What’s Growing on the Greenway addition to our website. With over 300 trees planted in C.S. Lewis Square alone, more than 50 different types of plants and shrubs along the Greenway and new riverside planting, we are keen to watch, learn and record what and how well the Greenway is growing.

New sections to be named by public

11 April 2017

Connswater Community Greenway will open its final section at the end of April and as part of that we're asking the public to come forward and name 6 new additions. This process has proven popular already with the public naming the James Ellis Bridge, Sam Thompson Bridge and Grace Bannister Bridge as well as the new pathway – Marshwiggle Way which connects Braniel to Orangefield Park.

Bridges, pathways and parks are critical in connecting people and places so we're keen to involve the local community in choosing the names for these vital connections.