Welcome to the Barrowcliff 'Our Bigger Story' website. This is part of the multi media evaluation of 15 Big Local areas in England. The website is an opportunity to follow what is changing in Barrowcliff as a result of Big Local over a ten year period.
The aim of the website is to share the learning from everything that is happening in Barrowcliff with other Big Local areas and highlight what works in communities with a wider audience of practitioners and policy makers.
Barrowcliff Big Local Partnership was pleased to part-fund the renovation of the local primary school pond which was in a poor state of repair and had become useable by the school. The renovation was conducted with the support of local housing association, Beyond Housing, and local businesses. The project involved completely draining the old pond, clearing weed and debris, installing a new pond liner, refilling, laying new paving, a wooden jetty, replacement fencing and seeding a wildflower garden. The newly restored pond has attracted wildlife to the area, enhanced the natural beauty of the environment and, above all, has enabled school the children to get outdoors for some practical learning and enhance their connection with nature.