THE TOWN centre will get a more thorough spring clean than usual after Rugby Borough Council (RBC) was given a five-figure grant to help clean up shopping streets across the borough.
Rugby has been given over £18,600 to help attract more residents and visitors to the town centre.
It is part of a £9.75million government funding pot that has been divided among all front-line councils across the country.
The new funding comes as Rugby Borough Council has joined the Great British Spring Clean for the third consecutive year, supported by Keep Britain Tidy.
RBC leader Coun Michael Stokes said: “I welcome this funding to support town centres, which comes in addition to the free evening and weekend parking, support for the St Andrew’s garden project and other town centre initiatives announced in last month’s council budget.
“The funding will be added to our town centre fund and will contribute towards improvements that will make our town a cleaner and tidier place to visit.
“In Rugby we are very fortunate to benefit from hundreds of volunteers who contribute thousands of hours of their time each year, from the Cawston Greenway, the Great Central Way and Swift Valley wildlife sites, the many friends groups we have, the new urban meadow sites and in the rural areas as well.
“There are always opportunities for residents to get involved in their own communities, and the Great British Spring Clean is an ideal opportunity to take that first step.”
Contact RBC’s parks and grounds team on (01788) 533706 or at [email protected] to get involved in the Great British Spring Clean.
