Several trees have been planted in Bradford’s Top of Town area as improvement works reach their final weeks.
The £2m development of North Parade, Rawson Square and Northgate will involve the creation of wider pavements, a new pocket park, tree planting and “rain gardens” in the area of the city popular for its independent businesses.
Work started in August, and is scheduled to continue until mid-May.
In recent days, a number of the new trees have been planted on North Parade, with more due to be planted in the new park areas on Oastler Square in the coming days.
The Grade II listed statue of Richard Oastler in Oastler Square will also be refurbished as part of the project.
Wider pavements outside many of North Parade’s independent bars have now been completed, although the work is still causing disruption on the street.
Funding for the Top of Town improvements was secured from the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Bradford City Centre Townscape Heritage Scheme, and from the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme.
