Life in Salford 33 • June 2021 8
RHS Garden Bridgewater is open RHS Garden Bridgewater Salford’s newest visitor attraction has opened its gates to the public. The £35 million project is the first RHS garden in an urban area and has transformed the former site of Worsley New Hall, restoring the historic walled garden, lake and surviving buildings. Salford City Council, which contributed £19 million of capital funding to make the garden possible and has invested in new walking and cycling routes to boost green travel in the wider area, say it is already bringing benefits to the city. It has already created 100 new jobs, with almost half of those employed living within five miles of the garden and offered volunteering opportunities to more than 800 local people since 2017. As it grows and develops RHS Garden Bridgewater will bring substantial economic and tourism benefits to Salford and the north west region and by 2030 is predicted to be adding around £13.8 million every year to the local economy.
Left to right City Mayor Paul Dennett, RHS Chief Executive Sue Biggs and RHS President Keith Weed.
