The Development Corporation created Ferry Meadows at virtually no cost by allowing a gravel contactor to extract gravel and sell it as long as they dug in a shape required for the water sports lakes and other features.
Peterborough is well known for extracting something from the ground to make bricks. What is this substance?
AnswerOpened in 1978, Nene Park was developed along both sides of the River Nene, from the city centre to Wansford station. It incorporates Ferry Meadows, Thorpe Meadows, Thorpe Wood golf course, Nene Valley Railway and the existing Orton Mere.
Source Bank 2There are a wide variety of leisure pursuits undertaken in Nene Park. Here are five: sailing, camping, bird-watching, walking, water skiing. Can you add another five to the list?
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