The final section of the Connswater Community Greenway has officially opened in east Belfast.

The section is located through Connswater Shopping Centre and Retail Park to Flora Street Walkway.

The final link was once the location of one of Belfast's greatest industrial giants and largest ropemaker in the world; The Belfast Ropeworks.

Established in 1875, the Ropeworks once employed 3,600 workers. The new Greenway link includes; 400m new cycle and walkway, 20m span new footbridge, 600m of flood defences, street furniture including lighting, bins, benches and signage, landscaping works including semi-mature trees, blub and shrub planting,

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A plaque commemorating the Ropeworks will be installed on the new bridge and, over the next few weeks, the public will have the opportunity to vote for the name of the new bridge.

Connswater Community Greenway is a 9km linear park alongside the Connswater, Knock and Loop rivers from the Castlereagh Hills to Belfast Lough, connecting people and places along the way.

Along the route there are a number of significant points including; CS Lewis Square at Holywood Arches; The Hollow - off the Beersbridge Road where the rivers converge; Marshwiggle Way and the Cregagh Glen. Other Greenway features include new bridges, tourism and heritage trails, educational and play areas and other public amenities.

(CD/LM)