Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council has taken control of the recreation management at Gosford Forest Park.

The council will work to preserve the long-term future of the area through capital investment and routine planned maintenance.

Speaking at the official handover the Lord Mayor of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Julie Flaherty said: "As we strive to become the premier outdoor destination in Northern Ireland, it is important we invest in facilities which have the potential to help achieve this aim. We have taken advice from Outdoor Recreation NI, Tourism NI and the wider community to identify what is important to our visitors. With the new multi-use trails having recently opened and with plans at an advanced stage for the development of a new Iconic Play Trail – an exciting time ahead for Gosford."

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Forest Service Chief Executive John Joe O'Boyle added: "The excellent new facilities at Gosford Forest Park are a great example of partnership working delivering a living, working, active landscape valued by all through the social and recreational benefits it creates for local communities. We have every confidence that our partnership with Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council will allow Gosford Forest Park to be developed in a way that is open to all and yet sympathetic to this wonderful forest asset here at Gosford."

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