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INDUSTRIAL ESTATES are rarely known for their green spaces and picnic spots. But Northampton’s Brackmills Industrial Estate is an exception.
This thriving estate is home to 18,000 employees and more than 180 businesses and boasts a network of footpaths, cycle ways, pocket parks and green spaces.
To mark Pride, the BID invited employees on a lunchtime walk around Brackmills Country Park, organised in partnership with Q Space, a non-profit voluntary association set up to support the LGBTQ+ community and allies in mind, body, and spirit.
For some, it was the first time they had taken time out of their working day to explore and enjoy Brackmills Woods Country Park, a stunning green space tucked on the industrial estate between big warehouses. This is a small haven of peace, greenery and trees with a lake at its heart.
This country park, the estate’s other green spaces and the impressive network of cycle ways and footpaths are a real plus for employees and one of the many reason the estate is so popular with both businesses and staff.
“As a sports brand, we really appreciate having the clean and green spaces around our base,” says Ellie Smith, community manager at Decathlon UK’s site on Brackmills. “We love the cycle paths and walking and running routes which are good to utilise on our breaks and lunches.
“We also have the two pocket parks on the estate, which is great to help promote physical and mental wellbeing which is something we are passionate about at work.”
Jon Morgan is CEO at In ‘n’ Out Autocentres: “Brackmills is always buzzing with life and people,” he says. “It’s well cared for and well maintained and we particularly like the parks dotted around the estate and have walking meetings with our team.”
Brackmills Industrial Estate is a thriving Business Improvement District, which means resident businesses have voted to improve their environment and pool funding every year to make this happen. The BID is committed to protecting the estate’s green spaces and constantly maintains the estate’s footpaths and cycle ways, with overhanging branches cut back and landscaping done to ensure cyclists and walkers can stay safely on the move.
Read more about the estate’s highlights and achievements in its latest Annual Review. www.brackmillsindustrialestate.co.uk/bid-resources