- Hyson Green
Hyson Green is a small area located to the north-west of
Nottingham City. Once famous for crime and poor housing, over recent years it has changed, and is now home to a variety of cultures with a thriving local economy. [cite news
title=Neighbourhood images in Nottingham: Social cohesion and neighbourhood change
work=Joseph Rowntree Foundation
url=http://www.jrf.org.uk/KNOWLEDGE/findings/housing/489.asp
date=2007-03-26 ]The area is served by
Hyson Green Market tram station on theNottingham Express Transit . The opening of this highly successful tram system has boosted the area's profile, [cite news
title= NET Nets Top Award
work=NET website
url=http://www.thetram.net/about/awards.asp] but still remains a comparatively violent area. [cite news
title=Crime statistics, Basford/Hyson Green
work=Nottinghamshire Police website
url=http://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/crime_statistics.php?crime_cat=violentcrime_ap&submit=Show&level=3&area=basfordhyson_green
date=2007-03-26 ]Adjacent to Hyson Green Tram Stop is the Forest Recreation Ground, which holds the annual
Nottingham Goose Fair , and frequent sport matches on the grass pitches. There is a small playground, and several astro-turf pitches, which aren't regularly used by the local population.Famous people
Fred Geary (1868 – 1955), the Everton and England was born in Hyson Green, and started his career with Notts County.References
ee also
Onion Bridge
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