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£280,000 Lottery ‘win’ boosts park’s revamp
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| FUTURE VISION: Landscape architect Peter Small, left, and Councillor Tom Mawston with the plans for Stewart Park |
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A MAJOR revamp has been announced
for a Teesside park after
transformation plans received a
£280,000 grant.
The money for Stewart Park,
Middlesbrough, has come from
the Heritage Lottery Fund and
the Big Lottery Fund's £160m
Parks for People initiative.
About 400,000 people visit the
park every year, and now major
improvements are to be carried
out on its lakes, paths and woodland.
Middlesbrough's deputy mayor
Bob Kerr said: "We also want to
open up to the public many of our
Victorian estate buildings from
the former Marton Hall, including
new public events areas.
"The buildings are architecturally
quite stunning and we
aim to make them a real visitor
attraction within the refurbished
park. Thanks to investment from
the Lottery, we can now go ahead
and develop these innovative
plans further."
Dr Keith Bartlett, head of Heritage
Lottery Fund North-East,
said: "We're delighted that Middlesbrough
has been given the
green light to develop these exciting
plans.
"Lottery money has already
played a vital role in the renaissance
of the UK's parks for more
than a decade, but there is much
more to be done.
"This scheme is designed to get
the local community really involved
and to ensure a much-improved
environment and standard
of living for all those who
use the park."
Big Lottery Fund head of
North-East James Turner said:
"This funding is a tremendous
starting point for the council's
plans to turn Stewart Park into a
community space that can be enjoyed
by locals and visitors
alike."
Middlesbrough Council's
parks and countryside manager
Jim Moody said: "This is the
park's 80th birthday and the announcement
will really add some
fizz to the celebrations.
"We can now start to develop
our plans in detail, which will be
the next stage in realising our
ambitious vision for the future of
the park."
Councillor Tom Mawston,
chairman of the Friends of Stewart
Park, said: "We have been
closely involved in the Lottery
bid and look forward to working
with the council and other partners
to ensure that this wonderful
park is brought back to its former
glory."
10:34am Thursday 8th May 2008
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