'Paddling in the Princess Diana Fountain' by John Lane
A number of parks across the UK are to share in more than £11million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG).
Clifton Park in Rotherham, Roberts Park in Bradford, The Rose Garden in Bushey, Hertfordshire, and South Park Gardens in Wimbledon, London, will all share in the lottery millions.
A further 11 parks have been given the go ahead to develop detailed applications for grants totalling £32million - they are set to receive £1.74million in development funding to assist them in putting together more detailed plans and proposals:
• Spinney Hill Park, Leicester (£107,500)
• Lloyd and Aveling Park, London (£167,000)
• Lordship Recreation Ground, London (£235,000)
• Stewart Park, Middlesbrough (£280,000)
• Barnes Park, Sunderland (£43,600)
• Queen’s Park, Bolton (£190,000)
• Avenham & Miller Parks, Preston (£63,000)
• Stamford Park, Tameside (£203,500)
• Chances Park, Carlisle (£22,300)
• South Hill Park, Bracknell (£209,00)
• Walsall Arboretum (£220,000)
Coinciding with this investment is the return of the ‘Postcards from the Park’ photo competition.
HLF and BIG have again joined forces with parks charity GreenSpace to launch this year’s contest.
It is hoped that it will encourage people to capture images showing what they love most about the UK’s public parks.
‘Postcards from the Park’ runs from May until 1 August 2008, with £1,000 in Jessops vouchers up for grabs for the overall winner.
The best entries from all over the UK will be featured in a national exhibition in September and turned into postcards for distribution in Lottery-funded venues nationwide.
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