Cricket club plans memorial garden
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SUPPORTERS of Leicestershire County Cricket Club are to be given the chance to remember family and friends in a memorial garden.
The club said it had been searching for a suitable space to accommodate the memorial garden at the Uptonsteel County Ground – and has now done so.
It said the garden will be to the right as people enter through the Curzon Road gates, initially running half of the length of the car park towards the Foxes Den.
The memorial garden will be open to the public to visit next year.
It will have benches, planted areas and a Celebration of Life tree that will provide a space for supporters to place plaques to lost ones.
Groundsman Mark Smith said: “We plan on building a path through the middle of the space, making it accessible for all.
“There will be plenty of features throughout, produced from the recycled timber taken from various parts of the ground to add depth.
“We are also looking at housing a permanent memorial to those lost in the war for people to come and pay their respects.”
Sandra Clark, operations manager at the club, said: “It is fantastic news to be able to announce that the memorial garden will be open to the public next year.
“This is a feature that we have been looking to add to the landscape of the Uptonsteel County Ground for a while now, and we have worked hard to be able to identify the correct place.
“I can confirm work has begun on the memorial garden and we are looking forward to welcoming our loyal members and supporters into the ground to pay their respects to the lost family and friends.”
Work will continue throughout the autumn and winter months, alongside other ground developments.