Grants move to improve Valley Gardens
The Friends of Scarborough Valley Gardens are currently in the process of applying for grants to restore and renovate parts of the gardens.
The group wants to improve access to the Gardens for those with disabilities, and to generally make the space more 'user friendly'.
The Friends will be holding an Open Weekend on Saturday
October 8 and Sunday October 9 in the Conference Room at Woodend, The Crescent, Scarborough.
A spokesperson for the group said: “We are hoping that residents and visitors will come and talk to members of the Friends about how they would like to see the Gardens developed and improved.”
There will be a display of historic pictures of the Gardens, photographs of the Friends at work and the opportunity to walk through the Gardens with a member of the Friends and learn something about the history of this important green space.
There will also be tea and coffee available.
For anyone who is interested in contributing to the way in which the Gardens are developed in the future, but are unable to join the group that weekend, a questionnaire is available.
It can be found at https:// www.hugofox.com/community/the-friends-of-scarborough-valley-gardens-18136/ home
Similarly, neighbouring gardens at South Cliff are undergoing a £7m restoration, which is close to completion.
The South Cliff Gardens have also been made more accessible after receiving a £4.6m grant from the National Lottery Community and Heritage funds.
The council contributed £2m and the South Cliff community also contributed.