have been told that the national heritage lottery board have approved the recently submitted Parks
for People bid, and as such a development budget will be provided to work up a stage 2 bid for
submission in August 2014.
The second stage is not competitive in that the money has been reserved for the Rhyddings Park
project subject to providing the necessary documentation (detailed designs, audience development
plan, maintenance plan etc.) and business plans that were detailed in the stage 1 application.
There is still a lot of work to do but the heritage lottery fund have always recognised that stage 1 was the competitive round and stage 2 is about organisations having the time to submit a business case of the required standard. The Lottery has reserved £1,461,900 for the delivery stage of the project which will take place over the next 3 years.
If successful the project will make a real and lasting difference to how the park is viewed and used
by local people. The practical changes proposed include:
- restore existing walls and refurbish the Coach House as a community venue
- improve derelict spaces and return the walled garden to its traditional use of food growing
- including the construction of Victorian style greenhouses
- improve footpaths, access points and signage in and around the park
- develop the restored former Coach House for the park including meeting rooms, a cafe and a training kitchen
- Establish a training and volunteering programme linked to park management, community engagement and healthy eating ensuring that social as well as heritage benefits are secured
- develop programs of guided walks and family fun activities
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