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I think the funding that they're talking about is English Heritage. I'm not sure but I don't think that's the same as Heritage Lottery. Anyway, yes any project can apply that has a heritage theme which of course, restoring an old park would be. Not just any old park can apply, Rhyddings is able to apply because it's a site with some history.

I'm still unsure about the status of the funding bid though. But FYI - to be able to apply you need to consult the public and local community groups, you then need to decide what specific restoration work you want to take place and how it will work for the community. So far, from what I understand the council has only discussed a restoration grant with the funders in principle. That means a rough outline of the work needed and a visit from the funders to the park - we know this has happened.

After that a bid would need a lot of work to put together properly for something of this size - I'm guessing at least a couple of month's worth of work to get all the consultation in and the quotes that you need to back up the ideas. Then it takes about four months for it to go through the funders system.

I see no sign of any consultation at this stage and the group hasn't even been formed yet. This is not going to be a quick process.

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Since the park was only farmland until mid Victorian times, this would apply to an awful lot if not most parks. I can't think of any new parks that would wish to apply, if there are any.

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Was there not a condition of the grant, where HBC had to add some funding as well.

I know the head of parks did a presentation at one of the area council meetings, looked like they had the scheme outlined then, paths, new signs, and the refurbishment of the existing buildings were amongst the proposed works.

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Yes Park. If the bid is less than £1 million, 10% has to be found. If more than £1 million then 25% has to be found. You can guess why they want the grant to be £999,999.99 can't you.

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That would be a very fine line eh.
Could be they will ask the Friends of the park for help raising the 10%

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You are probably right. Fund raising is one of the groups purposes.

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HBC have committed themselves to find the £100,000 for the grant.

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He wouldnt miss it besides the park needs it more. He serves the comunity and if he aint listening he better beware a size 12 up the arthur could be his next big suprise. There will be plenty of willing people so are you first in the que park381?:D

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It will be an even bigger suprise when we find it fits nice and snug up there.

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PB did say that the £100k would come from the council as match. When asked how they would find that he just said, 'well, we'll have to'.

Not that I wouldn't be grateful for the park getting the money, I wonder where he's thinking of slashing the budget to find it?

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Would have thought the total parks budget would be thrown in to the pot, leaving all the other parks in the borough with no maintenance budget. Not that they seem to have had much anyway.
But I'm sure HBC will find another grant from some where to contribute as their share