Sponsored by
£1.9m scheme will transform Middleton
Next Wednesday plans for a £1.9million scheme to transform Middleton Park will be put before the council.
Executive board members will asked to approve the design and cost report for the scheme which could reverse the fortunes of the 630-acre facility.
This includes a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for 1.465m, 287,000 from Wade's Charity and 125,000 from Leeds City Council.
For the last year the council has worked closely with The Friends of Middleton Park (FoMP), local residents and Wade's Charity which owns the land, to put together the proposals.
A wide range of improvements include: new entrances with information boards and signs; a visitor centre; a new bandstand and performance area; and a heritage trails with direction signs.
If approved, council officers will then submit a Stage 2 bid to the lottery fund by the end of the year.
Nick Rose, chairman of the FoMP, said: "It's going to raise the profile of the park."
Coun John Procter, executive board member responsible for parks, added: "The park has a fantastic historic heritage and huge potential and I firmly believe this funding bid will help us restore the park to the position of pride it so richly deserves."
Middleton Park also has golf courses, two bowling greens, a children's play area and other recreational areas.
It also has a fascinating local history including coal mining, dating back to the 1660's, and the Middleton Railway which is the world's oldest working railway founded in 1758.
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Leeds
Saturday 19 May 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: North
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 7 C to 12 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: North east
