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Published:
February 15, 2006
£18,000
lights scheme for Burnham's Manor Gardens is complete
An
£18,000 project to introduce
new lighting in Burnham-On-Sea's
Manor Gardens (pictured) has
been completed - and an event to mark the milestone is to be held
on Friday February 24th.
 Ten
Victorian-style lamps now illuminate the whole of the footway
around the garden and the band stand, providing proper lighting
for visitors to the gardens in the evenings.
The
lights are operated by a photo-sensor system, lighting up when
the daylight fades and turning off during the night to ensure
electricity costs are kept to a bare minimum.
The
scheme was a
joint project between Burnham's
regeneration group, the
town council, district council and police.
The
work began in October last year, when cables were set in the ground
and all the lamp-posts and lanterns were installed and operational
in November.
Now
that the painting of the lamp-posts has been completed, key
representatives from the organisations will inspect the lamps
at a brief ceremony on February 24th at 4pm.
The
project was identified in the Community Strategic Plan in September
2003 and taken forward and co-ordinated by the Burnham-On-Sea
and Highbridge Regeneration Partnership working in close co-operation
with the other organisations. All partners contributed significant
funds to cover the £18,000 costs.
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