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Published:
June 28, 2008
Petition
launched to save Burnham's Marine Cove gardens
 A
petition has been launched this week to assess public support
for a £670,000 project to regenerate Burnham-On-Sea's Marine
Cove gardens.
In
March, Sedgemoor District
Council made a submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund's 'Parks
For People' programme to restore the seafront gardens.
The bid totalled over £670,000 and covers bringing back
lost features - such as a sundial, water fountain and several
benches - plus restoring the shelters, funding towards the recruitment
of a ranger to cover parks in Burnham, improving standards of
maintenance and a budget for a programme of small scale events.
The
petition has been launched on the official
Number 10 Downing Street Website here and simply calls on
the Prime Minister to "save Marine Cove Gardens".
The
district council's Harley Cook, who set up the petition, told
Burnham-On-Sea.com: "Sedgemoor District Council has worked
with the town council and other key stakeholders to put the bid
together but we need your support to help us show the lottery
board that people want to see the gardens restored."
In
very recent times the shelters at the front of the gardens have
fallen into such a state of disrepair that they have been boarded
up to prevent further deterioration whilst funding is sought to
restore them. The full plans for the gardens can be seen online
here.
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COVE GARDENS HISTORY |
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The Marine Cove site was part of the Old Vicarage Estate
until its sale in 1922 to a private company, Burnham-On-Sea
Attractions Limited.
The company thereby prevented the land from being developed
for housing, and tried unsuccessfully to sell on the site
to the Council.
At a special meeting in December 1925, it was unanimously
decided to accept with thanks the offer of Marine Lawn by
Attractions Limited to be developed as a pleasure cove.
In April 1926 the land was formally gifted to the Urban
District Council and the gardens were officially opened
in 1927 by J B Braithwaite.
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