An major project to restore Great Yarmouth’s historic Venetian Waterways is on course after securing a grant of more than £1.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund.
image courtesy of Darren J Barker
Great Yarmouth Borough Council writes:
First opened in 1928, the Grade II-listed park and tourist attraction along North Drive was commissioned by Great Yarmouth Borough Council as an employment relief programme after the First World War, with the community undertaking its construction. Now, thanks to a grant of £1,773,600 from the Heritage Lottery Fund/Big Lottery Fund Parks for People Programme, the borough council is progressing plans with Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust to faithfully restore the attraction to its former glory, with people again able to hire boats.
The restoration aims to bring back into use another important part of the borough’s rich built heritage, further boost the economy by providing yet another reason to visit the borough throughout the year, and to develop a local pool of local gardening skills and much-needed building conservation skills.
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