Park friends delighted with £10k grant award

Published date20 January 2022
Publication titleChester Chronicle
The Friends of the Countess of Chester Country Park have been given almost £10,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to help them continue the work they do with the local community at the beauty spot

Over the last two years, the group has focused on trying to widen the appeal of the park to the community by introducing more events and free activities.

Andy Scargill, chair of the Friends team, said: "We have actually known that we had been successful in being chosen for the award for a few weeks now but it still made us feel really chuffed when we received the official email."

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