An affordable housing charity will use a generous bequest of £30,000 to help with the construction of two new cottages. The Lakeland Housing Trust (LHT) was left the money by long-term trustee Kathleen Atkinson, who died aged 84 in April last eyar. The charity, which provides rented homes for local people who cannot afford to buy or long-term rent accommodation in the Lake District, will use the money to assist with the construction of two traditional cottages at Grasmere and the full renovation of a property at Sawrey. Malcolm Tillyer, LHT chairman, said: “Kathleen was passionate about providing affordable housing for local people and she was a wonderful trustee for nearly 20 years.
The fight for the future of the magical gardens hidden in Greater Manchester s hills These gardens have such an important place in people’s hearts
A campaign is seeking the public s help to pay Rivington Terraced Gardens maintenance costs (Image: Tom Molloy)
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Another famous face has thrown their support behind the campaign to help maintain Rivington Gardens. Chorley comedian and Britain s Got Talent finalist, Steve Royle, has pledged his support to the fundraising campaign Squarea launched by Rivington Heritage Trust earlier this month. The initiative is raising funds to maintain the Gardens by allowing members of the public to sponsor a 10m2 ‘Squarea in The Japanese Garden, The Italian Lake, The Dell, The Woodlands or The Lawns. The Lancashire comedian has created a video clip co-starring ‘Manky the Monkey’ to promote the scheme and has himself sponsored a ‘Squarea’ by The Italian Lake in the gardens.
An iconic Farnworth comic has thrown his support behind a campaign launched by Rivington Heritage Trust this month. Dave Spikey, of Phoenix Nights, has pledge his support to the Squarea initiative which is raising funds to maintain Rivington Gardens by allowing members of the public to sponsor a patch of land in the Japanese Garden, the Italian Lake, the Dell, the Woodlands, or the Lawns on the gardens. The gardens has struggled for funding over the past year due to the coronavirus with this fundraiser hoping to pay towards the maintenance of the gardens which costs over £100,000 per year. Dave Spikey has backed the Squarea initiative, sharing his many memories of the gardens.