Palatine Recreation Ground Grants from a council s Making Spaces fund are helping to make improvements to parks and open spaces across the district. Launched two years ago but delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the aim of the £100,000 fund is to make the Lancaster district a cleaner and greener place to live and spend time. It does not replace existing maintenance by the council but aims to inspire community groups to ‘add value’ to existing public spaces or create new ones. Successful projects to date have included footpath and drainage improvements at Lune Bank Gardens, and Piccadilly Plaza on Scotforth Road has received new plants and benches.