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.
The Skerton Christmas project aims to bring some much needed seasonal goodwill to the whole community.
Monday, 14th December 2020, 12:30 pm
It’s Skerton Community Network’s first Christmas and all involved want to make it extra special after a difficult year overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Formed in April by Zsuzsanna Brenner-Daly, St Joseph’s RC Church’s outreach co-ordinator, the Network includes St Joseph’s, the Friends of Ryelands Park and Lune Bank Gardens, and volunteers working together for the benefit of the residents of Skerton, one of the country’s most deprived areas.
Among their festive initiatives are a Christmas Trail and Christmas card making project.