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Green light for Coventry park scheme
Coventry City Council (CCC) has approved plans for a £3.8m refurbishment of the city's War Memorial Park, which first opened in 1921 to commemorate the lives of soldiers who died in World War One.
The council is expected to contribute £240,000 capital funding to the proposed scheme, which includes the restoration of park features and the revamp of the Central pavilion to provide educational, training and cultural activities. Improvements to tennis courts and three football pitches and the restoration of gardens and pools are also outlined as part of the War Memorial Park project, which has received £2.8m from the Heritage Lottery Fund in April.
It is also hoped that the scheme will help to increase the number of volunteers involved in activities such as gardening and collecting World War One-related history, while people with special needs will receive nationally-recognised training and qualifications in horticultural skills. The rest of the funding is to be sourced from external sources, including local volunteer organisations, as well as additional Section 106 contributions from developments elsewhere in the city.