A GRANT secured by Forest Heath District Council is helping to pay for refurbishment work about to start at Sandy Park, Beck Row.
The council submitted a successful bid to Go-East for a £750,000 grant for work at the 35 pitch travellers' site. The rest of the refurbishment cost, £250,000, is coming from the council's capital reserves.
The work will see all day rooms on the site refurbished with new shower provision, kitchens, flooring, windows and electrical wiring. The fencing around each plot will also be renewed.
Residents of the site were consulted about the work and their views and comments were included as part of the bid for Government money.
Councillor Robin Millar, Member Champion for Diversity, said: "This is an established site so I am very pleased that we managed to secure such a large grant from Go-East. The facilities at Sandy Park have a reputation for being well managed and will now be even better for the refurbishment." There are spare pitches on the site and families will move to these as work on their pitches is undertaken.
The work is being managed by NPS Property Consultants Ltd who have wide experience working on similar projects.