A new bench has been installed at the entrance to a well-used public footpath leading to the Carrs Nature Reserve.
A grant of £1,000 from the Neighbourhood Budget Fund of Cllr Peter Atkinson, via the 4Together Partnership, has allowed Ferryhill Town Council to replace an old and damaged public seat on Wood Lane with the new bench.
“The original seat, which had been in-situ for over 20 years, was damaged beyond repair and was completely unusable,” said a spokesperson for the town council.
“Following requests from residents for it to be replaced, and thanks to Cllr Atkinson’s generosity, the town council has been able to provide the new public bench.
Cllr Atkinson said: “It is important that as public seating facilities become old and worn that every effort is made to replace them with new, modern facilities.
“Accordingly, I was only too happy to contribute from my Neighbourhood Budget allocation to enable this well used public bench to be replaced for the benefit of local residents.”
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