Ferryhill Town Council has secured a total of £52,851 external grant funding to enable a new toilet facility to be provided at Duncombe Cemetery, and a Miner’s Lamp Sculpture to be installed at Ferryhill Station.
£17,851 was secured through the Area Budget Fund via the 4Together Partnership to enable an inclusive, stone built toilet facility to be provided at Duncombe Cemetery, to cater for visitors to the site.
The new facility will replace the old portaloos currently in-situ at the Cemetery.
£20,000 was secured via the National Lottery Heritage Fund together with £15,000 through the Neighbourhood Budgets of county councillors Peter Atkinson and Curtis Bihari via the 4Together Partnership, which will enable a 4ft high Miner’s Lamp Sculpture to be installed at Ferryhill Station, to represent the area’s mining heritage.
Works to design the miner’s lamp sculpture, which will involve a range of community workshops with a professional sculptor and will involve pupils from the local primary school, are expected to commence in March.
Works to construct the new toilet facility at Duncombe Cemetery is also expected to commence within the next couple of months.
Town Mayor, Cllr Carole Atkinson said: “Ferryhill Town Council is extremely grateful to all external funders, who have supported them to enable these two fantastic projects to be delivered during 2025.”
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