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Fareham Borough Council has received initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the Holly Hill Rediscovered project. Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK's heritage. Holly Hill Rediscovered is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, the project aims to improve the functionality, sustainability and aesthetic appearance of the lakes and ponds within Holly Hill Woodland Park.
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The National Lottery Heritage Fund 
is the largest funder for the UK's heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players, the Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities to heritage. The vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future, from historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. The Heritage Fund believes in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.
Holly Hill Woodland Park sits within a shallow valley leading down to the River Hamble. The 35-hectare site is made up of Victorian landscaped garden and parkland, set around a series of interconnecting ponds, lakes and water features made of Pulhamite stone, which are in need of repair.
The project will enable the following:
Public consultation will be undertaken as the project develops.
Following a successful procurement exercise, Chartered Landscape Architect, Arkwood , was appointed to lead on their plans for redeveloping Holly Hill Woodland Park. Possessed of considerable experience in working on projects of this nature, they will now lead the next step, which is to bring as many views as possible into the design of the project through a series of in-person and online workshops, events and surveys.
Development funding of £111,000 was awarded by the Heritage Fund to help the Council progress their plans to apply for a further National Lottery grant towards the full project costs. The Council is also contributing £60,000 in match funding for this stage of the project, having last year set aside a contribution of £1.056 million to support the full £2.046 million restoration project.
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