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Facelift for Myatt's Fields
14 May 2008
A £3.4 million whole-park restoration has begun in Myatt’s Fields Park. 
The restoration, which includes a new playground, children’s building, refreshment kiosk and wildlife area as well as restoration of historic features and a range of community activities, is expected to be completed in December 2008.
Work began with the playground in November 2007, with contractors removing surfacing, play equipment and the old toilet block before putting in new equipment and surfacing by July 2008.
The project has been led by a partnership between Myatt’s Fields Park Project Group (MFPPG) and Lambeth’s Cultural Services Department. Myatt’s Fields Park Project Group is a group of ten local residents who have been working to regenerate their park since 2000.
Lindsay Avebury, chair of MFPPG, said: “We have been hoping for this for so long and now it is really happening. We are delighted that work is going to begin and that we will soon be able to provide local people with the first rate facilities they need and deserve”.
The project has received major funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (£1.5 million) and Lambeth (£1.1 million). The playground will receive funding from the London Marathon Trust, Western Riverside Environmental Fund, Biffaward and Lambeth Endowed Charities, among others .
For further information contact Lindsay Avebury, Chair of Myatt’s Fields Park Project Group on email lindsayavebury@hotmail.com; or Victoria Sherwin, Development/Education Officer on 020 7 926 0394 or email VSherwin@lambeth.gov.uk
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