Rose Garden Café Restoration Latest!

“The Friends had a good meeting within the Rose Garden Café Partnership Group today (12th January 2024). The route to appoint a structural engineer who is either on the Conservation Accredited Register of Engineers (CARE) or has heritage experience, originally discussed last year, is now in the process of being actioned ahead of the next partnership meeting on 2nd February. At the next meeting, we will focus on two key items, funding applications and public engagement (including consultation), so we will be preparing and collating information on these two areas with a view to making focussed decisions on 2nd February. We also met with a chair applicant and made further progress to appointing a chair. A lot is going on in the background!

“The most important thing for the Friends is that we are still moving things along in the background and all the partners are acutely aware that there is an urgency to getting the restoration project off the ground. Once the structural engineers and the architect have done their work, we will be able to put together a business/action plan, which we need before we can apply for any funding. Progress has been made!”

Please continue to donate and spread the word about our Restoration Project! If we can raise £25,000 ourselves, this will show potential funding providers the local commitment to our cause.

Please be confident that your donations will be used for the restoration of the Rose Garden Café and the Friends will make sure that all money is very wisely spent.

As before, we will continue to keep you updated; in the meantime, now that the restoration option has been approved by the council and the partnership has been set up between the council, the Save the Rose Garden Café group and the Friends of Graves Park, any and all offers of help and donations will be gratefully received.

Please spread the word and let’s get people donating to our fundraiser!