Burgess Hill nature reserve to undergo Â£90,000 revamp

Bedelands Nature Reserve in Burgess Hill is to undergo a Â£90,000 revamp, Burgess Hill Town Council has said.

By The Newsroom

Published 18th Apr 2018, 16:17 BST

Updated 18th Apr 2018, 16:21 BST

Children enjoying Bedelands Nature Reserve in Burgess Hill. Picture: Steve Robards

Pru Moore, leader of the town council, confirmed the funds had been secured after a resident raised concerns at the Annual Town Meeting last Wednesday.

The resident said: “We were promised £90,000 and apparently this has gone down to £80,000 but no-one has explained why.”

Mrs Moore confirmed £90,000 had been allocated to improve the nature reserve and that the ‘works will be done’.

The future of Age UK’s Cherry Tree Centre in the town was also discussed, since the charity said it was closing the centre.

Town mayor Jacqui Landriani said the centre was something the council was ‘monitoring very closely’.

One resident asked if Citizens Advice Bureau in the town was closing.

Councillor Gary Marsh told the resident it was not closing and its services were instead ‘amalgamating with Haywards Heath’.