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History

In April 1926 the land was formally gifted to the Urban District Council - to be developed as a pleasure garden. The gardens were officially opened in 1927 by J B Braithwaite.

Present and future

Much of the gardens remain unchanged since they were laid out however some key features have been lost such as the sundial, water fountain and several benches. Other features such as the lion’s head water feature have stopped working.

In very recent times the shelters fell into such a state of disrepair that they had to be boarded up to prevent further deterioration whilst funding is sought to restore them.

In March 2008 Sedgemoor District Council made a submission to the Heritage Lottery Fund Parks For People programme to restore the gardens. The bid totalled over £670,000 and includes bringing back lost features, restoring the shelters and improving standards of maintenance.

Sign Up now!

Sedgemoor council has worked with the town council and other key stakeholders to put the bid together but we need your support to help us show the lottery board that people want to see the gardens restored.

Current signatories

Harley Cook, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Mr Partis (petitions.pm.gov.uk/europensions/)
• Andrew Constantine
• Philip Glover
• Jenny Melmoth
• Tim Mander
• Christine French
• ken harrison
• june thomas
• David Burland
• Ian Jefferies
• Ruth Bodely
• peter coltman
• Frances Owen
• Louise.Parkin
• Darren Lloyd
• Tom Ashton
• Colin Christison
• Sue Evans.
• Richard Belfield
• T Campbell
• Sandra Pearson
• Robert Filmer
• j.stanley
• Keith Haines
• melinda callas
• Duncan McGinty
• Peter Nicholson
• ioyce williams
• Julie Schroeder
• Caroline McKee
• vinny duddy
• Sally Christison
• Sylvia Higson
• Howard Clements
• Barry Ramsden
• Linda Bond
• Debra SDmith
• Dawn Allen
• paul Huggins
• Neil Darby
• Claire Darby
• Lisa Deadman
• Fred Riordan
• Alison Langley
• Graham Brown
• Stuart Symonds
• Pauline Jenkins
• Gaye Holman
• Mr Colin Reeves
• Kate Avery
• ian parish
• Michael Andrews
• mark berry
• B.J.Lee
• Alex Turco
• Burnham-on-Sea Chamber of Trade & Commerce
• Ken Preston
• Maggie Janaway
• avis bishop
• christopher puddy
• lyn puddy
• keith salway
• W Hersey
• Lorraine Newman
• John Haylor
• S Avery
• marie marsh
• Christopher Davis
• R G Winfield
• Mutsa Chimuriwo
• Carol Ensor
• Doug Bamsey
• Linda Ling
• Stuart Houlet
• Nicola Slawski
• victor slawski
• Nick Tait
• Laura Ridout
• Sarah Olbrechts
• Sarah Steadman
• Joanna Burridge
• A . Antoinette Hammick
• Elizabeth Manning
• Meurig Jones
• Andrew Woodward
• Howard Price
• Jane Moreton
• Bruce Poole
• Mr R & Mrs M Deadman
• Bernard Spilsbury
• Ken Hall
• Julie Cooper
• geoffrey shickle
• Anne Venning
• Raymond Arthur Jones
• Richard Baunton
• Corrinne Curtis
• Jeremy Rigden
• Antony Rigden
• Christine Rigden
• Tom Tamplin
• Anne Fraser
• Patricia Taylor
• Cedric Knight
• Jayne Riley
• Steve Fielding