This afternoon at a full meeting of Scarborough Borough Council a vote was taken which gives the final go-ahead for the Saving South Cliff Gardens project. Everything is now in place for the contract to be signed between the National Lottery Heritage Fund and SBC to release the £4.7 million lottery grant.
The council approved “…a scheme budget of £7.032m to cover the capital, project and activity works associated with the project; to be funded as follows: £4.666m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) , £1.576m Borough Council resources set aside to progress the capital strategy, £194k match funding from the Spa Coastal Protection scheme budget, £133k from Section 106 contributions, £117k from local fund raising, £235k from additional income, and £111k from in-kind contributions.”
The public gallery was full to capacity and the approval decision was greeted with considerable applause.
Here’s a report from the BBC:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-47420709