Major spruce up planned for Draperstown

Mid Ulster District Council has appointed contractors to deliver works at the Plantin and Fairhill amenity space.

The work will include:

· Lighting around the Plantin pathway

· Cutting back of trees and hedges where necessary

· Cleaning of existing paths

· Timber ranch style fencing and repairing existing fencing

· Planting, signage, litter bins, picnic benches.

· Upgrade to the Fairhill – the installation of new paths, grassed area, picnic area with feature lighting & planting.

Contractors are expected to be on site from March 1 with an expected completion date of the end of June.

This is in addition to the work that was carried out to the wall in the Diamond area earlier in the year.

Welcoming the work, Sinn Féin Councillor Catherine Elattar said: “Hopefully the community will all be able to enjoy walks round the plantin in the summer and maybe have a relaxing picnic in the Fairhill after.

"It will be good to see these works finally starting and this valuable resource becoming more opened up to the community to enjoy.”

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