A NEWQUAY community garden is set to be spruced up after up to £100,000 of funding was secured.

Crantock Street Community Garden committee it will receive the grant from Cornwall Council through a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

Chairman Anna Jay says the funding announcement will enable the group to progress with its £150,000 redevelopment scheme, which has been designed by award winning landscape gardener Kim Parish from Landscapes of Distinction.

The much-needed makeover involves levelling out the site and installing a planting scheme, benches and various planters.

More than £10,000 has also been raised for the garden scheme through a Crowdfunder.

Ms Jay said: “Two years of blood, sweat and tears have gone into the planning, design phase and immense application process to secure CIL funding for the redevelopment of the space.

“There are stipulations and we'll be meeting to review the agreement and requirements and to discuss the plan and timetable going forward. But we will be celebrating this huge win of up to £100,000 funding from Cornwall Council Community Infrastructure Levy, which means we can progress with our plans to make the garden a wonderful, colourful, safe space for everyone to enjoy.”

An annual Big Lunch event is held at Crantock Community Garden, which brings the community together to share food and enjoy each other’s company.

Cornwall Council in a letter to Ms Jay said: “All projects received were considered to be good community infrastructure projects.

“This was a competitive application process with projects scored against a range of criteria, resulting in some difficult decisions having to be made.

“However, I am pleased to advise that your application has been successful, and your project has been awarded £100,000 of CIL funding subject to the condition that the CIL awarded would be reduced by any additional funding secured that is currently outstanding in funding applications.”