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Oct 2022
Bequest could bring new recreational facilities to Quarry Moor in Ripon
A bequest of £20,000 for the benefit of Quarry Moor, could lead to new recreational facilities for young people living in Ripon.
Ripon City Council, which holds the site in trust, agreed to use the donation received from the estate of a local parishioner, as the seed funding to get a major project under way.
At Monday's full council meeting, council leader Andrew Williams, said:
He added:
Councillor Julie Martin-Long, who chairs the Quarry Moor Committee, said:
The Quarry Moor Activities Centre
The site, which includes a nature reserve, children's playground, and a run-down activities centre in a poor condition, is located next to McDonald's on the Harrogate Road,
Quarry Moor was donated to Ripon by Alderman Thomas F Spence in 1945 and has been held in trust by the city council for the use of local people ever since.
The nature reserve was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in 1986 in recognition of its unique geology and rare, species-rich magnesian limestone grassland.
Through careful management over the years, it has become a place of nature conservation and quiet recreation, while providing a habitat for a variety of wildlife species.
A six-acre portion of the site where the activities centre, playground, picnic area and parking facilities are located, does not come within the SSSI designation.
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