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Oct 2022
Could Harrogate's 'little temple' be moved to 'neglected' Starbeck?
A Starbeck community group has offered to find a new home for the 'little temple' that looks set to be moved from Harrogate.
North Yorkshire County Council said yesterday it had submitted a planning application to remove the tempietto in Station Square.
It plans to sell or recycle the construction so it can open up the area and use the space to host events, as part of the £11.9 million Harrogate Station Gateway scheme.
Postmaster Andrew Hart has written to the council offering to donate £1,000 towards bringing the little temple to Starbeck.
Mr Hart, who founded Starbeck Community Group, which has 1,800 members, wrote in his letter:
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Mr Hart was behind a successful bid last year to relocate eight planters from Harrogate to Starbeck when Harrogate Borough Council decided to get rid of them.
He said "these things help poor neglected Starbeck" and told the Stray Ferret the idea of Belmont Park hosting the little temple had been well received by locals:
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