Harrogate Borough Council has installed a new set of lights in the Sun Colonnade in the first of a series of winter improvement in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens.
The council spent £15,000 on LED lighting to make the area, which has been subject to anti-social behaviour, more attractive and safer.
In the coming weeks the council plans to steam clean the Sun Colonnade and remove some of the heavy ivy, which would encourage growth of other vines.
The council is also planning to add lights to the trees along the lime tree walk, adjacent to the Sun Colonnade
It comes ahead of a £240,000 refurbishment of the nearby Sun Pavilion, which is set to be complete by February next year.
The Sun Pavilion improvements include reconstructing the floor, new underfloor heating and insulation as well as new floor coverings.
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A spokesperson for the council said:
“The new lights in the Sun Colonnade have been installed to improve and enhance this area of the gardens.
“The energy efficient LED lighting comes on late afternoon and then goes off late at night and will provide lighting to this area for many years to come.
“We have a whole programme of maintenance and improvements in Valley Gardens this winter, including steam cleaning the Sun Colonnade and removing some of the heavy ivy from the roof to allow more light through and other vines to flourish, as well as installing tree lights along Lime Tree Walk.
“Valley Gardens is both popular with residents and visitors and we want to enhance the use of this beautiful space to allow us to do more in the future.”
