Work begins on heritage-themed golf course

Work has begun on a heritage-themed adventure golf course as part of improvement works to Selby Park.

North Yorkshire Council said the new nine-hole course would take players on "a journey through the town's past while providing a modern, family-friendly leisure attraction for residents and visitor".

Work began on removing the existing 30-year-old crazy golf course on 14 September, with work due to begin on installing the new course on Monday.

The council said it had earmarked £353,000 in its capital programme for Phase 1 of the Selby Park Development Project.

The golf course's themes include the Viking settlers who founded Selby, the historic Selby Abbey, the town's medieval market heritage and the importance of the River Ouse to local trade and development.

The aim is to strengthen the park's role as a key link between the Station Gateway area and Selby town centre.

The scheme is being delivered through the authority's Abbey Quarter programme, which is helping to bring forward a series of regeneration projects across the town.

Executive member for highways and transportation, Malcolm Taylor, said the scheme supports plans to regenerate Selby's town centre and encourage "healthier lifestyles and enhance one of the area's most valued community spaces for residents, families and visitors".

"Parks play a vital role in supporting health and wellbeing, and these improvements will help ensure Selby Park remains a welcoming, accessible and high-quality destination for generations to come," he said.

Taylor said the development followed a public consultation involving more than 300 people.

Alongside the adventure golf course, plans include a range of lawn games, such as croquet, giant Jenga, and cornhole, as well as improvements to lighting, signage and seating.

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