The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and Big Lottery Fund (BIG) have announced that six parks across the UK are set to receive a share of £10m.

Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent; Telford Town Park, Shropshire; and Lordship Recreation Ground in Tottenham, London, have secured funding through the Parks for People initiative. Grants have also been allocated to Whaley Bridge Memorial Park in Derbyshire and Mesnes Park in Wigan, while Cambuslang Park in South Lanarkshire will receive support from the HLF only.

HLF chief executive Carole Souter said: "These grants are far-reaching and provide great opportunities to protect our precious wildlife, for volunteers to learn new skills, and get local people involved with taking care of their local park." A £1.8m grant will go towards the completion of improvements at Maidstone's Mote Park as part of a wider restoration programme, including the regeneration of a 19th century pavilion.

The conservation of chimneys and pit mounds connected with the industrial heritage of Telford are among the proposals for Telford Town Park, which will benefit from a £2.1m award. Woodland and flower beds at the Lordship Recreation Ground in Tottenham will be properly maintained alongside the restoration of the Shell Theatre and River Moselle thanks to a £3.8m grant.

Wigan's Mesnes Park has secured £1.9m towards the restoration of features including the bowls pavilion and lodge building, while also providing education workshops. Whaley Bridge Memorial Park will be rejuvenated with the help of a £478,000 grant, while a HLF-only award worth £551,500 will go towards a restoration scheme at Cambuslang Park.

Image: Telford Town Park