I WAS pleased to read the letter from Frank Holstead in the Bolton News, January 19 in which he recalls the delights of the 'Chinese' (Japanese) gardens at Rivington.
I am sure we all share his joy at the news of the £3.4m Heritage Lottery Grant, although as the Rivington Heritage Trust are at pains to point out, this will help to arrest their decline but will be insufficient to restore them to their former glory.
We at Horwich Heritage have championed the cause of the gardens for many years and only last year produced an exhibition and DVD on the Life & Achievements of Lord Leverhulme to mark 90 years since his death.
For anyone wanting to know more about his Rivington masterpiece, the book which Frank Holstead refers to, Leverhulme's Rivington, is available at our Heritage Centre and at our monthly meeting on February 9, when Elaine Taylor will be speaking about Thomas Mawson, the landscape architect who designed the Rivington gardens and much more.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Stuart Whittle
Chairman
Horwich Heritage
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