A PLAYGROUND rejuvenation project in Milverton has been boosted with a near-£20,000 National Lottery grant.

The £19,720 grant has taken total fund-raising, including pledges, to more than £70,000, with a shortfall of £30,000 left to find.

Fencing around the play area on the village recreation ground has been replaced with a safer and more attractive design by Wadhams, funded with money raised by The Milverton Trust.

Milverton Court Leet is among the recent contributors, and the parish council has also pledged to support the project, while a further funding application has been made to Biffa.

A spokesperson said “We look forward to hopefully completing this project later this year and giving the young people of Milverton a stimulating and exciting place to meet up.”