A popular natural beauty spot has been saved for the community thanks to a successful application to the government’s Community Ownership Fund, backed by Suffolk Coastal MP, Therese Coffey.
After raising £100,000 locally, the Holton Pits Community Interest Company has received a further £133,000 of government funding to enable them to secure the Holton Pits site near Halesworth. It means the disused sandpit owned by CEMEX will now be protected, ensuring continued public access to the site.
Therese said: “This is fabulous news for regular users of Holton Pits and the wider community. Huge congratulations to the whole team behind the Community Interest Company for putting so much effort into the local fundraising and their clearly very strong application. I wrote personally to the Secretary of State for Communities, Michael Gove, on two separate occasions to get this funding application over the line and I’m thrilled that has paid off. I’m very pleased that Holton Pits will now be in the hands of local people for local people.”
