THE culmination of the dedication and hard work over a number of years of local figures was celebrated in style with the opening of the Badock Gardens sun lounge.

In an event held to celebrate the reopening of the much-loved community facility, local community figures came together to celebrate the momentous occasion – with the sun lounge’s reopening being enjoyed on a day where the weather was distinctly un-sunny.

It was jointly opened by the mayor of Holsworthy, Cllr Jon Hutchings, and the town’s deputy mayor, Cllr Helen Parker, who played an integral role in the efforts to raise the money to enable the much-needed refurbishment of the sun lounge to take place.

The newly refurbished building is now open to the public between 10am and 2pm on Mondays to Fridays, with the public also able to make bookings to hire the sunlounge around this.

A spokesperson for Holsworthy Town Council said: “Holsworthy Town Council celebrated the official opening of the new sun lounge at Badock Gardens.

“Despite the weather, guests enjoyed an afternoon tea and a scone. The event included speeches from the deputy mayor and chair of the parks committee, Councillor Helen Parker and the mayor of Holsworthy, Councillor Jon Hutchings, highlighting the importance of the newly renovated paths and sunlounge.

“Following the speeches, the mayor, Cllr Jon Hutchings officially opened the sun lounge by cutting the ribbon. Cllrs Jon Hutchings and Helen Parker then unveiled the plaque together, to mark the occasion.

“The sunlounge is now open to the public from 10am until 2pm, Monday to Fridays. Applications are also now available for those that wish to hire the sun lounge.

“Holsworthy Town Council would like to thank everyone that has helped with the project and attended and braved the windy conditions to make the grand opening a success.”