The new Valley Road Gates have now been hung on the restored pillars; we are now reaching the end of this project to restore this important feature of the Valley Gardens.  The Civic Society has been able to provide the gates following a fundraising campaign, led by Linda Faunt, and the award of a £500 grant towards the cost by the Yorkshire Gardens Trust. 
The photographs show members of the Yorkshire Gardens Trust, members of the Civic Society and the Borough Council's Conservation officer at the site before the gates were replaced and also a photograph of the new gates, with Linda and Geoff Faunt. 
The gates were made by blacksmith James Godbold and the pillars restored by Scarborough Borough Council.  The gates will be left in their galvanised condition for some months to allow the surface to weather.  This will improve the adhesion of the paint, which will be the final stage of the project.  It is proposed to have an informal handover ceremony in due course.
Peter Cooper