HEADLINE STORY
Over 300 local residents visited the Castle on May Bank Holiday Monday. Only 600 invitations were sent out, so the response was remarkable. Many came with memories of the castle before its dereliction and one lady remembered leaving for her wedding from the stables where she lived as a young woman. Over 100 guests signed up to join our free "Friends" programme.
Visitors were invited to follow a route through the gardens, past the ruin and back to the former lawns, now covered with concrete and empty chicken sheds. On the route we displayed pictures of the Edwardian gardens before they were abandoned...
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