A PARISH council is celebrating after receiving a grant worth £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.

Great Bromley Parish Council is using the funds for renovations to the Hare Green recreation ground.

Last week, the council was awarded £19,000 from Essex County Council’s Community Initiative Fund, which will see old play equipment replaced and possibly an outdoor gym installed.

Parish council chairman Alan Thomas said: “The final design has not been finished yet, but it is brilliant news and it is going to make a huge difference.

“The equipment is a bit tired and past its sell-by date so, hopefully, we can bring it up to standard.”