A new ‘pocket park’ and three areas of new marked car parking have been created in the centre of Maryport.

The pocket park has restored an area of derelict land on the corner of Crosby Street and John Street.

Cumberland Council said it will give people a place to sit and enjoy new planted areas, and a set of historic horse-mounting steps have been retained as part of the scheme.

The raised flower beds will be filled this spring.

The three new off-street parking bays have been marked out at the top of Furnace Lane, just off Senhouse Street, so are ideally placed for people to visit the town’s main shopping area.

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All the public realm improvements have been managed by the Cumberland Council team and made possible by the Government’s Future High Streets Fund.

Maryport is currently undergoing £12 million of regeneration schemes – bringing new attractions, new outdoor spaces, and transforming some of the town’s most historic buildings.