STROUD'S Museum in the Park has been awarded a grant of just over £50,000 by Arts Council England to clear the ground in its derelict walled garden.
The aim of ACE's Renaissance Strategic Support Fund is to help museums develop by working with new partners to generate new skills which can be shared across the sector.
Volunteers from Stroud Valleys Project will work with the museum on ground clearance in the run-up to major work on the walled garden project.
It aims to bring back to life 2,000sqm of derelict land which was formerly the garden belonging to the mansion house, now the Museum in the Park.
Clare Mahdiyone, director of SVP, said: "In our 25th year we're delighted to be working with the museum on such an original project which will have great benefit to the community for many years."
This ACE-supported project includes funding for a learning engagement officer who will work with project's volunteers to draws links between the garden, the museum collections and its heritage.