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FORTHILL Park in Enniskillen is to close for four months to allow for a £210,000 investment programme to refurbish the popular, historic park. This new investment is funded by the Landfill Communities Fund and Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, with works to include significant conservation of Cole’s Monument, one of the most prominent landmarks of Enniskillen’s skyline. Conservation, restoration and repairs will be made to the stonework and viewing platform, and the statue, sitti...

Popular park to be closed all summer for revamp project Posted: 9:13 am April 8, 2021 By Roisin Henderson ONE OF Fermanagh’s most historic parks is to get a major makeover, however it unfortunately has to be closed for the whole of the summer to allow the work to be carried out. Last week the Council announced Forthill Park will close on April 12 to allow the £200,000 refurbishment works to get underway. With experts stating the work must be carried out during the warmer months, it ...

Major refurbishment plan for town monument  Posted: 6:45 pm January 18, 2021 By Roisin Henderson TWO historic Fermanagh monuments are to undergo conservation work to help preserve them for generations to come. The Department for Communities has announced that Devenish monastic site is one of five sites across the North where essential conservation work is to be carried out over the next 18-24 months. While the sixth century site will not be closed while the work is carried out, unlike...