Scarborough Council’s wetland project officer, Tim Burkinshaw, will be hosting a special presentation, in partnership with Cayton in Bloom, to help raise awareness of what the project means for the local community.

Entrance to the presentation at the Jubilee Hall in Main Street, Cayton will be free. The talk starts at 7pm and will be followed by refreshments.

Les Hutchinson, chairman of Cayton in Bloom, which is organising the event said: “I can thoroughly recommend this talk to everyone, especially those living in the catchment area of the project.

“It is a tremendous undertaking on our very own doorstep, for the benefit of conservation and our local environment.

“I am sure people will be surprised at the scope of the work being done and the opportunities for involvement and further information.

“We are delighted that Tim has offered to come along and make this presentation for us.”

Mr Burkinshaw said: “This is a great opportunity for the local community to hear about Cayton and Flixton Carrs Wetland Project.

“The peaty farmland south of Cayton has long been drained for intensive agriculture, but with the project’s help, farmers are restoring valuable habitats for wetland and farmland species.

“It’s a real feather in Cayton’s cap to have this nationally important wetland creation happening on it’s doorstep and I’m delighted to have been asked by Cayton in Bloom to come along and share my enthusiasm for the project.”

Roger Burnett, parks and countryside manager, added: “This is a unique opportunity for anyone to come along and here first hand about this exiting project, which is one of the largest of it’s kind undertaken by a local authority anywhere in the UK.

“Tim has worked very hard to engage with local partners and it’s that partnership approach that will see the project through to completion.”