The Area Committee has given approval to an application received from Mellor Open Gardens for a grant of £500 from the Ward Flexibility Funding Budget (Marple North ward allocation) towards the cost of this year’s Mellor Open Gardens taking place on two consecutive afternoons: Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th July from 2 till 6pm for advertising, the cost of printing tickets, posters and the provision of minibuses and another expenses.