A GRANT application for £50,000 which was intended for the continued facelift of the Meadows has been rejected.

The Biffa Grant was applied for by the Friends of the Meadows, formed by representatives from Tavistock Town Council, the youth café, Transition Tavistock, Tavistock Lions and the Meadows Makeover Group.

If the grant had been approved, it could have seen the installation of a toddlers' play zone, percussion play area, trampoline, dizzy roundabout and a rockscaper, costing around £100,000.

General manager Wayne Southall last week told members of the town council's properties committe: 'The potential benefits of the application were acknowledged and the board felt there was merit in the scheme — due to limited funds, other projects were prioritised.

'We can resubmit in six months, subject to Biffa not altering the criteria for eligibility.'