A Surbiton environmental group needs your votes to help it win a £10,000 grant that would revatilise one of the town's most popular green spaces.
Surbiton Wildlife Group has entered insurance giant Aviva's Community Fund competition, which offers funding to organisations and individuals looking to improve their area.
The group is bidding for £10,000 to regenerate the pond in Claremont Gardens, off Claremont Road.
It plans to restore the pond into a natural sanctuary for declining wildlife species, as well as offering pond dips and nature walks to nearby schools.
A second phase to redevelop the adjacent water feature is also in the planning stages.
Tom Hooker, from Surbiton Wildlife Group, said: "Claremont Gardens is probably the most popular and well used of all Surbiton's parks, but has become neglected due to limited council resources and finance.
"The wildlife pond has never been maintained and has not struck a natural balance.
"We are applying for an Aviva community grant to revitalise the pond. If we're successful, this will enable the work to happen late Autumn this year.
"This is our priority as the pond should be a valuable habitat for wildlife and a much more attractive central feature."
Surbiton Wildlife Group also has future plans to restore the water feature at Claremont Gardens
The project would inolve draining the pond, removing invasive plants and silt and refilling it with more suitable native marginals.
Claremont Gardens is one of Surbiton's most prominent public spaces, and every year plays host to a number of community events, including the Surbiton Sardine Festival and The Surbo.
Voting closes on Saturday, May 30.
The nine projects with the highest number of votes are then put before a judging panel, with a winner announced on June 30.
Each person can cast up to 10 votes across several projects or the one they support the most.
Visit community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voting/project/view/143/ to vote.
Surbiton Wildife Group will host a litterpick and ground clearing weekend at Claremont Gardens on July 17 and 18.
Further details will be announced nearer the date.
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