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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
George Morgan & Beth Lindop

Vandalised golf course brought 'back to life' by community

A golf course which was closed due to council cuts is being brought "back to life" by members of the community.

Brackenwood golf course, in Bebington, Wirral, was shut down on April 1, along with Hoylake Municipal, after Wirral Council withdrew its funding for the two courses. The move came in a bid to save £328,000 towards the £20m needed to address a major gap in the council's budget.

Following the closure, the site faced vandalism on a scale never seen before, with marker posts being pulled out and dragged into the pond, and a fire breaking out on the course.

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