The Millennium Garden at Spofforth was officially opened by the Mayor of Harrogate, Councillor Margaret-Ann de Courcey-Baylay in November 2004.
Among those present were Spofforth Parish Council chairman Councillor Shirley Fawcett, chairman of the Yorkshire Land and Country Association Mr Michael Elsmoor and other parish councillors who saw the fruits of labour from landscape gardeners Carl and Gary Marston.
A speech was given by Councillor June Geddes, who was instrumental in bringing this feature to Spofforth.Councillor Geddes put a lot of time and effort into the project, including various fund-raising activities.
Philip Hiscott from the Countryside Agency also played a major role by getting funding through the Doorstep green grant.