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Thank you for the shout out - we're run by and for Friends and environmental volunteers and are currently crowdfunding to support our work, including creating reports like this - help us here if you can avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/b… 💚
3/ @NatFedParks has launched a new report detailing the activities and influence of 7,000 local Friends Groups across the UK, showing how vital these environmental volunteers are for green spaces🌏
You can read the report here: natfedparks.org.uk/wp-conten…🌲
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Being outdoors is great for #HealthAndWellbeing & that's the #LoveParks theme today
Get out of the hot & sweaty gym & use our Trim Trail equipment. You'll feel better after a workout in the fresh air
Download the mindfulness podcast from our website & take a moment for yourself
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Wonderful little video from Friends Group chair Andy, talking about a very special artist-made bench on their Poppy Trail. With TLC it looks back to its best and will last many more years 👏 #MakingADifference #LoveYourPark
Great video displaying the hard work and commitment of the volunteers from @FriendsCoCCP and @TCVtweets at @CountessPark, looking after and preserving the site brilliantly. The Fallen for the Fallen bench is looking wonderful, thank you! 👏 #volunteers
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#ICYMI earlier this week we launched this year's Green Space Index. Discover the insights and explore the interactive maps for your local area. fieldsintrust.org/News/green…
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6.1 million people have no park/green space nearby.
New ones need to be created in areas with the lowest current provision, they’re a vital resource for communities.
Our parks need legal protection, sign the petition to amend the Levelling Up Bill <action.wildlifetrusts.org/pa…>
🚨 Have you checked out this year's Green Space Index yet?
Each year, we release data on Great Britain's local parks & green spaces, providing insight into how many and how accessible they are.
Check out a short thread on the findings. (1/10)
fieldsintrust.org/News/green…
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New! Help guide “How to create safer parks for women and girls”.
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We're proud of the role that #GreenFlagAward has played in this project. New guidance launched today!!!
#saferparks #equality #parks
@KeepBritainTidy
@UniLeeds @MakeSpaceforGi1 @WestYorkshireCA @WUParks greenflagaward.org/news/new-…
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🌳🌳🌳 @Guardian editorial on our parks 👏👏👏 "One of the last areas of truly public space/Councils should not have to depend on commercial revenue to safeguard their future. They are an asset that should be for everyone." theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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This HAS to change. Our parks and greenspaces need robust funding and a statutory duty to keep it that way. 🤷♀️😢🙏
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Got any ancient trees growing on your park or greenspace? Help the Woodland Trust record their location. Much easier to protect them when we know where they are! 🌳
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Another week, another article about how green space is good for us - theguardian.com/environment/… - let's make sure our precious spaces are cared for and protected - thanks to all our environmental volunteers for their fantastic work too - you know who you are :-)
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To attract more birds to your garden, increase insect populations by growing nectar-rich plants. Birds like blue tits eat pests like aphids - so having them around can help create a healthy ecosystem without using chemicals.
More ideas: bit.ly/3JnB7vF
#BigGardenBirdWatch
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Fantastic news! Congratulations Shelly 😍🥳. Your tireless work with Friends of Victoria Park shows how local people are key to success. The park & new community building is such a vital asset to the neighbourhood plus all the other things you do, what an inspirational lady 🌳🤗
Absolutely wonderful news to see @ShellyQH1 awarded an MBE for services to Stretford! Many congratulations Shelly 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻@FOVPStretford
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Parks should be safe places for women and girls.
Research from the University of Leeds.
A study by Leeds researchers, funded by @WestYorkshireCA, discusses how women and girls feeling vulnerable in parks is a barrier that needs to be urgently addressed 🌳🌙
Find out more about the study and plans to combat this issue 👇
leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/…
ALT A photograph of a woman walking through a park at night
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For people, place and the planet, green spaces help tackle key challenges facing our communities. Yesterday our President @KensingtonRoyal hosted discussions with industry leaders which will shape our new guidance and deliver green spaces for the future.
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Our parks would not / could not function without volunteers. Too all of our dedicated volunteers, we want to say a big thank you.
Thank you to the hundreds of #GreenFlagAward judges and thousands of #community #volunteers who share their time and love for #parks and #greenspaces... We salute you!
#IVD2022 #TogetherActNow
@KeepBritainTidy @WUParks @parks_forum @NatFedParks @LGAcomms
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Today the APPG on Health & the Natural Environment chaired by @Alex_Stafford heard from @NaturalEngland, @CamdenCouncil & @IslingtonBC about Future Parks Accelerator @TheRealFPA. Funded and supported by @HeritageFundUK & @nationaltrust. Find more here: futureparks.org.uk
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Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay & what an amazing role nature & our local parks play for our mental health & well being. A big thank you to all the staff & volunteers who work to care for these spaces for all of our benefits. Why not join a local friends group to help even more?
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We support the approach and comments from lots of our amazing charity sector colleagues about this horrendous #AttackOnNature Please see below a way you can help fight back
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As we stagger from one national emergency to the next it’s free facilities such as public parks that will yet again be at the forefront of our response. But what will people find? #fundparksproperly #loveparks @trussliz @RishiSunak @guardian @MailOnline
Underfunded, rusting and fenced off, Britain’s parks are under attack | Dan Hancox theguardian.com/commentisfre…