Darren Share, Head of Parks & Nature Conservation, Birmingham CC

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Darren Share
Head of Parks
Parks & Nature Conservation

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Service Overview
1 Million residents 10 Constituencies : 40 Wards : 120 Members
120 Friends (of Parks) Groups (Overarching Birmingham Open Spaces Forum)
Comprehensive Spending Review context: BCC to save £330m over 3 years
£317k for every working day for the next 4 years
£20 million p.a Grounds Maintenance and non highway trees (1million tasks p.a)
3376 Ha of POS (8358 acres)
CIPFA stats (GM): £6287 per Ha - UK average
Despite Complexity BCC avg £4722 per Ha - all costs inc client (25% less)
5863 sites
29 million sq. metres grass
7420 allotment plots 115 sites
254 play areas
325 building assets

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Parks Ranger Service

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12. BIRMINGHAM PARKS – BOSF CONFERENCE MAY 2011
New Structure HEAD OF PARKS
Secretary to Head of
Parks
Parks Playground Ranger Contract Constituency Parks and
Facilities Services Services Management and Customer Liaison BPN
Manager Manager Manager Compliance Manager
Manager
Constituency Parks Strategic
Parks Manager Parks
Development Sutton/ Erdington
BMU
Manager
Constituency Parks
Golf
POPI AND Manager
DATA Perry Barr/ Ladywood
MANAGEMENT
Northfield
Constituency Parks and
PHPOs and Manager Edgbaston
COMPLIANCE Northfield/ Edgbaston
Constituency Parks Nurseries
Manager
Head of
Yardley/ Hodge Hill
Landscape & Fleet
Contract
Development Constituency Parks
Manager
Selly Oak/ Hall Green
GOLF
Landscape Trees & Recycling
Practice Group Manager
Golf
Professionals