2. GreenSpace
-‐
Our
mission
To
work
towards
achieving
a
network
of
easily
accessible,
safe,
attractive
and
welcoming
parks,
gardens
and
green
spaces
which
meet
the
needs
of
everyone
and
which
contribute
to
the
economic,
social
and
environmental
well-‐being
of
people
and
places,
now
and
for
future
generations.
‘Greenplaces
for
all’
3. GreenSpace
–
what
we
do
Networks
Sector
partnerships
Communities
Regional
Forums
A
network
of
easily
accessible,
Advocating
&
inEluencing
safe,
attractive
and
welcoming
Love
Parks
Week
Green
Places
Policy
&
research
green
spaces
meeting
the
needs
of
everyone,
contributing
to
the
economic,
social
and
environmental
well-‐being
of
Skills
&
knowledge
Institute
Training
&
Conferences
Green
Places
people
and
places,
now
and
for
future
generations.
Ensure
excellence
GreenFlag
GreenPlaces
Fund
Monitor
use
GreenSTAT
Policy
&
research
10. Decline
in
the
1990s
u Compulsory
Competitive
Tendering
led
to
budget
savings
being
taken
out
of
park
services
u Complete
lack
of
investment
across
the
country
u Attracted
antisocial
behaviour
u Decline
stimulated
HLF
to
start
investment
in
parks
programmes
u Formation
of
GreenSpace
11. Renaissance
2000s
u Urban
White
Paper
u Urban
Green
Spaces
Task
Force
u Urban
Summits
u Creation
of
Cabe
Space
u Appointment
of
a
Minister
with
park
portfolio
u Living
Spaces
by
DCLG,
Community
Spaces
by
Big
and
HLF
continuing
to
fund
parks
u Support
for
NGOs
delivering
urban
regeneration
12. Threats
to
greenspace
u ‘BonEire
of
the
quangos’
sees
Cabe
Space
disappear
u GreenSpace
researches
the
impact
of
CSR
across
50
authorities:
28%
cuts
in
parks
budgets,
30%
losses
of
greenspace
managers
and
front
line
staff
u London
25%
of
Heads
of
Parks
services
lose
their
jobs
u Need
to
do
something
radical
-‐
GreenPlaces
Fund
13. Vision
for
the
GreenPlaces
Fund
By
creating
a
national
mechanism
for
parks
and
greenspace
giving
that
attracts
funding
and
commitment
from
both
businesses,
communities
and
individuals
locally,
where
it
matters
to
them
most,
the
Fund
can
support:
u Everyone
in
the
UK
to
have
easy,
safe
and
close
access
to
quality
parks
and
green
spaces
where
they
live
u Encouraging
collaboration
between
businesses,
local
authorities
and
communities
to
work
in
partnership
to
improve
and
sustain
their
local
parks
and
green
spaces
u Inspiring
communities
to
recognise
the
value
of
green
space
and
boost
usage
to
improve
their
health
and
quality
of
life
14. GreenPlaces
Fund
-‐
partnerships
It
seeks
to
grow
partnerships
across
towns
and
cities
between
local
authorities,
communities,
businesses
and
green
sector
NGOs
u Business
forums
such
as
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
are
encouraged
to
be
key
supporters
and
the
board
managing
the
Fund
at
a
local
level
would
ideally
be
lead
by
local
business
u The
Fund
promotes
the
creation
of
an
authority-‐wide
community
forum,
such
as
the
Birmingham
Open
Spaces
Forum,
that
brings
together
groups
interested
in
their
local
parks
and
greenspace
u There
will
be
expertise
locally
too
and
it
is
hoped
that
the
Fund
can
support
key
partners
such
as
TCV
to
establish
volunteering
centres
or
hubs
15. Giving
to
the
Fund
People/organisations can
give to the overall national Green
Places
Fund
fund
or Green
Places
Fund
Green
Places
Fund
Green
Places
Fund
And
so
on…
To city fund No0ngham
Birmingham
Leeds
Project
1
Project
1
or
Bulb
plan<ng
across
all
Public
facili<es
clean
up
To a project within city parks
in
city
at
fun
park
Project
2
Project
2
New
playground
at
Tree
plan<ng
in
five
highcross
park
parks
Project
3
New
plan<ng
at
summer
hill
meadow
Project
4
Bench
makeover
at
one<me
park
18. Love
Parks
Week
Online
One
million
people
attended
events
› Total website visits up by 30% (13k)
› Google Map 75,000 views
throughout
the
week.
Most
successful
› Twitter 40% increase in followers in
year
yet.
six months
A
total
of
1,244
events
were
held
by
Press (July only)
› Readership reach: 22.8m
local
authorities,
charities,
volunteers,
› Consumer 44%, regional/local 31%,
local
businesses
and
many
more!
national 23% and
Trade 1%
Increased
sector
support…
› Daily Telegraph, Sainsburys
Magazine, Waitrose Weekend, Yours,
Bodyfit and Choice
19. Nat
Fed
Parks
&
Green
Spaces
Existing
Forums
registered
with
Nat
Fed:
London
–
currently
16
boroughs
Birmingham
Sunderland
Bristol
Nottingham
Liverpool
Stockport
Wirral
Walsall
Bradford
Hyndburn
Medway
Plymouth
York
New
Forums
in
the
process
of
setting
up
ofEicially
or
known
to
have
some
engagement:
Leeds
Canterbury
ShefEield
Manchester
Newcastle
20. Opportunities
to
work
together
u Support
Love
Parks
Week
and
the
growth
of
volunteering
in
the
greenspace
sector
u Support
the
development
of
the
Green
National Trust Places
Fund
–
advocate
for
the
Fund
in
Greater linkage of
properties to local city, each
city
potential engagement
for new volunteers and u Advocate
for
quality
through
support
placing an emphasis on for
Green
Flag
quality of site and
eperience through: u Sign
up
sites
to
GreenSTAT
to
monitor
visitor
satisfaction
and
experience
u Give
time
and
expertise
to
help
parks
managers
and
community
groups
21. Questions
A
prospectus
for
Local
Authori<es
May
2012
