Croxteth Hall & Country Park officially one of the best UK parks
With parks providing the perfect location for families during the school holidays, Croxteth Hall & Country Park in Liverpool has been recognised as one of the country's best green spaces with a prestigious Green Flag Award today (Wednesday July 28, 2010).
Green Flag Awards recognise and reward the best parks in the country and Croxteth Hall & Country Park stood out after impressing the judges with its excellent use of green space, well-maintained facilities and high standard of safety and security. Special thanks for their contribution to the success of Croxteth go to the Friends of Croxteth Hall and Country Park and the Croxteth Heritage Volunteers.
Croxteth Hall & Country Park joins 16 other parks and gardens across the city which have also received the sought-after accolade. Liverpool City Council's cabinet member for the environment, Councillor Tim Moore, said:"This is fantastic news and I'm delighted that all 17 parks we entered for the award scooped the top prize."The awards are a real credit to everyone involved from the Parks and Greenspaces department, the gardeners from Glendale Liverpool, Friends of Groups right through to local residents and community groups.
"We want to make sure our parks and gardens are places residents and visitors want to spend time, and knowing that they have received national recognition for their excellence will hopefully encourage even more people to make the most of the green havens on their doorsteps."
The seventeen Green Flag flying Parks in Liverpool are:
. Anfield Crematorium Memorial Garden
. Belle Vale Park
. Calderstones Park
. Croxteth Hall & Country Park
. Devonfield Garden
. Doric Park
. Everton Park Nature Garden
. Falkner Square Garden
. Greenbank Park
. Larkhill Gardens
. Otterspool Promenade
. Our Lady and St Nicholas Church Garden
. Reynolds Park
. Springwood Crematorium Memorial Gardens
. St John's Gardens
. Stanley Park
. Woolton Woods and Camphill
Paul Todd, Manager, Green Flag Award Scheme, said:
"It's a remarkable achievement that so many Liverpool parks have successfully reached Green Flag Award status this year. The staff running the parks work very hard throughout the year to ensure their facilities are maintained to a high standard and enjoyed by the entire community."As the recession bites and people look closer to home to enjoy the outdoors, the provision of high-quality, free open spaces is of particular importance."
In order to achive the Green Flag Award, parks and gardens must meet demanding criteria which include high standards of maintenance, conservation and heritage, encourage community involvement, have excellent facilities with good signage, and be healthy, safe, secure and welcoming places.
About the Green Flag Award
. The Green Flag Award Scheme is managed by a consortium, comprising Keep Britain Tidy, BTCV and GreenSpace. Known collectively as the Green Flag Plus Partnership, the consortium manages the scheme in England on behalf of Communities and Local Government (CLG) and in Wales for the Welsh Steering Group.
. Green Flag Award recognises well-managed, high-quality green spaces. Any green space is eligible to win this award providing visitors can enter free of charge. Previous winners include parks managed by local authorities as well as those run by community groups and trusts.
. The applications for the Green Flag Awards are judged against eight criteria: a welcoming place; healthy safe and secure; clean and well maintained; sustainability; conservation and heritage; community involvement; marketing; and management.
. The Green Flag Award vision is that by 2020, 50 per cent of green spaces in England and Wales will be of Green Flag standard - a staggering 15,000 sites.
More information about the Green Flag Awards can be found on the Green Flag website.
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