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PARTNERS: Supporting the Groundwork Community Awards
Fields in Trust were pleased to sponsor the Best Community Group Contribution to Sport or Physical Activity category at the Groundwork Community Awards, presented this week.
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SUMMER OF PARKS: "A world of good"
As our Summer of Parks continues we welcome a blog from Parks and Green Spaces Minister Rishi Sunak MP, who reflects on Have a Field Day, UK's Best Park and current developments within the parks and green spaces sector.
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FRIENDS OF GROUPS: Hosting Have a Field Days for communities
On Have a Field Day today, around a fifth of the 250 plus events are being organised by Friends of groups - discover some of the ways groups across the UK are celebrating.
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MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE: Enjoy your park, but take only memories and leave only footprints
In our latest staff blog our Digital & Campaigns Officer takes a look at the impact of litter and how we can all make our parks and green spaces nicer places for everyone this summer.
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MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE: Spotlight on Trevor Hoyte
In this week's spotlight we learn about Trevor Hoyte and his role in the maintenance and management of Rugby's parks for the benefit of the local community.
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CELEBRATING PARKS: In conversation with Chris Worman MBE
As part of our Summer of Parks week celebrating parks, we chat with green space professional Chris Worman MBE.
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CELEBRATING PARKS: Spotlight on Starbank Park
As we celebrate parks and green spaces this week we turn the spotlight on Starbank Park in Edinburgh and the work of their active Friends of group.
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FUNDING OF PARKS: Spotlight on Stradishall Parish Council
As we discuss the funding of parks and green spaces this week we shine the spotlight on Stradishall Parish Council and their community fundraising efforts which led to their purchase of the local playing field.
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INFORMAL COMMUNITIES: Parks bringing people together
In the second on this summer's staff blogs, Angela Lewis discusses how parks bring people together and create informal communities.
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INFORMAL COMMUNITIES: Eight ideas for your Have a Field Day
Have a Field Day is about getting out and enjoying our local parks and green spaces. Here's eight ideas for your Have a Field Day that you can also get others involved with!
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INFORMAL COMMUNITIES: Spotlight on Norman McCarley and Brynmill Park
As our Summer of Parks looks at at informal communities in parks and green spaces, we focus on one champion who has dedicated himself to bringing people together: Norman McCarley from the Friends of Brynmill Park in Swansea.
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CHAMPION: One year in the life of the UK's Best Park
In our first guest blog Elaine Smith MBE, Chairman of The Friends of Stanley Park and the Salisbury Woodland, discusses one year in the life of the UK's Best Park.
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CHAMPION: Engaging young people with heritage parks
Fields in Trust has partnered with green space charity, Groundwork and The National Youth Agency, to launch 'Future Proof Parks', a £900k National Lottery-funded programme that will support Friends of parks groups and local young people
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CHAMPION: Thousands enjoy Have a Field Day fun in the sun
An estimated 30,000 park lovers across the country enjoyed a fun filled day at the park on Have a Field Day on Saturday 7th July. Hundreds of events took place right across the UK from small community picnics to large parties and fetes.
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CHAMPION: Have a Field Day and celebrate the UK’s parks and green spaces
Thousands of people, in hundreds of communities across the UK, will come together this weekend to celebrate local parks and green spaces as part of Have a Field Day on Saturday 7th July.
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POLICY: Don’t let the sun set on our parks
On the first day of summer, the UK's political leaders were asked to champion the UK's parks and green spaces.
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CHAMPION: Saying thank you to green space guardians this Volunteers’ Week
As this year’s Volunteers’ Week draw to a close, here at Fields in Trust we want to say our thank you to those green space guardians who go the extra mile for our nation’s parks and green spaces.
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AWARDS: Stanley Park named UK’s Best Park 2017 at Fields in Trust Awards
Blackpool's Stanley Park, has been voted by the public as the UK's Best Park at the prestigious annual Fields in Trust Awards 2017.
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UK'S BEST PARK: Shortlist announced for 2017 Award
The shortlists for this year's Fields in Trust Awards have been announced. Winners in nine categories will be celebrated at a ceremony on Wednesday 29th November at Lord's Cricket Ground in London.
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AWARDS: Shortlists announced for Fields in Trust Awards
We are delighted to reveal the shortlists for this year's Fields in Trust Awards, with the winners due to be announced at the Awards Ceremony on 29th November.
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AWARDS: Nominations open for sixth annual Fields in Trust Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2017 Fields in Trust Awards, our annual showcase of the hard work of green space champions across the UK; nominations are invited in nine separate categories.
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HAVE A FIELD DAY: Thousands set to celebrate our parks and green spaces
Hundreds of communities across the UK will come together tomorrow to celebrate our local parks and green spaces as part of Have a Field Day.
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PARTNERS: Groundwork UK launches new Youth Network
Leading environmental community charity Groundwork UK today launch their new Youth Network, inviting applications for Young Green Ambassadors from those passionate about their local environment.
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HAVE A FIELD DAY: Celebrate your local green space this summer
In the latest in our series of blogs, Fields in Trust calls for us to love our local parks this summer.
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