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A Look Back On 2019
We take a look back on some of the highlights from another busy year for our nation's parks and green spaces.
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HERITAGE OF PARKS: A legacy of remembrance
Ahead of the 100 year anniversary of Peace Day, a look at some of the stories and the legacy created by our Centenary Fields programme.
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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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PROVISION: Spotlight on Islington Borough Council
An in depth look at provision in the London Borough of Islington and how they are working to protect their parks and green spaces for future generations.
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PROTECT: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council securing spaces for future generations
War Memorial Park in Ballymena has become the latest space in Mid and East Antrim to be protected in perpetuity with Fields in Trust. Nine parks and green spaces across the borough are now secured for future generations.
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PROTECT: 90 years working for Northern Ireland's green spaces
Today marks 90 years of Fields in Trust’s work to protect, support and champion parks and green spaces in Northern Ireland. In the time since 29 spaces have been protected in perpetuity.
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PROTECT: Reflecting on Remembrance
In our latest staff blog our Head of Programmes, Angela Lewis, looks back on the World War I commemorations and discusses the legacy our Centenary Fields programme is leaving.
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PROTECT: Securing our memorial spaces in perpetuity
As we approach the centenary of the Armistice, in our latest staff blog our Head of Programmes, Angela Lewis, discusses our Centenary Fields programme and the importance of ensuring our memorial spaces remain protected in perpetuity.
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PROTECT: Kensington Memorial Park marks mid-point of Centenary Fields Legacy
Today our Centenary Fields Legacy campaign reaches its mid-point by featuring Kensington Memorial Park. It was at this space two years ago that Fields in Trust’s President, HRH The Duke of Cambridge unveiling a Centenary Fields plaque.
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PROTECT: Parks protected in perpetuity to support community activities
Four UK parks are set to benefit from £100,000 of investment which will encourage local people to get active in their local park. Capital grants from The London Marathon Charitable Trust have been awarded through the Active Spaces programme.
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PROTECT: Local MP unveils latest Centenary Fields plaque in Lancashire
Brindle Community Hall and its surrounding recreational land became the fifth space protected in Lancashire as part of the Centenary Fields programme last weekend.
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CENTENARY FIELDS: Birch Gardens latest space in Staffordshire protected
Birch Gardens in Leek has become the latest space in Staffordshire protected as part of the Centenary Fields programme.
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CENTENARY FIELDS: Programme reaches protection century
Centenary Fields, our nationwide programme commemorating World War I, has now registered its 100th site with the Cropwell Bishop Memorial Hall site in Nottinghamshire achieving protected status.
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ACTIVE SPACES: King's Lynn's River Lane Sports Pitches protected forever
An area of public open space at Lynnsport has been protected by Fields in Trust as part of the Active Spaces programme. The programme secures recreational land development in perpetuity and supports community use of the site.
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ACTIVE SPACES: Belfast’s Cregagh Green first to benefit from London Marathon Charitable Trust funding
East Belfast's Cregagh Green is the first project in the UK to be awarded funding by the London Marathon Charitable Trust (LMCT) as part of the Active Spaces programme.
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FIELDS: Ashtead Rye Meadows Wetlands creates living legacy to mark World War I Centenary
Ashtead Rye Meadows Wetlands in Surrey has become the latest site protected under the Centenary Fields programme and celebrated its new status with a plaque unveiling ceremony earlier this week.
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FIELDS: New Active Spaces partnership will protect open spaces and tackle physical inactivity across the UK
A new Fields in Trust protection programme will create a legacy of 50 permanently safeguarded outdoor spaces across the UK and tackle physical inactivity.
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FIELDS: Innovative partnership secures recreational green space in a new housing development
Fields in Trust, in partnership with HAB Housing, are marking an innovative collaboration which will secure recreational land in perpetuity as part of a new housing development at Winchester, Hampshire.
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