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PROTECT: Wrexham agreement set to ensure 300 protected spaces in Wales
The number of parks and green spaces legally protected forever in Wales is set to hit the 300 mark after Wrexham County Borough Council took the next step in protecting ten country parks.
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FIELDS IN TRUST: Latest Impact Report launched at Annual General Meeting
The 2020 Fields in Trust Impact Report was launched at our AGM, which provided an opportunity to reflect on both the importance of local parks during 2020 and the contributions of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh to the charity.
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POLICY: Green space not equally accessible to all, finds latest Green Space Index launched by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have launched the latest Green Space Index, which reveals that our much loved local parks are not equally accessible to all.
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PROTECT: Liverpool City Council makes pioneering commitment to protect all parks and green spaces forever
Liverpool City Council has made a first-of-its-kind commitment to protect all the city's parks and green spaces in perpetuity with Fields in Trust, ensuring they can never be sold off or build on.
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PROTECT: Scottish capital latest to boost local activity levels through Active Spaces
Residents in Edinburgh are the latest to feel the benefits of Fields in Trust’s Active Spaces programme. Two green spaces have been protected in perpetuity by The City of Edinburgh Council under the scheme.
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PROTECT: Latest benefits of Active Spaces felt in Northern Ireland
The latest benefits of Fields in Trust’s Active Spaces programme are being felt in Northern Ireland, following the opening of a new trim trail at The People’s Park in Ballymena.
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PROTECT: Century of green spaces protected for good in 2019
Over the course of 2019 our work has led to another 101 parks and green spaces across the UK gaining legal protection in perpetuity.
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PROTECTING OUR PARKS: Strategic protection of Glasgow’s Dear Green Space
Our latest spotlight shines on Glasgow City Council and looks at how they used evidence to show them where they needed to act in protecting parks and green spaces for the benefit of the city's residents.
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING: St. Helens’ Sutton Park is an Active Space for the community
This week's Summer of Parks spotlight shines of Sutton Park in St. Helens and how our Active Spaces programme has helped people improve their health and wellbeing in an area identified as having high levels of inactivity.
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ORGANISED SPORT IN PARKS: A long innings
This week's Summer of Parks spotlight shines on Sherwood Cricket Club in Kent, who have used Fields in Trust protection to secure their home ground and ensure organised sporting activity in Rochester is safeguarded for future generations.
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SPORTING JOURNEYS: Spotlight on Cregagh Green
Spotlight on Cregagh Green in Belfast, where George Best first kicked a football as a youngster and now protected in perpetuity as an Active Space.
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FRIENDS OF GROUPS: Spotlight on Friends of Newton Park
This week our Summer of Parks shines the spotlight on the Friends of Newton Park in Trafford, Greater Manchester and how their efforts resulted in the park being protected in perpetuity.
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PROTECT: Five decades of sporting memories protected forever in South Tyneside
A green space in the South Tyneside village of Cleadon has been protected forever to ensure it will always be there for the community to use and enjoy.
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