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CHAMPION: Blackpool’s Stanley Park is a National Treasure

2nd September2022

The winner of England's Favourite Park 2022 was Blackpool's art deco Stanley Park, the third time it has won the national title for England and giving it the coveted status of an English National Treasure.

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CHAMPION: Your UK’s Favourite Parks 2022 revealed

29th August 2022

You voted for your UK's Favourite Parks in your tens of thousands and we're delighted to announce the winners.

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CHAMPION: Recognising five ways our UK's Favourite Parks nominees support our mental health

11th August 2022

In recognition of the important role of all our nation's parks for our final weekly update we are celebrating all 364 nominated parks and the ways they support our mental health.

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CHAMPION: UK's Favourite Parks nominees in the footsteps of Lionesses

4th August 2022

With just two weeks of voting for UK's Favourite Parks remaining time is running out to help a park you love be named amongst the nation's favourites.

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CHAMPION: UK's Favourite Park nominees making a move in the last seven days

28th July 2022

As voting reaches the half-way stage, here are the ten parks who've been making a move in the last week.

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CHAMPION: UK's Favourite Park nominees you're making a song about this week

21st July 2022

We put the spotlight on the ten UK's Favourite Parks nominees you've really been making a song about with your votes over the last seven days.

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CHAMPION: UK’s Favourite Parks 2022 'Fastest Starters' revealed

14th July 2022

You have already been voting in your thousands for parks across the UK which are close to your hearts. We can now reveal the ten parks who receive our first weekly recognition, as the 'fastest starters' in the public vote.

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CHAMPION: Voting now open to choose your favourite parks

7th July 2022

Earlier this summer we launched the search to find the UK's Favourite Parks. You nominated 364 parks across the country. Now is the time to find out which are the UK's favourites, as the public vote opens.

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CHAMPION: The search for the UK’s Favourite Parks returns

9th June 2022

The search for the UK's Favourite Parks is back this summer and we're calling on you to get nominating and help us shine a light on the green spaces that hold a special place in the nation's hearts.

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BOOK SHELF: Stuart Maconie's The Nanny State Made Me

17th January 2021

In an extract from his latest book, "The Nanny State Made Me", writer, broadcaster and journalist Stuart Maconie celebrates Telford Town Park and the value it delivers for its regular users.

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