Visiting parks and green spaces can help many people with their mental health issues. This free guide will help you understand and deliver effective activities as part of greenspace or nature-based, programmes.
13 July 2021
News
Community empowerment in green spaces
Dave Morris, Chair of the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces delivered a powerful presentation on the UK grassroots Friends Group movement for the Midland Parks Forum. Read the highlights and click the link to watch the webinar and Q & A session.
27 April 2021
“Better Outside” resources from Greenspace Scotland
Greenspace Scotland has produced some great free resources under the banner “Better Outside”. They offer a comprehensive downloadable guide, articles and case studies. The resources look at how we can take indoor activities outside and give real-life examples. From a meeting space in a teepee and community gardens through to pop-up youth drop-ins, there’s plenty to inspire and inform.
22 March 2021
Liverpool City Council makes pioneering commitment to protect all parks and green spaces forever
Liverpool City Council and green space charity Fields in Trust have made a pioneering commitment to legally protect all the cities parks and green spaces forever, ensuring they can never be sold off or built on. Friends of Parks groups in Liverpool have worked tirelessly to bring this visionary partnership to fruition.
19 March 2021
Highlights from the final Parks Community UK ‘Rethinking Parks’ workshop
At the end of 2020 we held our final sign-off event with all the Friends and volunteer groups who worked with us on the NESTA Rethinking Parks project. Read a summary of findings and links to the presentations and slides are included.
5 March 2021
“Friends United”
An excellent new article written by our partners The National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces. It looks at the growth of the Friends Groups movement and the efforts of its 7,000 local groups throughout the UK.
8 Feb 2021
Enjoy inspiring talks from ‘Rethinking the Future of Parks’
Parks Community UK took part in a fantastic parks and green spaces event last month organised by Nesta and the Future Parks Accelerator – ‘Rethinking the Future of Parks’. The event was recorded and has now been edited into handy bitesize chunks with sessions covering income/funding, community involvement, smart parks as well as looking at future innovations for our parks.
12 Nov 2020
Can parks serve our every need?
An interesting visualisation from Your Back Yard in Leeds, showing a “Hierarchy of Need(ing Parks) which we think is very useful and worth sharing more widely.
21 Oct 2020
Free membership of TCV
Free membership of TCV (The Conservation Volunteers) offered until the end of 2020 for all Friends Groups.
13 Oct 2020
New network calls on government to deliver truly green recovery
New network calls on government to deliver truly green recovery post-COVID. As we emerge from the pandemic, we have the opportunity to make parks and green spaces a central part of the nation’s economic and social recovery. We need to recognise their role in improving public health, addressing climate change and reversing biodiversity loss.
17 Sept 2020
