One of the great advantages community park groups have over individuals or the council is their eligibility to access a whole range of different funding sources to make park improvements, carry out projects or hold events.
Starting a Friends Group
Just as our neighbourhoods need residents’ groups and associations, so our parks need ‘Friends’! Its all about taking ‘ownership’ of our lives, our local facilities and our areas, and working together to improve where we live.
Sample Meeting Agenda
This is a sample set of minutes for a groups committee meeting.
What Makes an Effective Chairperson?
The chair or chairperson is a key role on any voluntary management committee.
How to be an effective secretary
Each management committee will have its own way of doing things and the way in which work is shared out can depend on the skills, interests or amounts of time that a person has to offer.
Sources of funding
A short guide to finding funding sources both locally and nationally.
How to be an effective treasurer
The treasurer works closely with the management committee to safeguard the organisation’s finances, with a watchdog role over all aspects of financial management.
Landfill trust funding
Accessing funding from the Landfill Communities Fund
Tips and dates for planning practical conservation work in parks and green spaces
Make sure that you carry out practical conservation work at the right time of year for the task you are undertaking.