Local radio is an important way of spreading news about your group.
Strengthening Groups
Setting up a Friends of Parks group
Why not get together with other users to form a local Friends group!
Good practice when promoting your activities and your group
Much of the event organisation is about communication.
How to Set Up and Maintain a Community Group for your local Park or Green Space
Green spaces need local people to use them, wisely and often. By forming a group, you can help sort out what needs to be done, identify needs and priorities for local people of all ages and backgrounds, understand the challenges and the opportunities, and form a practical partnership with your local authority.
A successful cricket fun day raises the profile of Hackney Downs and its user group (HUG)
Hackney Downs User (HUG) group faces a lack of awareness in the local community of who we are and what we do. the successful solution is to run a cricket fun day!
Running A Guided Walk
Running a guided walk on the day of an event is a great opportunity to let people know about the park or green space, including its heritage, wildlife value or a new restoration project that is taking place.
Promoting Your Park
Community park groups rarely have to carry out promotion work on a big scale but being able to create a poster or write a press release, advertise an event or activity, provide a leaflet to inform people about your group or write a newsletter to communicate to your group members, are useful skills.
Benefits of Joining a Green Space Forum in Your Area
A green space forum provides support for new community park groups as well as assisting established park groups.
Friends Group Forums – Good for Green Space Groups & Local Authorities
Successful forums can benefit both park friends’ groups and local authority officers.
Free Sample Constitution For Download
This is a sample constitution for an small friends group.