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• Category: Case Studies - ideas to inspire people to take action
  • Warley Woods Community Trust, Sandwell, West Midlands. “Restoring and managing a historic ‘People’s Park’.”
  • Fruit and Nut Village, Stirchley, Birmingham. “Creating a network of community orchards and forest gardens.”
  • Friends of Edgbaston Reservoir, Birmingham. “Protecting a historic reservoir.”
  • Friends of Hednesford Park, Cannock, West Midlands
  • Friends of Broadwaters, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire
  • Friends of East Rugby Group, Rugby
  • Greenhavens Network: “Bringing together community groups to work with other stakeholders”
  • Sunderland Green and Open Spaces Forum
  • Brighton and Hove Green Spaces Forum
  • Lordship Rec: Community-led regeneration and co-management of a major urban park – a summary
  • Community Empowerment Conference for parkscommunityuk
  • Building a network: Birmingham Open Spaces Forum
  • Friends of Central Park dog show
  • Dukes Meadows: Local people organise together to save their park
  • Tree Care at Meadow Orchard
  • Saving Turn Moss from non-community use development
  • Defeating a “land Grab” – Friends of Wandsworth Park
  • Woodcock Park Mural – from eyesore to local landmark
  • Green Tides: Adur and Worthing Green Spaces Partnership
  • What can be achieved by organising a cricket fun day.
• Category: Community Development
  • What is community empowerment and how can we make it happen?
• Category: Community Involvement
  • Making our groups stronger and more diverse
  • Volunteering
• Category: Constitutions & Governance
  • Sample constitution for a Friends group.
  • Sample Constitution
  • Holding an Annual General Meeting (AGM)
  • Sample Meeting Agenda
  • How to be an effective chairperson
  • How to be an effective secretary
  • How to be an effective treasurer
  • Friends’ Forum Sample Constitution
• Category: Environmental Projects
  • How to run a BioBlitz
  • Green roofs
• Category: Funding
  • Fundraising Guide For Community Groups
  • Funding – Tips for Success
  • Applying for grant funding
  • Applying for a grant for a big project
  • Sources of funding
  • Landfill trust funding
  • Steps to successful environmental grant applications
• Category: Managing Finances
  • Opening a bank account for voluntary and community organisations
  • Using Excel to keep your financial records
• Category: Nature and Ecology Activities
• Category: News
  • Online communication tools for Friends Groups
  • The coronavirus public health crisis – what we can all do?
  • Can you help us with some feedback?
  • We are now on Twitter!
• Category: Other resources
  • Bromley Park Friends Toolkit
• Category: Park & Green Space Management
  • Greenspace Partnership Working between Friends Groups and Landowners and Managers
  • A guide to producing green space and park management plans
  • Maintaining Land
  • Bog gardens
  • Management of a pond and surrounding area
  • Plants for Ponds
  • Fencing
  • Wild Flower Meadows
  • Tips for planning practical conservation work in parks and green spaces
  • Turf seats
• Category: Publicity, Marketing, Media
  • How to promote your group and park: a helpful guide from the London Friends of Green Spaces network.
  • How to do a radio interview
  • Publicity
• Category: Running Events
  • Arranging an event
  • Communications
  • Photographic Displays
  • Running wildlife activities at public events
  • Suggested list of possibilities for events
  • Events: your obligations
  • Ensuring your event is accessible
  • Guided Walks
  • Event licencing
  • Pond Dipping
• Category: Running your group
  • Insurance
• Category: Setting up a Friends' Forum
  • Setting up a Friends’ Forum
  • Role of a green space forum
  • Setting up a forum of friends’ groups
• Category: Starting a Friends Group
  • Passport to success
  • Ladder of Participation
  • Let’s be ‘Friends’!
  • How to Set Up and Maintain a Community Group for Parks and Green Space
• Category: Tree Management
  • Coppicing trees and shrubs
  • Tree Management
  • Identifying trees
  • Tree Surgery
  • Growing trees and shrubs from seed
  • Wood
  • Tree Wardens
• Category: Volunteers
  • Recruiting and Managing Volunteers
• Category: Wildlife
  • Monthly Jobs
  • Nesting & Nest Boxes
  • Wildlife and Park Friends Groups
  • Bumblebees
  • Butterflies
  • Plants for feeding butterflies and birds
  • Bats