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Four Gedling Borough Parks Awarded Prestigious Green Flag Awards for 2024

Date Posted: 12:38 PM on Tue, 16 July 2024

Gedling Borough Council is proud to announce that four of its parks have been awarded the Green Flag Award for 2024. Arnot Hill Park, Burton Road Jubilee Park, Gedling Country Park, and Breck Hill Park have all received the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.

Arnot Hill Park retains the award for the 18th consecutive year, Gedling Country Park for the 9th year in a row, and Burton Road Jubilee Park for the 9th time. Breck Hill Park also received the award for the 3rd year in a row after successfully being awarded the accreditation for the first time in 2022. The four parks in Gedling Borough join over 2,000 sites across the country in collecting the award for 2024.

The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.

Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Gedling Borough Council on achieving four Green Flag Awards. We know that staff and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award, everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement”.

Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor John Clarke MBE, said: “We're thrilled to announce that four of our parks in Gedling Borough have once again received the prestigious Green Flag Award. This achievement highlights the dedication of our parks staff and community groups in maintaining these open spaces for residents to enjoy. Our parks and open spaces are vital for our communities, providing areas to socialise, exercise, and improve health and wellbeing.

I’d like to thank everyone involved in helping us to retain these awards and also to encourage our residents to explore these fantastic assets that we have right here on our doorstep.”

Councillor Viv McCrossen, Portfolio Holder for Climate Change and Natural Habitat, added: “Our continued success in the Green Flag Awards shows our commitment to preserving and enhancing our natural environment. These parks not only offer beautiful spaces for leisure and recreation but also play a crucial role in supporting biodiversity and tackling climate change.

It's inspiring to see our community and council working together to achieve such high standards in environmental management. Congratulations to everyone involved, and I encourage all our residents to enjoy and take pride in these green spaces.”

For more information about the Green Flag Awards and the winning parks, visit the Gedling Borough Council website.