‘It’s a sign to residents that the park is a nice place to come to’: Park gets Green Flag
A park has once again received the international ‘Green Flag’ accolade just in time for Love Parks Week.
Executive Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, and cabinet member for environment, Councillor Scott Roche, were joined by members of the Friends of Wandle Park, as well as council staff, to raise the Green Flag in the park on Monday afternoon.
Matthew Lucas, a member of the Wandle Park Friends’ Group, said: “The Green Flag is extremely important to the park.
“It’s a sign to residents and people from further afield that the park is a nice place to come to and the park has things to see, such as the bandstand, rose garden, sports equipment and the skatepark. This shows the park is being looked after”.
The Green Flag Awards are a national quality mark for parks across the country, run by Keep Britain Tidy, which administers the scheme in England and also runs Love Parks Week.
Keep Britain Tidy is celebrating this year, as a record 2,216 parks – the largest number since the scheme began 27 years ago – are proudly raising their flags.
Wandle Park was redeveloped in 2012 with funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the London Mayor’s Help a London Park fund and Barratt Homes.
Pictured top: Councillors, the Mayor of Croydon and Friends of Wandle Park raised the flag on Monday (Picture: Croydon council)
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