What do we Do?

The group was initially founded by a group of concerned citizens around the Council, and is now established as an independent voluntary sector organisation and is open to new members:

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This page will be used to highlight issues and problems in the park, as well as successful collaborative work with the Council Parks Department.

The most important achievement in recent years was the award of a Green Flag from the Civic Trust for 2007 and 2008, to which the efforts of some of the Friends certainly contributed, and we are working to ensure that the honour is retained for 2009:

.. parks can be at the very heart of community strategies and make a significant contribution to crime reduction and the promotion of healthy living.  Civic Trust