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Release Date: 20/01/2012
Green Flag Award hope for Crane Park
Crane Park in Whitton will be the focus for Richmond Council’s next bid to win a new green flag award for the borough.
The Council will submit a joint application with Hounslow Council to achieve recognition that the park is amongst the best in the country. A £400,000 improvement programme launched by the Mayor of Londons ‘Help a London Park’ is due to complete soon, and official recognition of its high standards would be the icing on the cake.
Cllr Virginia Morris, Richmond Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment, said: “We believe Crane Park is now among the best parks which both our borough and Hounslow have to offer, and I’m hopeful judges from the Green Flag Awards will agree.
“Both Councils have worked very closely with the Friends of the River Crane Environment, local schools and other groups and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers to improve the park so residents in both boroughs can enjoy using it. We have created one park on two sides of the river through the introduction of new features and linked walks, and improving the entrances. It is now a place for all users to be proud of. We certainly should win a Green Flag Award, but whether the judges agree with us or not, the most important thing is that residents can see the difference.”
Crane Park received £400,000 funding from the Mayor of London’s Help a London Park project, after winning a London-wide public vote. It was the first time the two boroughs had worked together on a significant open spaces project.
The funding has improved the entrances to the park; existing bridges have been upgraded and painted; new bins and benches have been installed and paths resurfaced.
Wildflower meadows have introduced spectacular colour, while an outdoor classroom has created a new learning space and biodiversity features including loggeries, dead hedges and leaf litter sculptures have been installed. New welcoming signage and way markers on a 3k circular route around the park will be installed this spring.
Tree works have been carried out in partnership with the London Wildlife Trust on the riverbanks and islands to improve views from both sides, helping to achieve the vision of creating one park on both sides of the river. This was the overarching aim of the project.
To support an application for a Green Flag Award, the Councils must prove both sides of the park are a welcoming place that is healthy, safe and secure, and well managed. Judges will also want evidence the park is clean and well maintained, that it is sustainable, and the conservation and heritage measures have been included. There must also be significant examples of community involvement and proof that the benefits of the park have been promoted to local people.
The Councils will submit the joint bid for the Green Flag Award in January, with a decision expected in July 2012.
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