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Green Space - Managing the Future
Government departments, quangos and local authorities are seeing the most severe cuts to public sector budgets seen since the 1920s. Here we chart the, extent and effect of the cuts and how this is changing the way public green space is managed
Cuts And Measures
- 'Social green space' guide is launched
- Playground charge fears aired
- Playing fields get cash windfall
- Tool puts value on green space
- Parks service merger advice offered
- Better asset use is key to meeting cash pinch Camley tells assembly
- Hammersmith and Fulham Council extends commercial park fees
- Street tree study sounds funding alarm
- Society issues blueprint for local community green spaces reform
- Survey shows deeper cuts for green space
- Training upgrade urged to help parks adjust to changes of localism agenda
- Parks trust leaders plan support network
- Positives highlighted amid fallout from emerging green space budget cuts
- Local authorities may help run Royal Parks
- Emerging local authority budget figures reveal extent of cuts in green space sector
- Horticulture courses under threat as Scottish cuts bite
- Trust crippled by Southwark cuts
- Severe cuts threaten Bankside Open Spaces Trust projects
- Park managers look to future after cuts
- Poll shows fear of park cuts
- CABE falls victim to budget cuts as Government departments cancel funding
- Green space managers prioritise as localism bill reveals full extent of cuts
- List identifies green spaces to be sold in Bristol scheme
- Historic gardens told to fight for cash
Spending Cuts Comment
- A weapon in tree funds battle
- Cuts to upkeep spell disaster
- Green space policy gaps open
- Hewson On ... Big Society pushes up allotment costs
- Isolation and skills loss lead concerns
- Keep fighting to save green space
- Book review - Parks standards are worth fighting for
- Open opportunities for dynamic players
- How are you coping after the spending review?
- Know the limitations of Big Society ethos
In Depth - Managing the Future
Green Space Management - How to refocus your service provision
06 May 2011It is now time to look hard at your priorities and learn to do more with less, maintains Sid Sullivan.
How green space managers can manage change in the new world
25 March 2011With budgets now set, green space managers need to review the skills that they will need, how to position the service and which relationships matter, says Sid Sullivan.
How to maintain sports pitches in an era of budget cuts
17 December 2010Councils and sports clubs have to provide good playing surfaces even while facing severe cuts. Maureen Keepin reports on the available options.
Parks trusts - are they the future? Join the debate
15 September 2010Parks consultant Sid Sullivan sparked impassioned debate from green space experts with his open letter published in last week's Horticulture Week.
CABE guide helps parks survive the spending cuts
28 January 2011A guide from CABE aims to help green space managers negotiate the public spending cuts, says Gavin McEwan.
Parks trusts - models of community-run green spaces
10 September 2010Communities taking control of their green spaces is a far from new idea, Jack Sidders discovers.
Green Space Management - Best practice tendering - part one
17 February 2012In the first of three articles on tendering, Sid Sullivan tackles the key questions during the planning phase.
Green Space Management - Managing risk and reputation
20 January 2012Planning a media response is vital to protect your business's reputation, says Sid Sullivan.
Green Space Management - Take steps to harness volunteers' potential
18 November 2011A volunteer strategy adds real value to the service - as well as the participants' CVs, says Sid Sullivan.
Green Space Management - How to make surveys effective
04 November 2011To find out what people want from parks and win funding, you need qualitative data, says Sid Sullivan.
Additional Information
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INTERVIEW: Stowe School head gardener, Barry Smith
MARKET REPORT: Catalogues and point of sale
GROWER PROFILE: BLSA's John Allan
