Derry woodland scheme wins lottery funding
18 May 2012
A project to restore the Faughan Valley landscape in Derry, Northern Ireland, is underway thanks to a £1.2m Heritage Lottery Fund grant.
Planning expert urges green-space leaders to work with councils to secure share of section 106.
A project to restore the Faughan Valley landscape in Derry, Northern Ireland, is underway thanks to a £1.2m Heritage Lottery Fund grant.
Play has taken a slide down London councils' priority list, a survey by charity London Play has revealed.
APSE's Local Authority Parks Services State of the Market 2012 found parks managers believe the squeeze on public services will have an impact on health and social implications.
London parks forum calls for fightback as survey reveals true impact of cuts to play facilities and maintenance budgets.
GreenSpace Wales resurrected and its role expanded as an estimated 20 per cent of Welsh park manager jobs are lost.
Maintenance teams, plant spending and street trees all face cutbacks as local authorities battle to meet savings targets.
Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire is looking to revise its playing pitch strategy to satisfy grant-eligibility requirements for Sport England.
Budget-strapped council secures funding to install exercise equipment across borough's parks.
Green-space leaders need to work more closely with accountants, lawyers and planners to reap the full financial potential of their parks, an open-space chief has advised.



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