Home News News This is the place to read all of the latest news from the Green Flag Award® Scheme. 13 March 2017 Green Flags flying over parks down under Twenty two parks and green spaces have been awarded the coveted international Green Flag Award across Australia and New Zealand. The Green Flag Award is... 13 March 2017 Green Space Business Award launched The first Green Space Business Awards have been presented to packaging company DS Smith. The new award is given to businesses that demonstrate a commitment ... 21 March 2017 Review of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund launched The Government recently launched a call for evidence on the roles and responsibilities of the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and Heritage Lottery Fun... 07 April 2017 Record applications for 2017 Awards The Green Flag Award has received a record number of applications for the 2017 UK Awards. A total of 1851 parks and green spaces will now be judged over the ... 10 April 2017 Keep Britain Tidy welcomes country’s first-ever Litter Strategy Today, Keep Britain Tidy, the country’s anti-litter charity, has welcomed the launch of the Government’s Litter Strategy for England. Keep Britain Tidy runs... 21 April 2017 Top hotels recognised for their green credentials Keep Britain Tidy are delighted to present our first international Green Key to two top London hotels - Sheraton Skyline and Le Meridien Piccadilly.The chari... 28 April 2017 Tour de Yorkshire flashes past award winners The tour de Yorkshire, which starts today, will be passing some of the country's very best parks and beaches. Keep Britain Tidy manage the Blue Flag award f... 05 May 2017 Exercise helps keeps the mind sharp too We all know that moderate exercise is good for the body but a new study proves it is good for the brain too. And as being outdoors in green spaces are known... 11 May 2017 Royal Greenwich publishes Parks and Open Spaces Strategy The Royal Borough of Greenwich have just published their Parks and Open Spaces Strategy. It sets out their vision for parks over the next ten years, and thei... 18 May 2017 Help The Parks Alliance by completing their survey Please help The Parks Alliance by completing their short survey. The Parks Alliance, which includes our Green Flag Award manager on their board, is the voic... 01 June 2017 New cattle mooo-ve into Green Flag Award country park As part of their ongoing conservation work, a new herd of cattle have mooo-ved into Colchester's High Woods Country Park. This native breed has been introdu... 02 June 2017 Thank you to all the volunteers supporting parks As we celebrate Volunteers' Week, we wanted to say a massive thank you, to both our volunteer Green Flag Award assessors and all the volunteers working hard ... Prev ... 11 12 13 14 15 ... Next