05 December 2016
Fields In Trust protect vital
open spaces all across the UK. From sports pitches to
children's playgrounds, bicycle trails to country parks and make
sure that all kinds of outdoor spaces are safeguarded
forever
Each year they run a competition to find the countrys bext park
and we are delighted to announce the winner in each UK country and
the overall UK winner is a holder of a Green Flag Award.
Rouken Glen Park in East Renfrewshire has been named UK's Best
Park 2016 at the Fields in Trust Awards Ceremony at Lord's Cricket
Ground in London on 30th November. The evening also saw nine other
awards given out as Fields in Trust celebrated the achievements of
individuals and organisations who have worked over the last year to
ensure that everyone has access to protected outdoor recreational
space.
Rouken Glen Park was named UK's Best Park after a search to
find the country's favourite local green space. The East
Renfrewshire park won the public vote ahead of three other
shortlisted local green spaces to take the 2016 title. A total of
214 parks across the UK were nominated by park users with over
10,000 votes cast in the search to find the nation's favourite.
Castle Gardens in Antrim, Pontypool Park in
Torfaen and Preston Park Rockery in Brighton had also
been in the running for UK's Best Park and were named the best park
in Northern Ireland, Wales and England respectively at the Awards
Ceremony.
Green Flag Award Manager Paul Todd said: "we are delighted that
each of the winners also holds a Green Flag Award. We congratulate
all the Fields In Trust winners and would encourage Green Flag
Award sites to seek protection by Fields In Trust to ensure our
parks and green spaces are available for future generations."