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21st August 2019

UK'S BEST PARK: "Much Loved" spaces in the capital as decided by your votes revealed

Your votes have given "Much Loved" status to four parks and green spaces in the London region - discover those spaces and the regional winner.
20th August 2019

UK'S BEST PARK: Celebrating the East of England's Best Parks

Discover the overall winner and recipients of "Much Loved" status in the East of England region in UK's Best Park 2019.
20th August 2019

UNIVERSALITY OF PARKS: Ten things to consider when reviewing your local park’s accessibility

As our Summer of Parks discusses universality of parks we look at ten things to take into consideration to help a park be as accessible as it can be.
19th August 2019

SUMMER OF PARKS: Championing this year’s UK’s Best Parks

You cast a stunning 36,832 votes for 364 nominated parks and green spaces. Discover when and how to find out the results from the UK's Best Park 2019 award.
18th August 2019

ORGANISED SPORT IN PARKS: Top tips for joining organised sport in your local park

As our Summer of Parks week on organised sport in parks concludes we take a look at some tips if you're wanting to try out a new sport at your local park or green space.
17th August 2019

ORGANISED SPORT IN PARKS: What playing sport has given me

As Summer of Parks discusses organised sport in parks, our latest staff blog comes from Fields in Trust Wales Manager, Rhodri Edwards, who discusses how playing rugby helped shape him as a person and still provides lasting benefits.
16th August 2019

ORGANISED SPORT IN PARKS: A long innings

This week's Summer of Parks spotlight shines on Sherwood Cricket Club in Kent, who have used Fields in Trust protection to secure their home ground and ensure organised sporting activity in Rochester is safeguarded for future generations.
12th August 2019

ORGANISED SPORT IN PARKS: A to Z of organised sport in parks

This week our Summer of Parks is discussing organised sport in parks and here we take a journey from A to Z through 26 sports you may find in your local park or green space.
11th August 2019

PARKS AND PLAY: Not all children experience the sort of outdoor play many of us took for granted

We welcome a guest blog from Marguerite Hunter Blair, Chief Executive of Play Scotland and Fields in Trust Scotland Committee member, who discusses the importance of outdoor experiences for children's development.
9th August 2019

PARKS AND PLAY: Child’s play is a serious business

Our latest Summer of Parks spotlight shines on Kay Park in Kilmarnock, highlighting the work they do year-round to encourage and champion play, including their annual Playday event.
9th August 2019

SUMMER OF PARKS: Celebrating how much we love our local parks

With park lovers across the nation getting involved in our Summer of Parks in record numbers, we provide an update on UK's Best Park 2019 as voting enters the final ten days.
6th August 2019

PARKS AND PLAY: Play Must Stay

We welcome to Summer of Parks a guest blog from Mark Hardy, Chairman of the Association of Play Industries, who reflects on the importance of play and shares their latest research findings.

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