Durban groundsman goes the extra mile for Fields in Trust
This Sunday four runners will line-up at the start of the Virgin Money London Marathon to raise money towards Fields in Trust's work to protect, support and champion green spaces for good.
Council plans for park booking system labelled a disgrace
Fields in Trust have condemned plans by one local council to limit their residents' access to local parks by implementing a new booking system, allowing the sell-off of swathes of green space.
PROTECT: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council securing spaces for future generations
War Memorial Park in Ballymena has become the latest space in Mid and East Antrim to be protected in perpetuity with Fields in Trust. Nine parks and green spaces across the borough are now secured for future generations.
PROTECT: 90 years working for Northern Ireland's green spaces
Today marks 90 years of Fields in Trust’s work to protect, support and champion parks and green spaces in Northern Ireland. In the time since 29 spaces have been protected in perpetuity.
COMMENT: Parks and Green Spaces - an invaluable asset?
In the latest of our Fields in Trust staff blogs, Policy Manager Alison McCann responds to the announcement by Secretary of State, James Brokenshire MP of £13M in additional funding for parks and green spaces.
A Look Back On 2018
This has been a busy year for Fields in Trust and the parks and green spaces sector as a whole. Here we take a look back on some of the highlights and events of note from 2018.
CHAMPION: One year in the life of the UK's Best Park
In our first guest blog Elaine Smith MBE, Chairman of The Friends of Stanley Park and the Salisbury Woodland, discusses one year in the life of the UK's Best Park.
POLICY: Valuation in Practice
In the latest of our Fields in Trust staff blogs, Policy Manager Alison McCann reflects on our commissioned piece of research, Revaluing Parks and Green Spaces, from earlier this year.
PROTECT: Reflecting on Remembrance
In our latest staff blog our Head of Programmes, Angela Lewis, looks back on the World War I commemorations and discusses the legacy our Centenary Fields programme is leaving.
PROTECT: Centenary Fields Legacy Week Fourteen
All the stories from the final week of our Centenary Fields Legacy campaign which featured spaces from each of the four home nations.