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22nd September 2017

ACTIVE SPACES: King's Lynn's River Lane Sports Pitches protected forever

An area of public open space at Lynnsport has been protected by Fields in Trust as part of the Active Spaces programme. The programme secures recreational land development in perpetuity and supports community use of the site.
20th September 2017

AWARDS: Search to find the UK's Best Park, as voted by YOU! 2017 launched

Do you think that your local park, playground or playing field is the best in the country? Here's your chance to prove it. National charity Fields in Trust have launched this year's campaign to find the UK's Best Park.
19th September 2017

POLICY: Fields in Trust appointed to Government’s new ‘Parks Action Group’

Parks and Green Spaces Minister, Marcus Jones MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Local Government has announced the creation of a 'Parks Action Group'.
7th September 2017

AWARDS: Nominations open for sixth annual Fields in Trust Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2017 Fields in Trust Awards, our annual showcase of the hard work of green space champions across the UK; nominations are invited in nine separate categories.
6th September 2017

CYMRU: New committee members appointed

Fields in Trust Cymru is supported and advised by a Welsh Committee who apply their skills and experience to support the work of Fields in Trust as volunteers.
23rd August 2017

POLICY: Fields in Trust Chief Executive joins Parks Minister on Rugby visit

Fields in Trust Chief Executive, Helen Griffiths, today joined Parks and Green Spaces Minister Marcus Jones as he visited Rugby's award winning green spaces.
14th August 2017

ACTIVE SPACES: Belfast’s Cregagh Green first to benefit from London Marathon Charitable Trust funding

East Belfast's Cregagh Green is the first project in the UK to be awarded funding by the London Marathon Charitable Trust (LMCT) as part of the Active Spaces programme.
12th July 2017

POLICY: UK’s Parks and Green Spaces – The State of Play

More trips, to more parks, more often is good for health and wellbeing. Greenspace Map provides a baseline for monitoring local provision.
10th July 2017

CENTENARY FIELDS: My Grandad and the Great War

In the latest in our series of blogs, Fields in Trust's Head of Programmes, Angela Lewis, writes about her Grandad's involvement in World War I.
7th July 2017

HAVE A FIELD DAY: Thousands set to celebrate our parks and green spaces

Hundreds of communities across the UK will come together tomorrow to celebrate our local parks and green spaces as part of Have a Field Day.
6th July 2017

RESEARCH: Visit your local park this weekend - you'll feel healthier and happier as a result

The Fields in Trust submission to last year's Parliamentary Inquiry into the Future of Public Parks called for a change in the way public green space is conceived.
27th June 2017

Fields in Trust launch Impact Report 2016

In this article Fields in Trust Chief Executive, Helen Griffiths, introduces our Impact Report for 2016 and highlights key achievements of our work over the last year.

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