Friends of Parks groups are being thanked for their support following the Green Flag recognition for the Borough’s parks.
The Green Flag Awards, which represent an independent quality mark for Bromley’s parks, are testament to the ongoing partnership work of Friends of Parks groups with idverde and the council. The winners of the Green Flag Awards 2023 include nine parks and green spaces in the borough, including Chislehurst Commons, which is managed by a Board of Trustees.
Among the winners of the Green Flag Awards 2023 are:
- Queens Gardens
- Biggin Hill Recreation Ground
- Darrick and Newstead Woods
- Chislehurst and St Paul’s Cray Commons, managed by a Board of Trustees
- Chislehurst Recreation Ground
- Hayes Common
- Keston Common
- South Hill Woods
- Winsford Gardens (Community Green Flag Award)
In 2023, a record number of parks received the award, with 2,216 locations proudly flying their flags, the largest number in their 27-year history. The Green Flag Award Scheme is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces. Since 1996, the scheme has seen successful submissions from local authorities and other land managers across the country for a range of sites, from world-famous city parks to small, local green spaces.
Councillor Aisha Cuthbert, Bromley Conservatives Spokesman for the Environment and the Council's Portfolio Holder for the Environment said:
“Our borough is rightly proud of its much-loved green spaces and the Green Flag Awards testify to the quality of these spaces. This successful outcome is also as a result of partnership working, including over many years, and I want to pay tribute to all our Friends of Parks who continue to do so much in support of their local park.”
