Six Arun parks retain their Green Flags
The council is delighted to announce that six parks and gardens in Arun have been awarded Green Flags for 2024.
Retaining these prestigious awards is no mean feat – it takes a lot of effort from a number of dedicated teams, working together to keep the green spaces looking beautiful.
Green Flags will continue to fly in Brookfield Park, Mewsbrook Park and Norfolk Gardens in Littlehampton, Old Rectory Gardens in Felpham , Marine Park Gardens in Aldwick and Hotham Park in Bognor Regis.
Councillor Sue Wallsgrove, Chair of the Environment Committee at Arun District Council, extended her thanks to everyone involved in maintaining the parks to such a high standard.
These include the council’s Greenspace Team, gardeners from the council’s contractors, Tivoli Group Limited, Friends of Brookfield Park, Friends of Old Rectory Gardens, Friends of Hotham Park, Friends of Mewsbrook Park, East Beach Residents’ Association, Friends of Aldwick Parks, Hotham Park Miniature Railway and Littlehampton Miniature Railway.
She also praised the teams who run the park cafés and who work with volunteers and council officers to ensure the parks are the best they can be. Our contractors, Tivoli Group Limited, also operate adventure golf courses, tennis courts, bowls and putting greens in some of these parks which have been recognised as some of the finest facilities in the country.
She added: “This is fantastic news; we are absolutely delighted to have retained these six Green Flags in parks and gardens across the district.
“As always, we’d like to give special thanks to all the volunteers who give up their time to lend a hand because they love the great outdoors, and care about their community. We couldn’t do it without you!”
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved on achieving the Green Flag Awards.
“All of these six parks are vital green spaces for communities in Arun to socialise, enjoy nature, for children to play safely and it provides important opportunities for park users to improve their physical and mental health.
“We know that staff and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that they maintain the high standards of the Green Flag Award, everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.
“It is important that our free to use spaces are maintained to the Green Flag Award standard, making them accessible for all members of the community while ensuring the environment is protected.”
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government , recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.