Popular park in west Milton Keynes raises prestigious Green Flag Award after achieving international quality mark for parks and green spaces, being officially recognised as one the country’s best parks.
Shenley Brook End and Tattenhoe Parish Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Shenley Brook End Recreation Ground.
The news that the recreation ground has achieved the accreditation (the international quality mark for parks and green spaces) is testament to the hard work of the team that care for the green space so that visitors and residents alike can enjoy it.
A parish spokesperson said, “This is the culmination of a year’s hard graft and dedication, with the support of Milton Keynes City Council, Community Trees MK and our wonderful local volunteers.”
“In the past year, the park has seen over 800 new trees planted, a sculpture made from a tree grown in Milton Keynes, new and refurbished seating, community projects, a huge Easter Egg Hunt, the local fete, newt surveys and new bird boxes. This award belongs to everyone who has played their part”, they concluded.
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said, “I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Shenley Brook End and Tattenhoe Parish Council on achieving a Green Flag Award.
Paul continued, “Shenley Brook End Recreation Ground is a vital green space for communities in Milton Keynes 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 it maintains 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”, Paul concluded.
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the UK and around the world.
