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Its official, Southampton has six of the best UK parks
Six of Southampton's parks and green spaces have been recognised as some of the country's best.
Green flags - the gold standard for parks in the UK - have been awarded to Hinkler Green in Thornhill and Mansel park in Millbrook for the first time. Meanwhile Central Park, Mayflower Park, Southampton Common and Western Shore retained their green flags in an announcement by the Green Flag Plus partnership yesterday (Wednesday).
The Green Flag Awards - a similar concept to the blue flag award scheme for beaches - recognises and rewards the best parks in the country and the six city parks stood out after impressing the judges with their excellent use of green space, well-maintained facilities and a high standard of safety and security.
Councillor Phil Williams, Cabinet Member for Local Services at Southampton City Council, said: "Southampton is lucky to have so many high quality parks and green spaces and the achievement of a record six Green Flag Awards this year really goes to show that we have some of the best spaces in the country. I would like to congratulate the many voluntary community groups and council staff that are involved in looking after these parks and thank them for taking such pride in their local area.
"The awards could not come at a better time as GreenSpace's ‘Love Parks' week ending on and August 1, encouraged the city to enjoy Southampton's parks and green spaces."
This year has seen the highest number of awards handed out - a record 1200 Green Flags and Green Pennants across the UK compared to 1,013 in 2009. Green Pennants are awarded to parks or green spaces managed by a community or voluntary group. The voluntary group at Shirley Warren Community Garden have retained their Green Pennant.
Only green spaces that are open to the public and free to enter, are eligible to win an award through the scheme, which is run by environmental charities Keep Britain Tidy, BTCV and GreenSpace, which forms the Green Flag Plus Partnership.
Paul Todd, Manager, Green Flag Award Scheme, said: "It's a remarkable achievement that so many parks have successfully reached Green Flag Award status this year. The staff running the parks work very hard throughout the year to ensure their facilities are maintained to a high standard and enjoyed by the entire community.
"As the recession bites and people look closer to home to enjoy the outdoors, the provision of high-quality, free open spaces is of particular importance."
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