Our story so far

Discussions regarding GreenSpace East initially took place between its founding partners; Chelmsford Borough Council’s Director of Parks Services, Sue Ireland, and GreenSpace. An initial meeting was held with 40 local authorities in the region in Chelmsford in September 2005, along with representation from the Countryside Agency. This meeting agreed to establish a Steering Group to take forward the business development of the Forum. A core group of supporters emerged, and they hope to respond to the growing national and regional agenda for parks by redirecting its focus onto strategic issues and expanding to the East region as a whole.

Open Meetings are held once a year, and these offer networking and learning opportunities, including presentations and question and answer sessions. Steering group meetings take place on a quarterly basis.

Geographical Area

The Forum defines the geographical borders of its operation as the East covering the sub regions and county areas of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire & Essex.

If you are not in the East of England region, there may be a forum in your area. To find out about other regional forums go to the GreenSpace website regional forums page.