Green Flag Award

Context

The Green Flag Award Scheme is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in England, Wales and Scotland. The scheme is administered the Green Flag Plus Partnership namely: Keep Britain Tidy, BTCV and GreenSpace.

The Scheme welcomes applications from a variety of organisations such as: Local authorities (including Parish Councils), Grounds Maintenance contractors, Voluntary groups, Charities and Trusts. Applications are accepted for a variety of green spaces such as: Urban and country parks, Public gardens, Greenways, Allotment sites, and Nature reserves. For information and guidance on the awards and their criteria please visit the Green Flag Award website.

The quality of the open spaces is linked to the usage and associated benefits such as health and wellbeing, safer communities, improved wildlife and heritage, community cohesion etc.

Support

GSEM has been an active supporter of these awards since October 2009 having: organised open meetings and demonstration days; produced reports such as regional statistics and frequently asked questions; promoted national support in the Mentoring Scheme and BTCV green pennant champion as well as acting as a conduit of information to and from the scheme administrators and advocate for the scheme at meetings such as EMRAF High Quality Environment sub group.

Forthcoming events

GSEM is interested in organising future workshops in 2012. Please contact the forum manager to make suggestions and requests on future workshop content.

Past GSEM events, presentations and reports

Benefits of awards
Frequently Asked Questions
Regional statistics 2010

29 September 2011, Leicester

Management Plans and Field Assessment
Presentation
Speakers' notes

14 February 2011, Heanor

Demonstration Day
Background to award scheme
Criteria, process, judging and Management Plan
Green Flag Communities

10 November 2010, Leicester

Economic Challenge Seminar
Does the quality matter?

18 March 2010, Northampton

Demonstration Day,
Background to Brixworth Country Park
Green Flag Award
Green Flag background
Caldercott Park, Rugby, Management plan

6 July 2010, Leicester and October 2010, Corby

Open Meetings
Green Flag and biodiversity
GFA Judges presentation on application process
GSEM presentation on regional news and national changes to scheme

14 October 2009, Lincoln

Open meeting
Rotary Club of Sherwood Sunrisers
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Open meeting minutes – includes presentation given by Derby Arboretum