Bury’s parks celebrate continued Green Flag success

Bury’s main 12 parks will continue to proudly fly the Green Flag after winning this national honour once again.

The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy The award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces

Bury’s Green Flag dozen:

• Burrs Country Park, Clarence Park, Close Park, Nuttall Park, Openshaw Park, St Mary’s Park, Whitefield Park and Whitehead Park, which have won for the 18^th year in a row;
• Manchester Road and Town Meadow parks, flying the flag for the 17^th year in a row;
• Bolton Road Park raises the flag for winning 16 years in a row; and
• Hoyles Park for the 13^th year.

Bury’s winning parks are among 2,208 sites across the country to collect the award for 2022.

Councillor Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment, said: “It’s an amazing achievement for Bury’s parks to maintain this superb standard for so long.

“This is a tribute to the fantastic efforts of our parks and countryside and grounds maintenance teams, and also to the many volunteers, friends of parks groups, community and environmental groups, self-managed clubs and associations who continue to work so hard to help keep the borough such a vibrant, attractive and active place for everyone.

“We continue to put a lot of investment into our parks, because we know how important they are to local communities. And next year, we are hoping that a further three green spaces – Hamilton Road Park, plus Radcliffe Cemetery and Ramsbottom Cemetery – will be put forward for the award.”

Paul Todd, Keep Britain Tidy’s Accreditation Manager, said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved in making Bury’s parks worthy of a Green Flag Award.

“These parks are vital green spaces for the community in Bury. This award is testament to all the hard work of staff and volunteers, who do so much to ensure that they maintain the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award.”

More information about Bury’s main parks is online at www.bury.gov.uk/parks

ENDS

Press release issued: 26 July 2022.

Picture: Burrs Country Park.

Notes to editors

The Green Flag Award Scheme (http://greenflagaward.org/) is run by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in partnership with Keep Scotland Beautiful, Keep Wales Tidy and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.

Keep Britain Tidy is a leading environmental charity. It sets the standard for the management of parks and beaches, inspires people to be litter-free, to waste less and live more sustainably. It runs campaigns and programmes including the Great British Spring Clean, Eco-Schools, Love Parks, Eco-Schools, the Green Flag Award for parks and green spaces and the Blue Flag/ Seaside Awards for beaches. To find out more about Keep Britain Tidy, its campaigns and programmes visit www.keepbritaintidy.org.

Any green space that is freely accessible to the public is eligible to enter for a Green Flag Award. Awards are given on an annual basis and winners must apply each year to renew their Green Flag Award status. A Green Flag Community Award recognises quality sites managed by voluntary and community groups. Green Heritage Site Accreditation is judged on the treatment of the site’s historic features and the standard of conservation.