Help save Upney playing fields

24th April 201824th April 2018 committee

Epping’s conservative council has renewed it’s pledge to develop these playing fields into 107 ‘luxury’ flats. Please sign the friend’s petition:save-udney-park-teddington-and-outdoor-sports-fields-from-greedy-property-developers Here are some of the reasons these precious fields […]

General Data Protection Regulations

5th April 201824th April 2018 committee

www.natfedparks.org.uk                        The National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NFPGS) is the umbrella organisation representing and amplifying the voices of the movement of over 6,000 local Friends Groups throughout […]

Help stop overbearing development for Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park

31st March 201825th April 2018 committee

Hi All, If you can help please read this copy of the email released by the Friends of the Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park. If you could help us by reading […]

Heritage Lottery Fund’s Ending Parks for People Grants- Consultation ended

24th March 201830th March 2018 committee LFGN

Today is the last day to give views on changes to the Heritage Lottery Fund’s grants system, which is ending Parks for People Grants, as more than 200,000 people sign a petition calling for ring-fenced grants for parks.

National Park City Week – 21st to 29th July 2018

16th March 2018 committee

We are really pleased to share that the first ever National Park City Week will be taking place from 21st – 29th July 2018. Being led by the Mayor of London, National Park […]

Wildflowers for Londoners

16th March 2018 committee

Announcing #WildflowersForLondoners launching 18th March This spring, we are calling for as many Londoners as possible to help make London a successful National Park City by sowing 9 million#WildflowersForLondoners – one […]

Wandle Valley Forum Bulletin

9th March 201824th April 2018 committee

Enjoy the latest Wandle Valley Forum Bulletin If the Bulletin is not displaying well in your email then allow pictures to be shown or view in your browser Bulletin No. 26   March 2018 […]

COUNCIL ELECTIONS 3rd May 2018

8th March 20188th March 2018 committee

Council elections in May: Safeguard our green spaces! Council elections are being held in May. Haringey and Hounslow Friends of Parks Forums have called for all local parties and candidates to […]

Friends of the River Crane

8th March 20188th March 2018 committee

Volunteer Days Our Volunteer Sundays take place on the second Sunday in each month from October through June. We work at a variety of locations in the Lower Crane Valley, and whatever […]

Sign the Petition to Protect Lottery Funding for Parks

3rd March 20183rd March 2018 committee

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION NOW….

URGENT please respond now to the London Plan

28th February 201828th February 2018 committee LFGN

Stronger protections are needed for London’s green spaces – please take a few minutes to respond to the Mayor’s consultation. We’ve made it easy – just email londonplan@london.gov.uk by 2 March(include name and postcode). A suggested response is set out below.

Restoring Wimbledon’s Horse Close Wood

27th February 201830th March 2018 Co-Ordination Officer

The Friends of Wimbledon Park have come together to help restore Horse Close Wood in Wimbledon Park. 100 volunteers turned up on a cold wet February weekend to help plant […]

LONDON PLAN

20th February 20188th March 2018 committee

Hi Everyone We have until the deadline of March 2nd to make written comments on the new London Plan. To provide support for this, we invite you to a special […]

Horticulture Week Custodian Awards 2018

14th February 201814th February 2018 committee

Ten days to Early Bird Deadline for parks, gardens and tree management stars to enter the Horticulture Week Custodian Awards 2018! It’s time for the stars of the parks, gardens […]

London National Park City

11th February 20188th March 2018 committee

  The London National Park City campaign is at: London National Park City Hello Dave, I have some very good news for you. London is on course to be declared the […]

Save Bethnal Green Gardens from dilapidation!

7th February 201813th February 2018 committee

This is a very historic park, but is suffering from terrible neglect.  Please help by joining: Petition to the Mayor of London to Save Bethnal Green Gardens The history, although as […]

Harrow School loses battle to encroach on Green Space

1st February 20184th February 2018 committee

London mayor,  Sadiq Khan blocked the prestigious Harrow school from building a sports block that encroached on protected green space. Sir Winston’s alma mater — which educated six other British […]

Tree Musketeers

29th January 20187th February 2018 committee

Fruit Tree Pruning We are making our way around Hackney’s Community Orchards pruning fruit trees in parks. On Sat 3 Feb we are in Clapton Park’sDaubeney Fields Pruning the semi vigorous apple […]

National Park City – Hackney

29th January 20184th February 2018 committee

London borough to link up green spaces as part of National Park City movement Horticulture Week, 25 January 2018, by Sarah Cosgrove, The London borough of Hackney is planning to […]

Jessel Green, Epping

23rd January 20184th February 2018 committee

Hi there PLEASE HELP US SAVE OUR MUCH LOVED JESSEL GREEN. I write further to the help tweet I posted the other day. Currently 154+ dwellings are being proposed on […]

500 Playgrounds Closed since 2014

23rd January 201824th February 2018 committee

From new format Guardian, page 5 of the Journal section; titled, ” Bossy Diet advice won’t fix the NHS. (23.1.2018)   “Entrenched income and health inequality has blighted the UK and […]

Our Space Launch

20th January 201824th January 2018 committee

Friday 26th January, 4pm-6pm London’s Parks – Our Space:  @ 70 Cowcross St, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 6EJ   [Note full, correct address!] Launch for the new Our Space project celebrating and promoting […]

Our Space

12th January 201817th January 2018 committee LFGN

London’s Parks – Our Space: Launch for the new Our Space project celebrating and promoting London’s Friends Groups CPRE London and LFGN would like to invite you to raise a […]

Save Jessel Green

31st December 201716th January 2018 committee

campaign to save Jessel Green park from being developed in to 154 homes: Jessel Green – Loughton Jessel Green Campaign Extract from this Guardian article by Anne Slater on the […]

Lottery to cut funding to parks

27th December 201713th January 2018 committee

  To Friends of Parks Forums across the UK – for your information Dear all The Guardian published this letter on 26.12.2017 [signed by the NFPGS – Text below]  Lottery Funding to be […]

NFPGS Winter Newsletter

13th December 201724th January 2018 committee LFGN

Our national body, the National Federation of Parks and Greenspaces movement, has released a newsletter for December 2017: UK Parks Action Group Launched – will it make a real difference […]

Fight to save Walthamstow Open Space

11th December 20174th February 2018 committee

Walthamstow to loose 32% of Town Centre openspace If you’re from Walthamstow then you’re in for a BIG shock On Wednesday 13th December Waltham Forest Council’s Planning Committee will be […]

London Plan – Comments from CPRE

9th December 201713th January 2018 committee

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday 29 November 2017 For further comment please call Neil Sinden on 07496 805354 or Alice Roberts on 07792 942 691    New London Plan […]

Christmas Appeal

20th November 201729th December 2017 committee

London Green Spaces Friends Groups NetworkCHRISTMAS APPEAL FOR LONDON’S PARKS AND GREEN SPACES Dear friends , The London Friends Groups Network is teaming up with the London branch of the […]

Our Response to the London Mayors Draft London Environmental Strategy

17th November 201713th January 2018 committee

To the Mayor of London 16.11.2017 Response to the Draft London Environmental Strategy IMPROVED POLICIES AND EFFECTIVE ACTION URGENTLY NEEDED TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT, ENHANCE, PROTECT AND EXTEND LONDON’S PUBLIC GREEN […]

Save the Green Belt – Write Now!

13th November 201730th November 2017 committee

Dear colleague, I hope you don’t mind me asking you to take action again. But the Prime Minister and Chancellor are, right now, considering whether to release Green Belt land […]

Update on Finsbury Park

13th November 201716th January 2018 committee

Yesterday The Friends of Finsbury Park case was heard by the Court of Appeal… A reserved judgment was given, which means that they will go away to write their judgements and deliver them in the next month or so.

Wandle Valley Forum

13th March 201830th March 2018 committee

Wandle Valley Forum provides support and an independent voice for over 120 community groups & voluntary organisations and for everyone who shares a passion for the Wandle.  Our campaigning was […]

ABOUT US

12th March 2018 committee

At the LFGN’s first conference in October 2009, 80 Friends groups reps from 17 boroughs agreed the following mission statement: ‘The Friends and user groups at this gathering agree to […]

Open Space Society

9th March 201812th March 2018 committee

The Open Space society can help your friends group apply for your green space to be a Village Green or Town Green (please see full details at our post as […]

Heritage Lottery Fund Consultation

9th March 201830th March 2018 committee

 Click here to visit our website View this email in your browser Protecting Heritage Lottery Funding for Parks Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) Consultation HLF is currently running a consultation on its […]