Corona Virus and Green Spaces

24th March 202024th March 2020 committee LFGN

Hi all, Hope everyone is staying safe and well in this unprecedented crisis. The Prime Minster yesterday stated ‘Parks and Open Spaces so absolutely important for our country and society’. […]

LFGN MEETING POSTPONED

12th March 202012th March 2020 committee LFGN

MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 16 March 2020 POSTPONED To all London’s Friends GroupsIn the light of the coronavirus pandemic and the public health position of a collective drive to delay its current rapid […]

Go Parks London Listing

11th March 202011th March 2020 committee LFGN

How will Friends’ Groups benefit from creating a Go Parks London Listing? https://www.goparks.london/

Haringey Friends of Parks Forum

6th March 20206th March 2020 committee LFGN

www.haringeyfriendsofparks.org.uk 5th March 2020 SAVE HARINGEY’S PARKS AND GREEN SPACES 2,550 Haringey residents call on the Council to ensure local parks and green spaces are properly funded and staffed Haringey’s […]

Our Patch – February 2020

27th February 202027th February 2020 committee LFGN

https://mailchi.mp/899864035ca7/our-patch-february-2020-issue?e=b660333555

Our Patch – January 2020

24th January 202024th January 2020 committee LFGN

https://mailchi.mp/fa9889189a1c/our-patch-january-issue?e=b660333555

MACE Green Infrastructure and Green Community Development Projects in 2020

22nd January 202022nd January 2020 committee

As part of Mace Group’s vision to build sustainable communities, we are focusing more effort this year to developing green infrastructure, improving access and accessibility to green spaces and investing […]

CPRE Space To Build Reports

20th December 201920th December 2019 committee

It doesn’t have to be like this. So CPRE have produced their Space to Build reports to address, and publicise this problem. They identify the sites for housing that are brown sites, and they are
* not green space, * not green belt, * and do not comprise of town cramming for existing town centres.
If you live in Bromley, write here and ask them to adopt this report as their strategy.
If you live in another borough, ask and help CPRE compose one to stop your green space being built on!

OUR PATCH – December

20th December 201920th December 2019 committee LFGN

https://mailchi.mp/8e61330f1805/our-patch-november2019-issue-out-now-585725?e=b660333555

Our Patch – November

21st November 201921st November 2019 committee LFGN

https://mailchi.mp/a3af23d1cd67/our-patch-november2019-issue-out-now-571037?e=96fbd1426d

NEXT LFGN MEETING

6th November 20196th November 2019 committee LFGN

Monday 2nd December 6pm to 8pm at City Hall The main topic for the evening will be Cars and Traffic in parks. Come and tell us about your local park […]

Our Patch – October

6th November 20196th November 2019 committee LFGN

https://mailchi.mp/b1009a495cc4/our-patch-october2019-issue-out-now-556229?e=b660333555

OUR PATCH – September

7th October 20196th November 2019 committee LFGN

OUR PATCH September 2019, Issue 3  Hello! This is the September e-newsletter for you from the London Friends of Greenspaces Network. This month lots of information and actions for the autumn!It’s a […]

PARKS AND PEOPLE – STRONGER TOGETHER

3rd October 20193rd October 2019 committee LFGN

A series of greenspace community empowerment conferences throughout England in 2019 To all greenspace community groups The final three conference dates for the Parks Action Group (PAG) Community Empowerment regional […]

September news from the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces

3rd October 20193rd October 2019 committee LFGN

View this email in your browserHello all, Hope you’re all good. Into proper autumn wild and woolly weather here – hope everyone’s sites are holding up. Climate Change and Tree PlantingLast […]

A Family Tree for our Community

3rd October 20193rd October 2019 committee LFGN

NEXT MEETING 9th Sept

6th September 20196th September 2019 committee LFGN

Next meeting for all London’s Friends of Parks Groups: HOW CAN WE ENSURE LONDON’S GREENSPACE HERITAGE IS APPRECIATED AND PROTECTED? Monday 9th September 2019 6pm – 8pm @ City Hall […]

Our Response to the London Green Spaces Commission

20th August 201913th September 2019 committee

1. The Friends Groups movement and the LFGN The LFGN is the voice of the dynamic and inspirational grassroots movement of over 700 local Friends of Parks groups – the […]

LEA VALLEY ICE CENTRE – CONSULTATION

20th August 201913th September 2019 Volunteer CPRE

A plea from Save Lea Marshes The Lea Valley Regional Park Authority is currently holding a consultation over its plans for a new Ice Centre at the current site on […]

Put your Park on The Map!

15th August 201913th September 2019 committee

Sixty London Park Friends Groups have now listed their park on GoParksLondon. Have you listed yours?   Image from #GoParks Go Parks is seeking to to link all the fantastic Friends of Parks groups in […]

Our Patch Aug Newsletter

14th August 201914th August 2019 committee

https://mailchi.mp/f2590024a847/our-patch-the-august-lfgn-monthly-newsletter-is-now-out?e=b660333555

Create a Tree Trail in your park – it’s free!

13th August 201914th August 2019 committee

EXCITING OFFER for London Parks Friends Groups to create a TiCL Tree Trail for your park FREE OF CHARGE.Brought to you by TiCLme & GoParksLondon.GoParksLondon has teamed up with TiCL […]

Interview: LFGN and the National Park City campaign

9th August 201914th August 2019 committee

Reporting on a recent interview with the LFGN chairman, Dave Morris, and how the LFGN is involved in the National Park City: “N: Okay so just to begin with really, […]

Save Lea Marshes Newsletter

3rd July 201914th August 2019 committee

Save Lea Marshes www.saveleamarshes.org.uk Newsletter, July 2019 There’s been quite a lot going on across our marshy and surrounding landscape…. LEAD STORY- THE CASE FOR THE ICE CENTRE HOTS UP.. […]

June 2019 Response to the London Green Spaces Commission

24th June 201914th August 2019 committee

The Commission should recommend that the engagement, involvement and empowerment of local communities, and in particular of the dedicated green-space Friends Groups, should be enshrined as a key imperative in all discussions about the future of London’s local public green spaces

Email to Save Heritage Green Space from Housing

20th June 201914th August 2019 committee

Help stop Bromley Council from selling off part of the old bishops palace park for housing: Please email mark.bowen@bromley.gov.uk with the title “Proposed sale of land at Bromley Civic Centre” and include your name address and postcode otherwise it will not be accepted (it doesn’t matter if you don’t live in the Borough).

Guide to Setting Up and Running a New Friends Group – by Bromley Friends Forum

16th May 201919th May 2019 committee

Here’s a great guide to setting up a new Friends group for a green space, that Bromley Friends Forum have in their ‘Toolkit’: Bromley Friends Forum Toolkit Starting A Friends […]

Let’s be Friends

15th May 201919th May 2019 committee

2019-06-08 Open Gardens Squares Weekend 8-9 June

14th May 201919th May 2019 committee

8-9th June – Open Gardens Squares Weekend

2019-06-29 London National Park City Fair+Talks

14th May 201919th May 2019 committee

29th June – National Park City – Talks and Fair

2019-06-17 Parks and People – Stronger Together

14th May 201917th June 2019 committee

17th June – Parks And People: Stronger Together: Join us to explore topics such as Funding, Volunteering

London Park Friends Film Festival

7th January 201914th August 2019 committee

Dear LFGN members and supporters, The London Friends Group Film Festival is now open for booking! Join us at this FREE event from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 25 January. Our Friends Film […]

Friends of Richmond Park Video

7th January 201914th August 2019 committee

The Friends of Richmond Park produced a film last year with  Sir David Attenborough, a 21min version and a 4min version. I notice you say the festival films are 1min […]

Park and 81 mature trees still doomed, despite builder pulling out

7th November 201814th August 2019 committee

A third of a town centre park, including 81 mature lime trees, are still condemned by development scheme, despite the council’s development partner pulling out of the “transformational project”.  This […]

Support us reduce oversized events on Clapham Common

10th October 201814th August 2019 committee

Friends of Clapham Common Dear Green Spaces, I have the honour of living 2 minutes away from Clapham Common, which is beautiful and every time I cycle across, reminding  me […]

Creeping Privatisation

8th September 201814th October 2018 committee

London’s parks accused of ‘creeping privatisation’ of public spaces Creeping Privatisation Proliferation of music festivals and other events across capital’s green spaces means disruption and restrictions to access for residents […]

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 […]

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

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 20177th November 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 201725th June 2019 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 201725th June 2019 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 201725th June 2019 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 201714th October 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.

Space To Build in Bromley

20th December 201920th December 2019 committee

CPRE London is working with local campaigners in Bromley who are concerned about threats to Green Belt, Metropolitan Open Land and other green spaces in Bromley, to identify sites for housing to avoid protected green land being allocated for development.