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Junior Friends Groups

17th June 202031st August 2020 Volunteer CPRE

The Friends of Hoblingwell talks to GoParksLondon about the ups and downs of starting a Junior Friends group. https://www.goparks.london/articles/the-ups-and-downs-of-starting-a-youth-group-first-hand-experience

 Friends Groups, Front_Page, Uncategorised
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72% want their local green space improved

9th June 202026th September 2020 committee

72% of adults in London want their local green space improved. They want more wildlife and more plants as part of improvements to public greenspace. The study was conducted as […]

 Front_Page, Updates News from Member Groups
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Housing Secretary Stops Mayor publishing London Plan

28th April 202028th April 2020 committee

In a political move, the Government’s Housing Secretary has told Mayor Khan to rewrite his London Plan, removing all safeguards and aspirations to preserve green space in the capital. Neil Sinden of CPRE London wrote supporting increasing housing but warning that this would fuel threats to green space… London has less than 2/3s of the green open space it needs for the number of people

 Front_Page
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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 […]

 Front_Page

Help save Upney playing fields

24th April 201814th August 2019 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 […]

 campaigning, Front_Page, Promote
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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 […]

 Friends Groups, Front_Page, Promote

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 […]

 Front_Page, Funding, Promote, Saving Greenspaces, What to View

Greenspace for Greater London – GiGL

19th December 201713th January 2018 committee LFGN

Report your wildlife sightings for you park or openspace to GiGL. GiGL  

 Biodiversity, Front_Page, Management

Greenspaces worth £91b

25th November 201710th January 2019 committee

London’s green spaces worth £91 billion in natural capital 23 November 2017, by Sarah Cosgrove, Be the first to comment The first Natural Capital Account for public green space in London […]

 Front_Page, Government, Mayor and GLA, Promote, What to View

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NEXT MEETING FOR ALL LONDON’S FRIENDS’ GROUPS:

In the light of the coronavirus, we are not running our general meetings at City Hall.

Instead Zoom meetings are being held and the next one will be on:

 Monday 15th March, 6pm

Meeting for all London’s Friends Groups

How do we develop good relations between Friends Groups and those who run our green spaces?

See: https://parkscommunity.org.uk/park-green-space-management/partnership-working-with-landowners-and-managers/

Zoom link to follow..

 

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– Join our newsletter email list and be inspired!

– Come along to an open morning / afternoon hosted by Park Friends Groups around London

– Is your group linked up to other such groups in your borough? If not we can help you set up a Friends of Parks Forum there

Not part of a friends group?

· You could join your local park friends group (we can point you in the right direction – email us at lfgngreenspaces@gmail.com)

· You could think about starting up a Friends Group – we can signpost you to groups nearby, and we know lots of people with experience who can advise

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25 Feb

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16 Feb

Enjoy the roses and ornamental gardens at Canonbury Square - see this park and thousands more at http://GoParks.London
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13 Feb

Explore the beautiful flower beds and majestic trees at Arlington Square Gardens - check out this site and thousands more at http://GoParks.London
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12 Feb

Enjoy a huge range of activities at Harrow Recreation Ground - check out this park and many more at http://GoParks.London
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