Chesterfield has once again been recognised for its excellent parks and green spaces – picking up eight Green Flag awards for parks across the borough.
Stand Road Park has secured the flag for the first-time following improvements carried out by Chesterfield Borough Council, as with other parks across the borough these have been carried out in collaboration with the park’s friend group (Friends of Stand Road Park).
Over the last year the park has seen improvements including reinstated footpaths, a restored wetland area, installation of new planters and the addition of bug hotels throughout the park. Future improvements include extending the woodland footpath, planting new trees and wildflowers, and improving the wetlands area, together this will help ensure the park is welcoming for residents and wildlife.
A further seven spaces have all retained Green Flag status with Queen’s Park, Holmebrook Valley Park, Poolsbrook Country Park, King George V Park (Staveley), Eastwood Park (Hasland), Monkey Park, and the gardens of Chesterfield and District Crematorium continuing to be recognised.
The award is an internationally recognised mark of quality for parks and green spaces.
Councillor Steve Lismore, Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: “We have some incredible parks and green spaces across our borough, and it is fantastic that we have been awarded a record number of Green Flags this year. Providing high quality green spaces is to key to supporting nature in our borough but also helps promote health and wellbeing and contributes to ensuring that Chesterfield is a great place to live and raise a family.
“Our teams do a fantastic job to maintain these spaces for all to enjoy, and this award recognises their efforts together with those of local voluntary groups who dedicate their time and knowledge to improve green spaces across the borough. Thank you to everyone who spends their time to help ensure our green spaces are welcoming places where people can spend time together.”
The Parks, Open Spaces and Play Delivery Plan (2023 to 2028), sets out Chesterfield Borough Council’s commitment to making sure local communities continue to have access to modern and well-maintained spaces for leisure and play, and to support people’s health and wellbeing.
It will lead to more than one million pounds being invested in parks and green spaces over the course of the five-year programme. Communities will benefit from 18 enhanced youth and play spaces and aims to double the number of its sites that are acknowledged by the Green Flag Award.
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for their management across the United Kingdom and around the world.
A full list of Green Flag Award-winning parks and green spaces is available on the Keep Britain Tidy website.
