Record-breaking year as more than 2,000 green spaces across the country get international quality mark
Parks and green spaces across the country will be raising their Green Flag Award with pride in a year when millions of people have seen the value of having great quality green spaces on their doorstep.
Among them will be Dorset Road Allotments and Leisure Gardens in London Borough of Bromley, which is raising a Green Flag Award for the 17th year.
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.
Dorset Road Allotments and Leisure Gardens is one of more than 2,000 sites across the country to collect the award for 2020.
Chair of Dorset Road Allotments and Leisure Gardens, Linda Phillips MBE, said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive a Green Flag Award for the 17th year.”
“We know how much quality green spaces matter to residents and visitors, and this award celebrates the dedication that goes into maintaining Dorset Road Allotments to such a high standard. This year the allotments became a safe haven for our community during the pandemic.”
“We also reached a major milestone in the way our site is governed as we have become a Co-operative, giving us an opportunity to make the site as good as it can be with the involvement of all members.”
“Our community garden is managed and maintained entirely by volunteers – both those who have allotment plots on site and members of the local community. I would like to thank them for their hard work and commitment.”
Commenting on Dorset Road Allotments and Leisure Gardens success, Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton OBE said: “This year, more than ever, our parks and green spaces have been a lifeline and we know that millions of people have used them to relax, meet friends, exercise or simply escape for a short time.
“It is testament to the incredible dedication and hard work of parks staff and volunteers that, despite the challenges that went along with record numbers of visitors, Dorset Road Allotments and Leisure Gardens has achieved the highest international standards demanded by the Green Flag Award.”