12 Green Flag Awards for Wirral parks

28th July 2010

 

Twelve of Wirral’s parks and leisure spaces have been recognised as the best in the country with prestigious Green Flag Awards.

Green Flag Awards recognise and reward the best parks in the country and areas across the borough stood out after impressing the judges with its excellent use of green space, well-maintained facilities and high standard of safety and security.

This year has seen the highest number of awards handed out – a record 1200 Green Flags and Green Pennants across the UK compared to 1,013 in 2009.

Only green spaces that are free to enter and open to the public are eligible to win an award through the scheme, which is run by environmental charities Keep Britain Tidy, BTCV and GreenSpace.

Cllr David Elderton, Wirral’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Tourism and Leisure, said: “Wirral people already appreciate what an asset our parks and open spaces are, so it’s wonderful to get such strong national recognition. The parks who have won these awards are well-used and much-loved recreational areas, each with their own unique, special features.

“Receiving so many awards is fantastic news and a real credit to everyone who works so hard to maintain the parks as well as those who use and cherish them.”

Paul Todd, Manager, Green Flag Award Scheme, said: ‘It’s a remarkable achievement that so many parks have successfully reached Green Flag Award status this year. The staff running the parks work very hard throughout the year to ensure their facilities are maintained to a high standard and enjoyed by the entire community.

The award winners for Wirral are:

Birkenhead Park	Birkenhead
Brotherton Park and Dibbinsdale Local Nature Reserve	Bromborough
Eastham Country Park	Eastham
Royden Park	Frankby
North Wirral Coastal Park	Moreton
Vale Park	New Brighton
Thornton Hough Village Green	Thornton Hough
Wirral Country Park	Thurstaston, Wirral
Ashton Park	West Kirby
Coronation Gardens	West Kirby
Hilbre Island Local Nature Reserve	West Kirby
The Arno	Oxton

More details can be found at: www.keepbritaintidy.org/GreenFlag

For full details of the Green Flag Awards go to: http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/GreenFlag/GreenFlagAwardSites/northwest/winners/Default.aspx