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Green Flag Flag being held by Councillors & the Maintenance Team

Green Flag Award for QEII Playing Field

Little Paxton Parish Council awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as it is officially recognised as one of the best parks

 The QEII Playing Field in Little Paxton raises prestigious Green Flag Award after achieving international quality mark for parks and green spaces

Little Paxton Parish Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for  the QEII Playing Field site.

The news that Little Paxton Parish Council  has achieved the accreditation – the international quality mark for parks and green spaces – is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that care for the green space so that visitors and residents alike can enjoy it. 

 

Green Flag Certificate held by Senior Groundsman

Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved at QEII Playing Field on achieving a Green Flag Award. 

“The QEII Playing Field’ is a vital green space for communities in Little Paxton to socialise, enjoy nature, for children to play safely and it provides important opportunities for park users to improve their physical and mental health. 

We know that staff and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award, everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.  

It is important that our free to use spaces are maintained to the Green Flag Award standard, making them accessible for all members of the community while ensuring the environment is protected.” 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Flag held by the Groundsman.

Chair of Little Paxton Parish Council Cllr Kathy Bishop said, ‘We are absolutely delighted to receive this prestigious award for the QEII Playing Field in Little Paxton. The QEII Playing Field is a focal point in the village and is enjoyed by residents’.

 The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.