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New Project Case Study added

You can now view the case study for the Castle Park on the Case Studies page.

Guidance on conservation principles published by English Heritage

English Heritage have published guidance on conservation principles.

The document is available for download from the English Heritage website.

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Parks for People New Approvals
HLF has announced the latest round of approvals for Parks for People. 13 new projects have received stage one approval including Stafford Orchard Park, Quorn; Burngreen Park, Kilsyth; Gyllyngdune Gardens, Falmouth; Beacon Park, Minster Pool and Gardens of Remembrance in Lichfield; MacRosty Park, Crieff; Stevenage Town Centre Gardens; and the War Memorial Park in Coventry.

Recent Stage 2 approvals are Howard Park and Gardens, Letchworth Garden City; St James' Park, Southampton; Spinney Hill Park, Leicester; Stewart Park, Middlesbrough; Stamford Park, Tameside; and Queen's Park, Bolton.

Details of these projects and of all other approved projects can be found on the projects page.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Support
A key element of Parks for People is to introduce more effective systems to monitor and evaluate the impact of park regeneration projects.

The Hall Aitken team, supported by Community First Partnership, has been appointed by HLF and BIG to support individual projects in completing their monitoring and evaluation. Our team will be in regular contact with projects and will provide workshops and clinics to offer additional support.

The team can be contacted directly at projects@parksforpeople.co.uk or phone 0161 212 1100.

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New Programme Requirements
The Green Flag Award requirement for the programme has been increased from 5 to 7 years, starting after practical completion of capital works.

See www.greenflagaward.org.uk for information and current list of award winners.

HLF has also confirmed that baseline visitor surveys (Greenstat) are required by the 2nd Round of applications. Although Greenstat membership is not a programme requirement, Parks for People can support Greenstat membership costs for up to 5 years, as part of project evaluation costs. Further details of Greenstat can be found at www.greenstat.org.uk/

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Case Studies

7 projects will be the focus of an in-depth analysis to identify how projects are progressing and how different methods of monitoring and evaluation compare. This will help identify and share best practice.

The case-study projects include Brooke Park, Derry; Clifton Park, Rotherham; MacRosty Park, Crieff; Gheluvelt Park, Worcester; Markfield Park, Haringey; The Rose Garden, Hertsmere; and Sconce and Devon Park, Newark.

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