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The Green Flag Award scheme is managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. It recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the UK and around the world.
Flying the prestigious Green Flag is the mark of a quality park or green space and is a sign that the site boasts the highest possible environmental standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent visitor facilities.
Councillor Mike Solomon, North Somerset Council's executive member for culture and leisure, said: "Our parks and green spaces play a vital role for people as a place to relax and exercise.
"Achieving awards at these locations once again reflects the commitment and skills of our hardworking volunteers and officers in our Parks and Natural Environment teams in delivering excellent facilities for our local communities. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank them along with our contractors, Glendale and Somerset Wood Recycling.
“Congratulations to all involved, this is really fantastic news and having not one, but four Green Flag sites is something North Somerset should be really proud of.”
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager Paul Todd MBE said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved in achieving a Green Flag Award for these parks.
“They are vital green spaces for the community in North Somerset, bringing people together and providing opportunities to lead healthy lifestyles. The staff and volunteers do so much to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award and everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.”
More information about the Green Flag Award scheme, including an interactive map of all the parks and green spaces that have achieved this standard, is available at https://greenflagaward.org