Home News News This is the place to read all of the latest news from the Green Flag Award® Scheme. 30 June 2017 How turning newspaper into art is helping parks Thousands of newspapers have taken a slight detour on their way to be recycled, thanks to a creative partnership between our partners at DS Smith, The Griffi... 27 June 2017 Take a step to a greener park Is litter a problem in your green space? Is it sometimes dropped frustratingly close to a nearby bin? Looking for a simple solution? Keep Britain Tidy hav... 15 June 2017 Scottish parks to benefit from millions Scots make over 160 million visits to local parks and green spaces every year. And now greenspace Scotland has secured a £500,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant... 09 June 2017 Tell the world why you love your park This year's Love Parks Week - July 14-23 – is an opportunity to demonstrate just how much our country loves parks. So let’s get the whole community telling u... 02 June 2017 Thank you to all the volunteers supporting parks As we celebrate Volunteers' Week, we wanted to say a massive thank you, to both our volunteer Green Flag Award assessors and all the volunteers working hard ... 01 June 2017 New cattle mooo-ve into Green Flag Award country park As part of their ongoing conservation work, a new herd of cattle have mooo-ved into Colchester's High Woods Country Park. This native breed has been introdu... 18 May 2017 Help The Parks Alliance by completing their survey Please help The Parks Alliance by completing their short survey. The Parks Alliance, which includes our Green Flag Award manager on their board, is the voic... 11 May 2017 Royal Greenwich publishes Parks and Open Spaces Strategy The Royal Borough of Greenwich have just published their Parks and Open Spaces Strategy. It sets out their vision for parks over the next ten years, and thei... 05 May 2017 Exercise helps keeps the mind sharp too We all know that moderate exercise is good for the body but a new study proves it is good for the brain too. And as being outdoors in green spaces are known... 28 April 2017 Tour de Yorkshire flashes past award winners The tour de Yorkshire, which starts today, will be passing some of the country's very best parks and beaches. Keep Britain Tidy manage the Blue Flag award f... 21 April 2017 Top hotels recognised for their green credentials Keep Britain Tidy are delighted to present our first international Green Key to two top London hotels - Sheraton Skyline and Le Meridien Piccadilly.The chari... 10 April 2017 Keep Britain Tidy welcomes country’s first-ever Litter Strategy Today, Keep Britain Tidy, the country’s anti-litter charity, has welcomed the launch of the Government’s Litter Strategy for England. Keep Britain Tidy runs... Prev ... 6 7 8 9 10 ... Next