The National Housing Federation & Neighbourhoods Green have partnered with Keep Britain Tidy to support the delivery of the Green Flag Award 2012-17. The Scheme is licenced to Keep Britain Tidy by Communities and Local Government (CLG) who own the Green Flag Award Scheme.
The principle role of Neighbourhoods Green is to support growth and expansion of the award within the housing sector and to support housing providers to achieve the standard. Over 2013 we will
- Work with Keep Britain Tidy to support the growth of Green Flag Award in the housing sector.
- Provide support and guidance to members in achieving the quality mark as appropriate and using it as a benchmark to improve the maintenance and management of green spaces across the sector.
- Use existing communication channels to pro-actively market and promote the programme to housing associations e.g. through the Federation’s e-newsletters, conferences and events and Neighbourhoods Green
- Facilitate links with representative housing federations in each of the devolved nations to expand this work beyond England.
Other partners
GreenSpace is a registered charity which works to improve parks and green spaces by raising awareness, involving communities and creating skilled professionals.
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens exists to support, represent and promote community-managed farms and gardens across the United Kingdom.
Apply for an Award
The application round for 2013/2014 will open on the 3rd December 2012 and close on the 10th February 2013. To apply for an award for the first time please email: greenflagawards@keepbritaintidy.org or telephone 01942 612602.
For sites that have applied before, you will be able to login to the Green Flag Award website using you username and password to make your application. If you have lost these details please email for a reminder.
To find out more about the Award http://greenflag.keepbritaintidy.org/about-us/about-green-flag-award/
Become a Green Flag Judge
The Green Flag Award Scheme grows in popularity every year, so we're always looking to recruit new judges. If you have experience in nature conservation, ecology, parks and landscape management, community engagement, environmental issues, horticulture or a related discipline. If you would like to apply to become a judge, please visit http://greenflag.keepbritaintidy.org/judges/become-a-judge/
Training will be taking place:
- 16-17 Jan London
- 21-22 Jan Rugby
- 23-24 Jan North West
- 29-30 Jan London
What's in it for me?
There are a whole host of benefits to becoming a judge. These include:
- Continued personal development
- The opportunity to gain a detailed understanding of the Green Flag Award standard and its processes
- Training in all aspects of the Green Flag Award criteria at briefing days
- The chance to contribute your thoughts and ideas on the scheme during debriefing days
- The opportunity to benchmark and exchange ideas with other park managers
- The chance to network with other judges and park managers, and join a mentoring scheme with an experienced judge
- Whilst judges work on a voluntary basis, expenses incurred while judging or attending training days will be reimbursed.