Pledge to protect parks

Liverpool makes landmark pledge to protect its parks

Liverpool City Council has announced that all of the city’s parks are to be protected forever. The city’s Acting Mayor, Councillor Wendy Simon, made the plans ofcial at Cabinet on 19 March which will see the protection of 100 much-loved parks and green spaces, totalling 1,039 hectares. In a unique partnership with the charity Fields in Trust, Liverpool City Council is set to become the frst local authority to adopt this vision, ensuring that the outdoor areas will not be built on or sold off, safeguarding them and ensuring a tangible legacy for local communities. The landmark decision outlines the ambition that every resident will live no more than a ten-minute walk from a high-quality green space – this could be a beautiful park, a smaller neighbourhood green space, football pitches or play area. Any location that enables people to exercise, play or simply relax and unwind. The announcement forms part of The Great Outdoors pledge - one of ten promises made by the city council to build a better, brighter future for all. Through partnership work, it will secure the future of dozens of much-loved parks and green spaces across the city in a phased approach which aims to be completed by the end of 2023. Councillor Wendy Simon said: “Liverpool is blessed to have so many stunning green spaces, and this new initiative means we can ensure everyone has access to free, local outdoor spaces for sport, play and recreation, forever. “The health, wellbeing and community benefts these locations deliver are priceless, demonstrated so clearly during this pandemic where they have become such a central and important part of our lives. “And the benefts aren’t just health-related. Access to green spaces improves our neighbourhoods, tackles climate change, supports education and economic growth and they frequently become the stage on which we host many of our hugely popular cultural celebrations.”

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