

Public Parks and Green Spaces –Who Cares?
What does the future hold for public parks and open spaces and what are the issues which parks managers are currently facing? Throughout Britain, over the last few years, many areas have seen a dramatic decline in the standards of maintenance of, and investment in, council-managed land; grass cut less frequently, heaps of clippings making amenity grass areas unusable for picnics, ball games or even walking; repairs to paths and vandalism and graffiti removal taking longer; pr