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Two Isle Of Wight Parks Win Prestigious Green Flag Award

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Two Isle of Wight parks have won the prestigious Green Flag Award which sets the benchmark standard for the management of outdoor recreational spaces around the world.

Play Lane Millennium Green in Haylands and Northwood Cemetry in Cowes have been crowned winners.

The accolade is said to be an example of civic achievement and it’s hoped will provide local communities with a great sense of pride, while boosting tourism. It also demonstrates that a clear improvement has been made to a site.

The award is said to be an excellent lever for obtaining external funding through improvement grants and is a means of maximising revenue opportunities,  an example of a national funding scheme winners can apply to is the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Scroll through pictures of the winning parks here...

Read more about the winning parks here.

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