Green Flag Award - Award

What are the Benefits?

The Civic Trust and DCLG believe that there are huge benefits from the scheme and we are encouraging organisations to select one or all of the following reasons to make it their cause for going for a Green Flag Award, a mark of quality in their area.

Promotion
Management of award winning green spaces may use the Green Flag Award logo on stationary, promotional literature, vehicles, uniforms, and in other appropriate situations for the duration for which the green space holds the award.

Best Value & Service Improvement
A Green Flag Award visibly demonstrates to the local community and local councillors a clear improvement to that park or green space. Widespread coverage of green flags raise the standards within a local authority and meets the needs of best value for the council and the community. The Green Flag Award scheme is included in the local performance indicators as set up by the Audit Commission.

Regeneration
Regeneration of a park or greenspace benefits whole communities and raises the profile of a particular area. It is a vehicle for community involvement and a means of securing funding, not least from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Beacon Status
Beacon councils get noticed and are praised by the government as examples of good practice. The first winners of Beacon Council status for green spaces were announced in 2002. Four of them are also successful Green Flag Award winners.

Good Community Facilities
Improvements to community facilities and the engagement of local people will improve health & education, reduce crime and be a visible benefit to an area.

Revenue Opportunities
The Green Flag Award scheme is a lever for obtaining external funding through improvement grants and is also a means of maximising revenue opportunities from within.Tourism
People will visit award winning parks from afar and successful venues for events bring repeat business. The Green Flag Award makes a statement as to the quality of the experience the visitor can expect and word of mouth is a very effective marketing tool.

Part of a National Standard
The Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces.

Civic Pride
Pride is important. Our Victorian forefathers knew it and positively promoted the best of their parks and green spaces as examples of civic achievement. It is still relevant today.

What are the Benefits?

Winners in your region