The Council Cabinet agreed before Christmas to advance the plans to give many of our green spaces special protection, preserving them in perpetuity for future generations. For each park an individual ‘deed of dedication’ will be created with open spaces charity ‘Fields in Trust’ which is a nationwide organisation (visit www.fieldsintrust.org) and was previously known as the National Playing Fields Association.

The decision follows work by the Council’s Parks Commission set up last year and the Council’s pledge to protect open spaces from being sold off. Each of the main parks in the Borough had resident representatives on the Commission.