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Heaton Park receives prestigious Green Flag Award
Local park is one of the best in the country
Heaton park in north Manchester is one of the best in the country and thats official ! Heaton park receives the Green Flag award, a sign to visitors that the park is well maintained and well managed, with excellent facilities. A high quality green space in Manchester.
Heaton park is one of a record number of parks and green spaces receiving the Green Flag Award this year, ensuring that even more of us now have access to well managed, high quality green spaces. In 2011, 1288 parks and green spaces will fly either the Green Flag or Community Award, a sign that the value of green space is widely acknowledged as vital to our communities. Phil Barton, Green Flag Plus Partnership chairman said: " I would like to congratulate this year's winners, who have worked hard throughout the year to keep their parks and green spaces at a high standard and ensure they are pleasant and enjoyable spaces for the whole community. "The Green Flag Award Scheme, and its growth, is essential in driving up the standards of our parks and green spaces. Access to quality green space is something we all desire and the scheme plays a key role in providing it.