Woodingdean Park awarded Queen Elizabeth II status

The Central Park and Bowls Club in Kipling Avenue, Woodingdean is now officially protected for future generations since being awarded special status by the national Queen Elizabeth II Fields in Trust Initiative.

Having this special status awarded to Central Park will allow Woodingdean to protect the park as a pleasant, open space for the community in future. Funding will also be gained to allow the park to be updated and then maintained as a safe and permanent outdoor area for sports, recreation and play. The Queen Elizabeth II scheme lets the people of Woodingdean get involved with ways to protect and improve their local park. Visit the QEII section of the Fields in Trust website to find out more about how you as an individual can get involved

This plan was created by the charity Fields in Trust and with the support of the Duke of Cambridge to mark the Queens Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games in a way that included the whole country. It was also hoped that it would help create open spaces for young sports men and women to develop their skills both now and in the future.

Since being set up last year, this initiative has already benefited over 1300 parks and open spaces, with six others in Brighton and Hove also receiving special status, including:
Blakers Park, Preston Drove
Carden Park, Carden Hill
Hangleton Park, Harmsworth Crescent
Horsdean Recreational Ground, Vale Avenue
St. Nicholas Play Area
Kingsway Bowls and Recreation Ground

All areas which have been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II status will receive a commemorative plaque to show that the park is one of those protected by the scheme, so keep an eye out for it!
To see how other places around the UK have been improved by the Queen Elizabeth II plan, have a look at the case studies section on the Fields in Trust website.

• Written by Ellie Woolcott - Guest Editor of Woodingdean in Business *