Green flags fly high in the Black Country
SANDWELL is celebrating retaining prestigious Green Flags for 14 sites across the borough.
The award is the international quality mark managed by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under license from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces.
Sandwell’s Green Flag sites for 2022 are: Barnford Park, Oldbury. Brunswick Park, Wednesbury. Dartmouth Park, West Bromwich. Haden Hill Park, Cradley Heath. Lightwoods Park, Bearwood.
Lions of the Great War, Smethwick. Red House Park, Great Barr. Revolution Walk (Birmingham Main Line Canal), Smethwick.
Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich.
Sandwell Valley Crematorium, West Bromwich. Tipton Cemetery. Victoria Park, Smethwick. Victoria Park, Tipton. Warley Woods, Bearwood. Haden Hill Park has also retained the much-coveted Green Heritage Site Accreditation, supported by Historic England, for the management of its historic features.
Councillor Laura Rollins said: “It’s fantastic news that Sandwell has retained Green Flag status for these 14 sites due to the hard work and dedication of our friends groups, volunteers and staff who are working hard to make Sandwell a greener, cleaner borough.
“It’s a great achievement that Sandwell’s Green Flag list includes a park in each of the six towns, so that everyone in Sandwell can benefit from their space and atmosphere.
“And we saw this in action a few weeks ago, with many of our Green Flag sites hosting events as part of our amazing Queen’s Baton Relay day, with thousands of people and families enjoying themselves, as we counted down to the start of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.”
Green Flag Award Scheme manager, Paul Todd, said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved in making these sites worthy of a Green Flag Award. The achievement of these awards is testament to the hard work of the staff and volunteers who do so much to ensure the sites maintain the high standards demanded by the Green Flag awards.”