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Uncertain future for Newcastle’s parks
National World - LocalTV
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09/09/2024
With the running of Newcastle’s parks in turmoil, Newcastle City Council have pushed back a funding review by two months.
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Newcastle City Council have delayed critical plans to review the handling of the city's
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parks by two months, a decision that is proving to be worrying for many.
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In 2019, the council passed on the handling of 33 of the city's parks and 60 allotments
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as part of a cost-cutting scheme following government funding cuts.
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Control of the parks was given to Urban Green on the understanding that the organisation
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would be self-sustaining within a decade.
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Having been found to be in a shortfall of £6.7 million, the council decided to review
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the handling of the parks, a plan that in itself will cost approximately £50,000.
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As well as the monetary issues experienced, which Urban Green are blaming in part on COVID-19,
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two of the parks they run, Leazes Park and Walker Park, have lost their sought-after
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green flag status.
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The review will look at how best to run the city's parks going forward, including the
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option for the council to take back control of their own parks.
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They are delaying the review by two months in order to ensure that the best decision
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is made from all the options they are looking at.
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