Historic public parks and cemeteries are valued places at the centre of local communities. Help to conserve them with funding of £100,000–£5million.
For increasingly urban population, parks are often the only green space where people can meet, play, relax and come close to nature. Parks have always been a priority for HLF and since they first started to invest in them in 1996 they have awarded over £620million across the UK, with the Big Lottery Fund joining to invest a further £80million in England. Yet, as the recent State of UK Public Parks report highlights, many of the best-loved green spaces are in need of regeneration and investment.
Parks for People funding helps to conserve the heritage that makes both historic parks and cemeteries special. And it gives local people a say in how they are managed in the future. Projects improve people’s wellbeing and knowledge of their area, and make communities better places to live, work and visit.
Applicants need to show that the local community values the park or cemetery as part of their heritage, and that they are already actively involved in its management.
Not-for-profit organisations and partnerships led by not-for-profit organisations can apply including local authorities, charities, trusts, community interest companies, social enterprises, parish councils, voluntary organisations and community groups.
For further information and to apply, visit: www.hlf.org.uk/looking-funding/our-grant-programmes/parks-people#.VVtKivlVhHx, or contact 020 7591 6000.
Deadline: Tuesday 1 September 2015, 12noon