Support
Support for Adur and Worthing community groups working on green spaces
Community groups working on Adur & Worthing councils’ green spaces have enhanced them in many different ways. Some examples of what groups have achieved include upgrading play equipment, litter picks, conservation activities, planting bulbs, planting trees, laying hedges, creating a community garden and creative projects involving young people.
Park Rangers
Parks team support for new and existing greenspace groups
The Park’s Rangers team can offer a wide range of support to community groups working on the councils’ land on projects and activities which aim to enhance the space for the benefit of the local community. Support offered includes training, risk assessments and guidance to ensure that the group is covered by the councils’ insurance.
Each Ranger has a specific area they cover which is outlined in the maps of Ranger’s patches. Contact the Ranger for your park or green space to get support for your group or help to start a new group.
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The Adur & Worthing Wildflower Trail
Celebrating wildflowers and pollinators in the Adur and Worthing Community.
The Wildflower Trail is a project for bees and people, working with local communities, groups and schools to grow, promote and maintain.
Greenhavens Network
Greenhavens Network was set up to support community groups who are volunteering to protect your green spaces and bring them to life, we currently represent over 92 community groups, stretching from Telscombe to Seaford. All of these green ambassadors are championing your green spaces, through caring about your parks and opens spaces as well as doing everything they can to help wildlife flourish and encouraging people to be healthy and happy in their local green spaces.
Brighton & Hove Green Spaces Forum
Brighton & Hove Green Spaces Forum (BHGSF) is a volunteer organisation set up to provide an independent voice and communication hub for community groups working in Brighton & Hove’s parks and open spaces. We seek to bring together volunteer groups concerned with the management of Brighton & Hove green spaces to exchange information, advice and knowledge; communicating and working in partnership with similar groups and organisations to maximise environmental improvement and conservation.
Parks Community UK
Parks Community UK supports Friends’ groups across the country to feel better equipped and more confident in their active involvement with their local park.
The UK’s green spaces need active Friends’ Groups! This is a new space created by and for such groups to share experiences, info and ideas to become more confident and effective.
National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces
The National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NFPGS) is the only volunteer-led, umbrella organisation that aims to amplify the voices of Friends Groups across the UK.
The Federation works with the dynamic and inspirational grassroots movement of over 7,000 local Friends of Parks groups, supporting volunteers who act on behalf of the communities who use and care about our vital public green spaces of all kinds. We exist to represent their activities, issues and concerns and strengthen their passionate and knowledgeable voices.
Green Tides is a member of the NFPGS.
