Stanley Park and Crescent Gardens recognised as two of UK's best parks

Two Gosport Borough Council parks have once again been recognised as among the best in the country.

Stanley Park and Crescent Gardens were named as Green Flag winners by the environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy in its annual awards announcement.

Stanley Park achieved the Green Flag standard for the fourth time, and Crescent Gardens was awarded the accolade for the 17th time.

Cllr Peter Chegwyn, Leader of the Council, said: "It's fantastic that these two parks have once again received Green Flag awards. This is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces, and the achievement is testament to the hard work and dedication of the volunteers and teams that care for them and enable residents to enjoy them.

"It's great recognition for everyone involved, including the Friends of Stanley Park, the Friends of Crescent Gardens, our grounds maintenance team and our cleansing contractor Urbaser."

The Green Flag scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.

Keep Britain Tidy's Green Flag award scheme manager, Paul Todd, said: "I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Stanley Park and Crescent Gardens in achieving their Green Flag awards.

"Both are vital green spaces for the community in Gosport, bringing people together and providing opportunities to lead healthy lifestyles. The staff and volunteers do so much to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag award and everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement."

A full list of Green Flag award-winning parks and green spaces is available here.