Frickley Country
Park was the winner of Site of the Year and Health Site of the Year at the Land
Trust’s annual awards ceremony.
Several Land Trust
sites, rangers and volunteers have been recognised for outstanding achievements
at the event which was held in Ellesmere Port.
Frickley Country
Park in Yorkshire is a thriving site which has developed vastly over the years,
transformed from a former colliery into a beautiful Country Park. The site
attracted over 80,000 visitors last year and started a popular weekly parkrun
event, which attracts hundreds of enthusiastic runners every Saturday morning.
There were 11 awards
categories, which included Volunteer of the Year, Ranger of the Year, Most
Improved site of the Year and Project of the year, which was voted for on the
day.
The awards followed
a conference held by the Land Trust which allowed over 100 Managing Partners,
staff and volunteers to share information and discuss upcoming projects.
Alan Carter,
Director of Portfolio Management at the Land Trust said: “This event not only
gives us chance to recognise the fantastic work that goes on across our 70
sites, but also gives the people involved a chance to learn from each other and
share ideas.
“We’re so grateful
for all the hard work and dedication that goes into maintaining our sites and
ensuring they provide significant benefit to local communities and wildlife.”
The Countess of
Chester Country Park was the night’s other big winner, winning two awards and
four highly commended certificates. 13 winners were awarded at the event, with
16 highly commended.
A list of winners is
below:
• Community Space of
the Year – Countess of Chester Country Park
• Nature Space of
the Year – Haig
• Health Site of the
Year – Frickley Country Park
• Educational Site
of the Year – Warrington
• Site Delivering
best Economic Activity – Beaulieu
• Most Improved
Space of the Year – Osprey Quay
• Best
Friends/Community Group – Friends of Knowle Haven and Upton Meadows Residents
Association
• Project of the
Year – Fallen for the Fallen at Chester and Brook Restoration at Dinnington
• Volunteer of the
Year – Aidan Richardson
• Ranger of the Year
– Leon Hayward
• Site of the Year –
Frickley Country Park
