Our local park has just won a green flag award. This is a kitemark awarded by the Civic Trust. In order to win the award. a park has to be welcoming, safe, well-maintained - including curbing dog fouling - and encourage wildlife. Above all, it has to be pro-community, and encourage everyone who lives locally to use it.
Our park is well used by children. There is a children's playground, and a one o'clock club for mothers and toddlers which is always packed. There is a small lake and the ducklings and goslings are an attraction in spring and early summer. A flock of wild parakeets nest in the trees and their bright green plumage and screeching flight add a touch of the exotic.
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