[Discuss] Advice with open space handover/funding

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At 12:38 18/04/2010, Ian Manning, wrote:
>Hi All
>
>At some point in the future (don't ask when - it has been held up 
>since the last ice age as far as I can tell), two public open spaces 
>on our development will be handed over to Active Communities.  We 
>already have a consultation with them going (which stalled of 
>course!) but I'm interested if anyone can give any advice on any 
>funding opportunities available to bolster the (apparently) merge 
>reserves for the design/maintenance of the spaces?
>
>One is designated to be part play area, the other is a plain open space.
>
>Any advice / pointers greatly appreciated - also if anyone has 
>experience of a similar process it would be good to hear from you.

As yours is a relatively new development, I would assume some Section 
106 money would have been available. I wonder what it was allocated 
to?  It might be worth asking in this area.  The Council Green Spaces 
team are on this list, so you may get a reply from them shortly. Have 
you asked your local councillors to try and find out?

John Lawton
Chair

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