Minutes:
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6.1 |
Ted Talbot, Director of Place, Green Estate, and Chair of the Green & Open Spaces Forum, gave a presentation on the work of the Green Spaces Forum in Sheffield. He mentioned how green spaces across the city were key for the health and mental wellbeing of the citizens of this city. He then stated how budget cuts were significantly impacting the city and the opportunities for the city and its residents in a negative way.
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6.2 |
Ted Talbot explained some of the reasons why it would be important to invest in green spaces. He also mentioned how this significantly improved wildlife in green spaces.
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6.3 |
Ted Talbot stated that the Green Estate Community Interest Company believed in a world where all urban places were engaging, adaptive and resilient. Green Estate looked after Sheffield Manor Lodge and 5 other urban parks on behalf of Sheffield. They also worked to the Green Flag Award standards.
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6.4 |
It was stated that the vision was to create green corridors through S2 by joining up green spaces which used to form part of the Great Deer Park. This would improve wildlife in the city and reconnect green open spaces. He added that the trend of funds for parks and open spaces in Sheffield needed to be reversed and that any funding for parks would be greatly appreciated. |