SCOTLAND’S first ever fund for parks and greenspaces has been launched by Greenspace Scotland.
Parks4Life goals to lift £1m by the tip of 2023 to assist assist Scotland’s greenspaces with a sustainable fund for the longer term.
The endowment will likely be utilized by communities throughout Scotland to finance native park enhancements, actions and occasions.
To have a good time the launch of the fund, Greenspace Scotland is introducing Park Portraits, a digital picture gallery showcasing the best way parks have enriched residents lives.
Annually, Scots make over 162 million visits to native parks and greenspaces.
The Park Portrait sequence celebrates folks from a variety of backgrounds, uncovering their particular causes for having fun with parks.
From Aberdeen to Cumbernauld, Leith to Dumbarton, and throughout to the Hebrides, Greenspace Scotland has labored to seize soulful portraits of people that exemplify the worth that parks present.
Willie Mungall, a veteran Royal Marine Commando, has improved his well being with a weekly strolling group in Edinburgh’s Saughton Park.
On the Isle of Coll, a gaggle of oldsters fashioned a committee in 2019 to construct the primary play park on the island.
The portraits may even be making their means by way of a few of Scotland’s parks this autumn in a travelling exhibition geared toward inspiring the general public to donate to the Parks4Life fund.
Julie Procter, Chief Govt of Greenspace Scotland, stated: “Greenspace is a common service for all of Scotland’s city residents – We all know that entry to those areas is a large think about creating more healthy, happier, and stronger communities.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to listen to how many individuals have a deep reference to their native park and are eager to share their tales.
“Our hope is that the Park Portraits sequence will encourage different individuals who love their parks to assist the Parks4Life fund by donating, in addition to sharing their very own park tales on-line”.
Improvement of the Parks4Life Fund has been supported by a grant from The Nationwide Lottery Heritage Fund.
Greenspace Scotland is inviting park lovers from throughout Scotland to become involved with Parks4Life by taking their very own Park Portrait and sharing their park story or by making a donation to the Parks4Life Fund.
