Mark Camley, Chair of The Parks Alliance, the national voice of UK parks, said: ‘Today’s spending review puts even more pressure on Local Authority budgets and their ability to provide and maintain the quality parks that we all rely upon. Securing the long term future of our parks is vital to the quality of life and health of the country. ‘The concern of everyone that loves, uses and runs their local park is the impending risk of closures, sell-offs and a drastic drop in quality of our green spaces, which have improved so much over the past twenty years. The Parks Alliance wants to work with the Government, local authorities and others to tackle this crucial issue and protect our parks for future generations.’
