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The Royal Parks ANNUAL REPORT and ACCOUNTS 2007-08 HC MY PARK IS ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2007-08 The Royal Parks Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 | 1 VERSION 9 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2007-08 HC 653 The Royal Parks is an Presented to the House London: The Stationery Executive Agency of The of Commons pursuant to Office Ltd Department for Culture, section 7 of The Government Media and Sport (DCMS). Resources & Accounts Act £13.90 2000. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed on 14th July 2008. 2 | The Royal Parks Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 www.royalparks.org.uk © Crown Copyright 2008 Any queries relating to the Design copyright in this document www.chacha.co.uk The text in this document (excluding should be addressed to: any Royal Arms and departmental Photography logos) may be reproduced free of The Licensing Division, HMSO, Giles Barnard charge in any format or medium St Clements House, 2-16 Colegate, chacha design providing that it is reproduced Norwich, NR3 1BQ Andy Lane accurately and not used in a Katy Murray misleading context. The material Fax: 01603 723000 or e-mail: Ed Parker must be acknowledged as Crown licensing@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk. Phil Russell copyright and the title of the ISBN 9780102953565 Andy Rose document specified. Colin Streater The Royal Parks Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 | 3 VERSION 9 Contents 4 Foreword 5 Introduction 6 Horticulture and International Best Practice 8 Ecology, the Environment and Biodiversity 10 Heritage, Culture and Entertainment Images clockwise from top left: 14 Education, Learning and Community Engagement Inn the Park, St James’s Park; Heron Pond, Bushy Park; The Hub, The 18 Sport, Health and Wellbeing Regent’s Park; Richmond Park; Greenwich Park; The Solar Shuttle, 20 Promoting Organisational Excellence Hyde Park; Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground, Kensington The Royal Parks Foundation Gardens, The Green Park. 22 Behind the Scenes 25 Accounts 4 | The Royal Parks Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 Work is progressing well with the visionary Bushy restoration project, with the first phase due to open next spring. This is the largest programme of work we have undertaken in a single park in recent years and will provide a number of stunning additions and restoration features to the Park. One of my particular highlights of the past year was the Dig for Victory allotments in St James’s Park, which was a joint project with The Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms. A wartime allotment was recreated alongside a modern incarnation, featuring the sorts of plants grown today. It was supported by an extensive education and community programme and led to at least eight schools starting their own allotments. It proved to be so popular that we will be running a similar project again next year. The Agency continues to support a high quality events programme. This year we were delighted to host a range of events from the Tour de France to the Frieze Art Fair. We are also very proud that so many ceremonial events take place Foreword within the Parks. In addition, we accommodated a range of sports across the estate and launched new fitness sessions in I am delighted to report that this year all eight Royal Parks were The Regent’s Park, from baby yoga and power walking to special awarded Green Flag accreditation for the first time. This is a classes designed for people diagnosed or recovering from tremendous achievement and recognises the hard work of the coronary heart disease. park managers and their teams. This, and the resurrection of our apprenticeship scheme, will help ensure that we continue to The Agency has to be ready to respond to a range of potential develop our talent and improve the Parks. threats. In the past 12 months the outbreak of foot and mouth in Surrey meant we had to introduce biohazard protective Earlier this year, one of the mature lime trees outside my office measures in Richmond and Bushy Parks. These were successful in Hyde Park was felled because it had reached the end of its and none of the deer were infected. But we are not complacent natural life and had started to suffer serious decay. I was very about such matters or the environmental and climatic challenges sorry to see such a beautiful tree disappear. It had become that we all face. a much-loved part of the landscape and was one of my daily reference points. Its loss though, is a reminder that nature and We do not work in isolation and I am very grateful to all of our the Parks do not stand still. The Parks are constantly evolving partners without whom we could not deliver the service we do. and require ongoing maintenance and investment if they are to I am particularly grateful to the Foundation and their Trustees survive into the future. for all the support and help they have provided. Similarly, the members of the Advisory Board have made a signficant Each of us has our own personal relationship with the Parks contribution to all of our successes. Whatever The Royal Parks and their unique individual elements. Each Royal Park means mean to you, I hope that you will continue to enjoy these different things to different people and it is for the Agency to wonderful places in the year ahead. try and balance the sometimes conflicting wishes of our visitors. We strive to get this right and I hope our decisions ensure the protection of the intrinsic qualities of the Parks, while acknowledging and responding to the needs of today’s park users. Mark Camley, Chief Executive The Royal Parks Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 | 5 VERSION 9 Introduction The Management Board’s executive team are: The Royal Parks is responsible for managing Mark Camley, Chief Executive and preserving over 5,000 acres of historic Simon Betts, Director of Estates parkland in and around London, including Colin Buttery, Director of Parks and Deputy Chief Executive valuable conservation areas and important Greg McErlean, Director of Major Projects and IT habitats for wildlife. Enjoyed by millions of Wendy Shales, Director of Strategy and Communications visitors each year, the Parks offer a place of Bridget Verso, Head of Finance relaxation, retreat and recreation, providing a The Ministerial Advisory Board, which provided independent unique setting for a simple walk or picnic; advice to the Secretary of State; the Minister for Culture, sport; top quality entertainment; ceremonial Creative Industries & Tourism; and the Chief Executive on The events; or community and education projects. Royal Park’s strategic direction, plans and performance, came to an end on 31 December 2007. The Royal Parks are: Bushy Park, The Green Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Regent’s Park & The Advisory Board at 31 December 2007 were: Primrose Hill, Richmond Park, and St James’s Park. We also tend a number of other spaces in London, including Brompton Peter B Ellwood CBE, Chairman, ICI Cemetery, Victoria Tower Gardens, the gardens of 10, 11 and The Hon Apurv Bagri, Group Managing Director, Metdist Ltd 12 Downing Street, and Grosvenor Square Gardens. Professor Sir Peter Crane FRS, Director, Royal Botanic Who’s Who Gardens, Kew Emir Feisal FCMA, Associate Managing Editor, The Sunday Times Governance structure Ylva French, Executive Director, The Campaign for Museums The Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, the Secretary of State for and Marketing, and Communications Consultant. Culture, Media & Sport, is the Minister responsible for The Attendees also included: Royal Parks, supported by the Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE Mark Camley, The Royal Parks MP, the Minister for Culture, Creative Industries & Tourism. The Secretary of State determines policy objectives, financial Peter Karpinski, Department for Culture, Media & Sport framework and allocation of financial resources, including New Board established key targets, and also approves the Framework Document, Following a review of The Royal Parks’ governance Corporate and Business Plans for The Royal Parks. The arrangements, a new Board and separate Executive Committee Permanent Secretary is Accounting Officer for the Department were established from 1 April 2008. The Board will provide a for Culture, Media & Sport and has designated the Chief strategic overview; guiding and challenging The Royal Parks to Executive as Accounting Officer for The Royal Parks. ensure performance is maintained and improved. A chair and three additional Non-Executive Directors were recruited and The Royal Parks’ management structure the Board will also comprise The Royal Parks’ Chief Executive Chief Executive Mark Camley is responsible for the operational and three other Executive Directors. and strategic management of The Royal Parks and is directly accountable to the Secretary of State and the Permanent The new Non-Executive Directors are: Secretary for performance against key targets and financial The Hon Apurv Bagri, Group Managing Director, Metdist Ltd management of the Agency. (Chair of Non-Executive Directors) Ruth Anderson, Vice Chairman, KPMG (UK) LLP Delivering the goods The Management Board meets monthly to consider and take Andrew Fenwick, Group Finance Director and Financial PR decisions on The Royal Parks’ strategy and plannning, finance, Partner, Brunswick Group LLP performance, structure and organisation, resources, risk Sue Moore, Marketing and Communications Director, management, health and safety issues, personnel and general Land Securities Trillium management. The Royal Parks Agency was in July 1997 the Department for established on 1 April 1993 as an Culture, Media and Sport. The 1993 Executive Agency of the Department Framework Document sets out the of National Heritage, renamed powers and responsibilities delegated to the Agency. 6 | The Royal Parks Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 Joanna Lumley planted an oak tree in To celebrate the Tour de France’s Wildlife Garden in a Skip at the The Green Park to support the work arrival in London, specially designed Hampton Court Flower Show.
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