Arnot Hill Park Management Plan

BURTON ROAD JUBILEE PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN

2017-2020

FOREWORD

We are delighted to be able to publish the Management Plan of Burton Road Jubilee Park.

Gedling Borough Council’s management and maintenance teams at Burton Road Jubilee Park recognise the Green Flag Award Scheme as an excellent way to generate interest and raise the profile of parks and green spaces. We’re delighted to have achieved this quality award and aim to continue to provide a high standard quality park.

Generations of people have enjoyed trips to the park as a large open space nestled in the urban town of Carlton that offers peace and tranquillity. It offers a variety of pursuits such as walking, exercising on the gym equipment, children’s play, wheeled sport facilities, meeting friends, attending events, community organised family fun days, environmental days and playing sports to name just a few. The pursuit of such leisure activities indicates that the park is ‘highly valued’, by locals and visitors alike.

We want our communities to feel proud of their local park, and this management plan sets out how we hope to achieve this. By improving the quality and diversity of the landscape and the facilities on offer within the park we will ensure that it can be enjoyed by all members of the community in the Borough. This desire is reflected in our vision statement.

Our Vision ‘To develop and sustain the substantial recreational qualities of the site confirming its reputation as a ‘Flagship Park in the South of the Borough’

This management plan is deliberately designed as a working tool to assist staff, contractors, stakeholders and the park’s ‘Friends’ group to articulate and share their vision, understand their roles and responsibilities and plan for the future of Burton Road Jubilee Park. Ultimately, open space belongs to all of us and we believe that the residents of Gedling Borough can, through the management plan, look forward with confidence to a positive future for one of the borough’s premier parks. We are extremely proud of what has been achieved to date, and are committed to improving the park, year on year.

Councillor Peter Barnes – Portfolio Holder for the Environment

Family drumming session at the Summer Family Fun Day

Author: Jane Richardson Parks Development Officer Parks and Street Care Gedling Borough Council Arnot Hill Park Civic Centre Arnold Nottingham NG5 6LU

Tel: 0115 9013963 [email protected]

The Mayor of Gedling Cllr Patricia Andrews officially opens the new play facilities March 2012

PARTNERSHIP WORKING

The following are local individuals, businesses and organisations that have regularly supported the development and management of the park, working alongside the Council

Gedling MP Vernon Coaker Cllr Jenny Hollingsworth Nottinghamshire County Councillor Nicki Brooks Inn For a Penny Pub Morrisons Supermarket Boots Nottingham PLC Scrumpys Flowers Notts Fire Service Netherfield Community Play Scheme Romanos Ice Cream Greenwood Community Forest Coca Cola Enterprises Ltd Business in the Community Netherfield Women’s Institute Netherfield Primary School All Hallows Primary School Priory Primary School Nottinghamshire County Council Youth Service Nottingham City Arts U3A Carlton Local History Gedling Conservation Trust Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance Nottinghamshire Community Payback

DIRECTIONS FROM NOTTINGHAM CITY CENTRE BY CAR

1. Take the A612 Colwick/Southwell Road easterly direction out of Nottingham City Centre

2. At Netherfield Victoria Road junction with Colwick Loop Road bear left on the A6211 towards Carlton/Gedling

3. Continue for approx. 1 mile, Burton Road Jubilee Park is on the right hand side at the end of the Colwick Loop Road. At the traffic lights get in the right hand lane and go straight on, at the next set of traffic lights turn right into the car park.

DIRECTIONS FROM NOTTINGHAM CITY CENTRE BY BUS

The 100 Pathfinder Line run by Nottingham City Transport provides a regularly service adjacent to the park, for further information see their website, https://www.nctx.co.uk/timetables-tickets-maps/buses-lines/line/pathfinder

Arial Photograph of Burton Road Jubilee Park

VISION STATEMENT

‘To develop and sustain the substantial environmental, community, play, recreational and sports qualities of the site confirming its reputation as one the ‘flagship parks’ in the Borough.

Summer Play Day organised by Gedling Play Forum and Gedling Borough Council 2017

BURTON ROAD JUBILEE PARK A COMMUNITY ASSET

Burton Road Jubilee Park is a significant public asset offering a range of leisure opportunities to the whole community. During 2011/12 Gedling Borough Council in partnership with Gedling Homes and WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental) invested approximately £300,000 pounds in developing and increasing the range of facilities within the park.

This document is a projection of how the park will be managed and maintained over the next few years. In common with most management plans, it sets out the details in a three year detailed cycle over that period. It outlines the periodic operations and actions, which will ensure sustainability of the site’s fabric and continuous development of its assets.

The plan will be reviewed at regular intervals to ensure that the Council’s aims and objectives are fulfilled while meeting our community’s needs and expectations.

We are extremely proud of what has been achieved to date, with the support of our working partners and are committed to improving this amenity, year on year, for the benefit of the community. One of our immediate priorities is to maintain the high profile of the park, by retaining the Green Flag status for 2019/2020 thereby demonstrating a high quality green space that is well managed now and into the future.

Councillor Peter Barnes Portfolio Holder for Environment

The Skatepark funded by Gedling Homes and WREN

Contents Page Foreword 2 Partnership Working 5 Park Sponsors and Supporters 6 Directions 7 Location Plan 8 Site Plan 9 Vision Statement 10 Burton Road Park – A Community Asset 11 Introduction 12-14 Ste Description 15 1. A Welcoming Place 16-18 2. Healthy Safe and Secure 19-21 3. Well Maintained and Clean 21-22 4. Environmental Management 23-24 5. Biodiversity, Landscape & Heritage 25 6. Habitat Management 26 7. Community Involvement 27-28 8. Marketing & Communication 29 Future Challenges and Constraints 30 9. Management 31-32 Analysis and Assessment 33-35 Action Plan 2017-2021 36-51 Finance and Resources 53 Monitoring and Review 55 Appendix 1 – Health and Safety 55-57 Appendix 2 – Summary of Maintenance Programme 58 Appendix 3 – Judges Feedback 59-62 Appendix 4 – Activities and Events 63-64 Appendix 5 - Marketing Plan 65-69

INTRODUCTION Background Motivation

This management plan for Burton The management of the park rests Road Jubilee Park has been written as with the Council’s grounds a working document with the aim of maintenance specification. New providing a structure for future developments have been implemented development, maintenance and during recent years including a new management. play area situated close to the pavilion to make access from the car park The Management Plan reflects the easier and safer. Two new zip lines views of the council’s parks staff, and a state of the art Skatepark. The comments and suggestions from developments were installed after user’s and park survey data. The extensive partnership working document is accessible to the public alongside the community which via publication on the Council’s included 4 local primary schools from website. the towns of Netherfield, Carlton and Gedling, 2 local pre-school groups, a The Plan addresses both successes in local secondary school and the park and issues arising, whilst Nottinghamshire County Council’s fulfilling the Authority’s aims. The park Youth Service. is a useful educational resource used by local schools and other groups, Further motivation is the Council’s taking interest in the parks flora and continued commitment to retain the fauna, its industrial heritage and as a Green Flag Award, clearly venue for events. demonstrating the high quality of the park to the community and elected The community groups, schools and members. volunteers have become paramount to the future development and This management plan encompasses management of the park. Community all the criteria of a comprehensive members work closely with the management plan, advised by the Council’s parks staff, together they Green Flag consortium made up of have and will continue to be a catalyst Keep Britain Tidy, The National for the creative development of the Housing Federation, Federation of City park, bringing organised activities, Farms and Gardens on behalf of the enjoyment and education to all visitors. Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).

The management plan is not a stand- Gedling Borough Council is committed alone document and should be read in to raising and maintaining its conjunction with other relevant policies standards within all of its parks and and documentation. The plan does green spaces now and into the future. however; bring together a wide range of issues and information in one document and where relevant, highlights links to other, more detailed documents/policies.

and Country Council member to chair Review and Monitoring the new group, have engaged with the public at the play day to encourage The purpose of reviewing the results of their involvement, wrote to the sports the management plan shows whether clubs who use the facilities and the correct interventions have been corresponded with a number of other made, i.e. have the aims and local community groups to attract new objectives for the year been achieved members. New members are steadily by appropriate investment of resources increasing. and manpower; whether for promotion of the park, development and maintenance of the site and its facilities, or as a capital investment.

Monitoring will highlight where the successes and failures have occurred, how changes can be made and built upon; or mitigate as the case may be. The results leave space for flexibility when necessary, to fit any circumstances of change.

Reviewing and monitoring of all management practices and other circumstances impacting on the site, will occur at least annually, the timing to tie in with the Council’s annual budget review exercise.

Throughout the year in the course of planned meetings, senior officers, operative colleagues, volunteers, outside agencies and partners will be kept informed by the park manager, of progress towards achieving our objectives.

The ‘Friends Of’ Burton Road Jubilee Park have in the past raised several thousands of pounds for the development of the park. It is with regret that several key members of this group have since been lost and this has hampered the recruitment of new members and volunteers. This being said we are now actively trying to establish a new group and have contacted many partners in the local community to achieve this aim.

To date the parks department have recruited the local Council member

SITE DESCRIPTION Soon after, the Godfrey brothers sold Name and Location the land to Carlton Urban District Council at auction in 1911 for the sum Burton Road Jubilee Park, Carlton, of £1670, under the proviso that it Nottingham, NG4 2QG would be used for recreational purposes for Carlton residents. We’re The park is located close to the south proud to say that the land has been of Gedling and North/East of Carlton, maintained as a public facility for over which is 3 miles East of Nottingham 100 years now, meaning that City centre. The park is 4.14 hectares generations of local families have used and incorporates 2 senior football and enjoyed it. pitches and 2 cricket pitches, a car park, pavilion, Outdoor Gym Earl of Manvers History equipment, children’s play area and skateboard park. . The first four generations of Earls Manvers were all based very firmly in The main road adjacent to the park is Nottinghamshire, taking local offices the Colwick Loop Road A6211. On the appropriate to their status, and east boundary is the elevated mineral interesting themselves greatly in local railway line which is no longer in use affairs. The family's wealth, almost all but years ago, was used to transport of which came from careful coal from Gedling Colliery to management of landed property, Nottingham City and beyond. Along enabled the 3rd Earl Manvers to build the south boundary of the park is the the present sumptuous Thoresby Hall east coast railway line. from 1864 to 1871. However, as rent receipts for agricultural land fell in the Ownership: late nineteenth and early twentieth Gedling Borough Council, Civic centuries, the family began selling Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold some of their estates. Properties in Nottingham NG5 6LU Wiltshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire were sold in the 1910s and Grid reference: E=462436, N=341975 1920s, and some of the outlying Nottinghamshire estates in the 1930s. History of Ownership Death duties following the death of the 5th Earl in 1940 forced the sale of the In the early 1900s the land belonged to Holme Pierrepont estate. By 1950 the the Right Honourable Charles William estate was limited to properties in Sydney 4th Earl of Manvers. Educated Perlethorpe, Budby, Edwinstowe, at Eton and with the courtesy title of Laxton, Kneesall, Kersall and Eakring, Viscount Newark, Earl Manvers was a plus chief rents from Weston, and Conservative MP for Newark until he rents from canal, railway and utility succeeded to his father’s peerage in companies on the old Holme 1900. When land tax rose massively a Pierrepont estate. With the 6th Earl's few years later, the aristocrat sold it to death, in 1955, the Manvers title lace manufacturers the Godfrey became extinct. His widow remained Brothers. at Thoresby Hall, which was sold in 1980, until her death in 1984.

A WELCOMING PLACE There are 3 welcoming signs at the main access points providing relevant park information. Aims and Objectives Aims Use of Signage – The same design has been used on all signs for the The park receives thousands of park, which promotes a consistent visitors each year, with recreation, approach. The main park sign is very community events and sports activities large, is situated to the right of the being the main attraction. It is vitally main entrance of the car park (see important to give a good first below) and is clearly visible from the impression. From the approach and main road which is an excellent which arrival at the park it is the Council’s is an excellent advertisement for the aim to promote a positive and park. appealing green space. We believe there is something for everyone. Access- Public transport serves the park via the Nottingham to Southwell Objectives 100 pathfinder route with a bus stop close to the main entrance. This is a  Welcoming site regular service throughout the day and  Good, clean and safe access caters for wheelchair and pushchair for all. access. Parking is available on site  Maintain all accesses, car with provision of 3 designated disability parks, pathways and fencing in parking bays. Access to the park is good order mindful of DDA and unrestricted and can be made from 4 visitors/staff safety strategically placed pedestrian points  Clear signage, both internally around the perimeter. There is no and externally. conflict with vehicles. All of the  Equal access for all footpaths are suitable for pushchairs wheelchairs and cyclists and are 1.5m Achieving the objectives wide therefore providing good and safe access to all facilities within the park Welcoming Site by all users.

Provide a welcoming entrance into and around the park.

Safer Vehicular Access techniques are featured in the Park, it is recognised nationally that disabled During 2010 A 3-way traffic light people are currently under- system on the adjacent highway was represented as park users. In line with installed to assist with exiting the park the Disability Discrimination Act 1996 from the car park, this was actioned (DDA), it is Gedling Boroughs aim to after the Playgroup campaigned for promote accessibility for all. safer access and exit from the par During 2015/16 we commissioned Nottinghamshire County Council to undertake a specialist access audit for the park and action any recommended improvements. Some of the actions are dependent on availability of funds, others can be achieved within existing budgets, for more information see action plan. The suggested improvements include:

 Produce a park leaflet with access details for disabled users and visitors using public transport, promote widely. (Please see Page 18)  Create wider pedestrian access adjacent to the Colwick Loop Road (Severn Trent access gate) In addition a notice board has been  Use of minimum distances installed adjacent to the main between bench provision as pedestrian access point from Burton per best practice guidelines Road providing up to date information  Include disability access for park users. information on literature and website. See below. Requirements for disabled users must  If adding more picnic benches be considered, all disabled people include benches that are have the right to the avoidance of wheelchair accessible, e.g. discrimination, 'Rights of Access - with an extended table top Goods, Facilities, Services and and hard surfacing beneath Premises’; this covers public services and to the side for pushchairs and providers of products. Since the 2  When main entrance signs are December 1996, it has been unlawful replaced consider including for service providers to treat disabled disability information people less favourably for a reason related to their disability Commencing 1 October 1999 service providers are required to make 'reasonable adjustments' for disabled people, such as providing extra help or making changes to the way they provide their services; Inclusive design

Burton Road Jubilee Park (General Parks Leaflet) 19

HEALTHY, SAFE AND launched on national ‘No Smoking Day’ in March 2015 to benefit from widespread SECURE publicity.

Aims and Objectives Aims

Gedling Borough Council’s aim is to achieve a healthy, safe and secure environment in all parks.

Parks that are well used, have a sense of local ownership, and parks that are well promoted are less likely to be prone to anti- social behaviour, as well as making visitors feel more secure. Signage on the Play Area Objectives Safe Equipment and Facilities  Appropriate provision of Quality Facilities and Activities Gedling Borough Council accepts its  Safe equipment and Facilities responsibility to all users, contractors and  Personal Security staff for their health and safety. This duty  Deal with Anti-social behaviour in an of care is considered within all parks effective manner maintenance operations, practical volunteer  Control of Dogs/Dog Fouling sessions and park events. All activities are risk assessed and contractors are vetted for their health & safety considerations. Achieving the Objectives A summary maintenance schedule is Appropriate provision of Quality included in this plan as an appendix. Facilities and Activities (Appendix 2) this demonstrates the facilities as safe to use due to their inspection The park is already a popular destination regime and associated repairs when for dog walkers and participation sports. required. A full detailed Landscape Quality The new perimeter footpaths provide easier Maintenance Manual is in place and egress for cyclists, runners, users of available for viewing during the field mobility scooters and pushchairs. assessment.

The new gym equipment is proving popular The Council operates a Health & Safety with those wanting to improve their fitness policy for the site. All reported and there are plans to expand the range of incidents/accidents in the park are recorded equipment when funding allows. immediately upon being reported and follow up management action investigated and During 2015 Gedling Borough Council monitored. made a commitment towards the reduction of smoking in our communities by signing Our Accident, incident and hazard reporting up to the Nottinghamshire County and procedure is now digitalised. Staff directly Nottingham City Declaration on Tobacco input on the system software called Control. One of the actions from this Assessnet. Paper forms are still carried by resulted in a ban on smoking in the our team for logging details and then Borough’s play areas. The sign below has transferred to the software appropriately. In been installed adjacent to the access gates addition, risk assessments are carried out on the park and the campaign was

20 for all activities in the park. Please see There are 2 vehicular access gates used by example in Health and Safety Appendix 1 our grounds maintenance staff. During community events vehicular access is Personal Security controlled by traffic management procedures. Successful management of anti-social behaviour and vandalism contribute heavily Control of Dogs/Dog Fouling towards overall safety of a park, giving its visitors the confidence to use the space. The park is fortunate to have a large dog The prompt removal of graffiti has proven to walking community who work tirelessly reduce the reoccurrence. We aim to keeping the park clean on a voluntary remove graffiti containing offensive sexual basis. They liaise with other dog owners or racial material within 24 hours and any and confront irresponsible owners who other within 10 working days. allow them to foul without cleaning up. Whilst the Council does not recommend Our parks maintenance operatives are this, it is an example of how important a physically on site most days during peak clean park is to the dog walking community. periods which enables park users to feel It is also fortunate the park is trouble free more secure and discourages anti-social from boisterous dogs. During events on the behaviour. A licensed Ice cream van is park our neighbourhood wardens educate present most days during the summer park users regarding dog fouling and litter months (often on sunny winter days too) problems, they also visit local Schools. they also act as the eyes and ears of the They will take enforcement action if park and report any incidents when they necessary and if reported by the public, occur. generally the wardens do not feel there is a problem here. Our team of Neighbourhood Wardens carry out regular patrols of the park during peak periods, working on a rota basis throughout the summer with the evening shift finishing at 10pm, 7 days a week. This service is complemented by occasional patrols by Notts Police Community Protection Officers.

The parks development team, park rangers and the wider environmental services staff work hard to make the park a secure place. The park is inspected daily during peak periods for damage and is regularly patrolled by grounds staff, the play area is inspected weekly.

Any findings are reported promptly to the PASC Manager who ensures the repairs are completed satisfactorily.

Any criminal damage in the park is reported and logged with the Police and Gedling Borough’s Anti-Social Behaviour team; any incidents reported are discussed during weekly ASB/Crime meetings attended by our community safety and parks staff.

Young Infants encouraged to keep their park WELL MAINTAINED AND tidy. CLEAN

Aims and Objectives Aims

Gedling Borough Council is committed to providing a clean park, with well- maintained buildings and landscape.

Instances of anti-social behaviour are far higher in parks that have fallen into disrepair, and the best way to combat such behaviour in parks lies in good design, A composting system has been considered maintenance, and management rather than on the park but we do not believe there is a heavy-handed security issues. suitable position without attracting vandalism. We re-use chippings as mulch Objectives on site from tree pruning’s etc.

 Litter and waste Management Horticultural Maintenance  Horticultural Maintenance  Arboricultural Maintenance The Burton Road Summary maintenance  Building and Infrastructure Programme is at Appendix 2. Maintenance The Grounds Maintenance staff from parks  Equipment Maintenance and street care maintain the park to a good level of horticultural practice - see Achieving the outcome Landscape Quality Manual available for viewing during field assessment. Our Litter and Waste Management grounds maintenance staff have obtained horticultural qualifications to level 2. Our Waste management inspections are in parks developments staff are educated to accordance with the Litter Act 1983 and degree level in Horticulture and dog waster bins under the Dogs (Fouling of Conservation and work regularly with land) Act 1996. The park is litter picked volunteers who have a keen interest in daily throughout the week during the high improving the horticultural standards on the season and debris is removed. This is park. An example of this is the development reduced to three times a week during the works taking place within the nature trail, winter, although additional litter picking is i.e. removal of pernicious weeds and also been undertaken by Community Pay sowing native wildflowers. Back teams. Waste bins are emptied by grounds staff in accordance with the Councils guidelines, as detailed in the Arboriculture Maintenance – trees are Landscape Quality Manual available for visually inspected (ground inspection) every viewing during the field assessment. Also quarter for damaged branches, with see appendix 2, for the summary of findings dealt with promptly under strict maintenance schedule Health and Safety guidelines by our in house staff trained in Arboriculture or by an Preventative measures are put in place on Arboricultural Contractor. We prioritise occasion, often using the resources tree works highlighted as being dead, dying available from Keep Britain Tidy, for or diseased. We also carry out example the ‘Bag It and ‘Bin It’ stencils comprehensive safety surveys every three sprayed on the footpaths around the park years on all trees and action the highlighted (where appropriate) works on this report in accordance with the

22 severity rating. Last inspection was assisting with their young offenders to clean undertaken in May 2017. (Available for the area. inspection at Field Assessment).

We have a policy to replant trees when any are felled taking into consideration reasons for the felling, i.e. disease that may be soil borne. Our policy is to plant native species ensuring stock that is of differing ages and diversity.

Buildings and Infrastructure Maintenance

The park pavilion has a kitchen area, Graffiti Mural toilets, showers and changing rooms with a main hall as you enter from the front of the building. During 2014 the kitchen area was replaced. Other improvements have seen the building painted with the help of Community Pay Back and the roof of the building repaired.

At the front of the pavilion is a large paved area which is used as an entertainment and seating area during summer community galas.

Inspection and repair of the pathways, paved area, fencing, signage and park furniture is carried out bi-annually in accordance with the Landscape Quality Manual, please note the roadway adjacent to the Colwick Loop Road (ending at the pumping station) is owned and maintained by Severn Trent Water.

Play Areas, Gym Equipment and Skatepark Maintenance

Visual Inspections are carried out weekly, with a more in depth survey/technical inspection every three months. These inspections are carried out by our in-house RoSPA trained staff in accordance with British and European standards. Given the success of other projects around the borough a graffiti artist was employed during 2017. To date this project has seen a reduction in tagging in this area and where incidents do occur on the skateboard park, the Community Payback team are

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT management will be achieved culturally by hand at regular intervals to reduce the need for further chemical treatments. Aims and Objectives Aims Materials

Gedling Borough Council is committed to  No peat use or products containing managing the site with a positive impact on peat the environment.  Avoid purchasing plants grown in peat or products containing peat Objectives  Purchase plants and trees from locally grown suppliers  Managing Environmental Impact  Waste Minimisation Recycled waste material  Chemical Use  Peat Use There is an onsite recycling bin which is  Climate Change Adaption Strategies sorted when emptied by our grounds staff. Waste from tree works are chipped and There is an environmental policy in use for used as mulch on site. In some instances the maintenance and management of the they are recycled at the local allotment site park which can be viewed as a separate on Stoke Lane which is less than a mile document during the field assessment. In away. addition to this one of the key aims of the Aligned Core Strategy, which is being Leaf fall is collected and bagged then prepared in partnership with the other distributed to the local allotment site as with authorities within Greater Nottingham, is tree waste. the delivery of sustainable development. This includes policies to provide Use of Recycled Plastic park furniture sustainable patterns of development, ensure that development is constructed to a Two new picnic benches and 2 flat benches high sustainability standard and renewable made from moulded recycled plastic have energy schemes are permitted in been installed around the play area. Both appropriate locations. It also looks to GBC and the friends group will now ensure good access to parks and open consider this as the priority material for spaces reducing the need to travel. The future park furniture due to its sustainable Aligned Core Strategy has now been qualities and reduced maintenance published. Further information can be requirements. found on the Borough Council website: http://www.gedling.gov.uk/planningbuildingc ontrol/planningpolicy/localdevelopmentfram ework/greaternottinghamalignedcorestrateg y/

Achieving the Objectives Managing Environmental Impact

Chemical Use:

Use is only considered if there are no viable alternatives. Given the severity of the pernicious weeds on the Nature Trail, Recycled Plastic Furniture herbicides were used to eradicate the brambles and nettles. Follow up

Climate Change Adaption Strategies However, with ever reducing limited resources this particular meadow is now The nature trail was once a very wet area not sustainable in its current size. of the park dominated by brambles and nettles. During the improvement works we The interpretation board will now be have planted many trees to help reduce the relocated to the Nature Trail to educate the possibility of flooding and this seems to be public about the area. quite successful. The quality and quantity of trees throughout the site also provide much needed shade in the summer.

We also have plans to build and install a Hibernaculum and shallow wildlife pond during 2019/20 (Please see Action Plan). We would hope that would thereby increase the faunal species residing within the park.

BIODIVERSITY, LANDSCAPE AND HERITAGE Meadow Interpretation Board

Aims Tree Planting - introduction of new trees will have the following considerations: Gedling Borough Council and the friends of Burton Road Jubilee Park aim to increase  Native species with pest and disease the value of the park’s heritage and resistance enhance the biodiversity.  Pollution tolerance  Climate change  Water sustainability  Value of habitat

Objectives Aim to improve Biodiversity and habitats by:  Management of natural features, wild fauna and flora  Leaving dead wood standing  Conservation of landscape features  Creating log piles for habitats  Conservation of buildings and  Erecting bird/bat boxes structures  Install Bug Hotels in appropriate locations Wildflower Meadow Creation  Plant native wildflower species

During 2014/15 an area was developed within the park, using a mixture of seed with perennial grasses and annual wildflowers. Following feedback from the Green Flag judges this area is now to be returned to a long grass with bulbs and a flowering meadow area developed on the Nature Trail.

The Parks Department do recognise that this form of management not only reduces the need for mechanical maintenance but also provides rich nectar for insects. Children from All Hallows with their log pile

Environmental and Biodiversity Urban greening is important to the environmental impact on the townscape; trees greatly improve the effects of:

 Carbon omissions  Poor air Quality  Air pollution  Surface water run off  Urban heat islands  Noise pollution  Animal and invertebrates habitats

HABITAT MANAGEMENT Railway lines are located on 2 of the park boundaries. The railway played a vital role Various proposals are being considered to in the neighbourhood’s industrial heritage, improve the Biodiversity of the flora and in fact, the local town of Netherfield was fauna in the park. We are developing a built to accommodate the railway workers, nature trail along the railway boundary of who worked at the sidings situated where the park working with local community the Victoria Retail Park is now located. groups and other partners. During the Second World War the sidings were the largest in Europe. This area was overgrown, wasn’t used by park users and occasionally suffered from The mineral railway line (along the ASB. By opening the area up, making it boundary adjacent to the play area and more attractive and accessible we believe skatepark) was used to transport Coal from we are improving the biodiversity and Gedling Colliery, but since the pit closure in ‘designing out’ any future ASB. 1991 the line is no longer active and there are suggested plans to develop it into a The project began in Autumn 2014 clearing green corridor/ walk/cycle route linking brambles and nettles and removing self-set green spaces, including Burton Road invasive tree species which were Jubilee Park and the recently developed dominating the area. Replacement native Gedling Country Park. trees have been planted in the area and native wildflowers and bulbs have also To find out more about the history of the been added. (Please see Action Plan). park, contact was made with the University of the 3rd Age Carlton History group who Children from a local primary school have have assisted in the creation of a new in the past installed their own log piles history interpretation board, the sporting along the nature trail which we hope to history and use of the park is well reflected build upon in subsequent years. (See within the information supplied on site. picture above). Buildings and Heritage We have begun to develop some of the grassed areas into wildflower meadows According to the Burra charter places that with a mix of perennial wildflowers and are likely to be of significance are, “those meadow grasses. which help an understanding of the past or enrich the present, and which will be of The location, character and size of the park value to future generations”. Burton Road can limit opportunities to create suitable Jubilee Park evokes a strong sense of habitats for wildlife on a large scale, place, giving heritage value to the local and however there are many small wider community. enhancements that can be made and which we’ll plan for future years.

During 2015/16 we enlisted the services of EMEC Ecology to provide a specialist Ecological assessment of the park which included habitat and notable species recording, this was required in order to determine the development of the ecological value of the park into the future, (See Action Plan).

Wildflower meadow The Locality and Industrial Heritage:

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT In addition to formal sports matches being Aims and Objectives played on the grounds there are also Aims regular informal practice sessions throughout the week all year round. It has Visitors to the park often span many therefore been assumed that there are in generations of families, who can all relate excess of 30,000 park users per annum, a to Burton Road Jubilee Park as a place of figure that will continue to expand with recreation and evoking a strong sense of more events in the park. place. They alll have a valid say in the future of the park and are invited and The results of the survey identified a encouraged to become involved. number of improvements required, such as more bins around the Skatepark, and Objectives provide a café with toilets and a youth club in a new purpose built pavilion. Some  Community involvement in suggestions we are unable to provide but management and development where possible we try to accommodate requests.  Appropriate provision for community

Over the last year we estimated over 5000 People that use or live in close proximity to children attended events in the park, many Parks and green spaces are known to have attending environmental events and the improvements to their mental health and annual play day. An exit survey was carried improved Physical health. out in the car park during the summer event and an estimated 2500 people attended.

Skateboard Jam 2017 Annual August Play Day Event

It is difficult to obtain exact park user Many members of the public have taken an figures as currently we don’t monitor this, active interest in the recent changes within however following a site based face to face the site, the Council promote the park to the annual park survey carried out by Parks local and wider community, through staff the park attracts a large number of dog community events held throughout the walkers, families accessing the play area, year. The events are published on Gedling fitness enthusiasts, adults and children Borough Council’s ‘What’s On’ webpage attending regular events organised by the and on the site notice board. It is also our community, young people meeting friends aim to give wider consultation to the public after school or college and the sports clubs who use the space. This is discussed (including 2 Football teams and 2 Cricket further under the Marketing Criteria. teams). In fact this park is quite unique in that it is the only recreation ground within the Borough that offers 2 senior Football pitches and 2 Cricket Pitches.

Achieving the Objectives recreational and educational resource on their doorstep. The ‘Friends Of’ Burton Road Jubilee Park have unfortunately scaled back their activities and have lost several key members. This is further hampered by difficulties recruiting new volunteers. They achieved some very positive actions within the park, raised several thousands of pounds to improve access and add to the facilities, they organised regular park activities and an annual summer fun day which fortunately has continued with the assistance of several other community Local Police Force contributing to the activities organisations enabling the park to continue (2018) to offer the local community an annual family event. Following the Councils work on their own website in 2017, much work has now been GBC Parks Development team continue to undertaken to provide more concise try and attract new volunteers for regular information on the boroughs parks. maintenance tasks and we continue to Obviously, much of the focus will be on the identify new user groups, such as the ‘Green Flag’ parks and will provide Children’s centre in Netherfield who use the important documents such, as the park on a regular basis for their activities. Management Plan for the public to view. Each, ‘Green Flag’ park will have a small All Hallows Primary School bring children to dedicated page on the website and will be the park at the end of each term as reviewed periodically, to provide the most recognition of their achievements concise information. throughout the year. The children thoroughly enjoy their visits with friends and Consultation at present is largely through use the visits to check on park updates. In the elected members, local schools, sports addition to this many pupils are our junior teams and the newly formed Friends of’ park rangers getting involved with Bulb group, their views reflect the aims of Burton Planting and regular litter picks. Road being an educational resource and providing relaxation for all the people of Carlton and the wider community. GBC Parks Development staff have developed a successful working relationship with a number of local partners and are currently, helped by the Community Payback team and organisations like ‘Business in the Community’, who source corporate volunteers from a range of organisations to volunteer for undertake environmental tasks on the parks.

All Hallows Primary School 2017 – Bulb Planting

The new Marketing Plan (Please see Appendix 4) should bring results within the next three years. It will be crucial for informing current users and encouraging new users about the value of the park as a

MARKETING & COMMUNICATION  To work in Partnership with the Aims and Objectives groups that use our parks Aims  To promote the park to the local and Gedling Borough Council are proud to wider community promote their parks and in particular the status of Burton Road Jubilee Park. It is  Liaise with the Communications our aim to work in partnership with the Officer towards the review of the community as highlighted in the ‘community Marketing Plan/Srategy for the Involvement’ section mentioned above to service promote the Park. Last year we developed a strategic marketing plan to complement  Head of Parks to decide on a the wider management plan which will be baseline for performance indicators reviewed annually  Ensure that any displayed  Marketing and Promotion information is current and of the  Appropriate Information Channels highest quality, on and off site  Appropriate Educational and Interpretational Information  Display educational information about the site within the site, e.g. Objectives Wildflower Interpretation panel and the Park Heritage information panel  Promote the park and its facilities via dedicated webpage and  Welcome and approval given for promotional literature local forest schools to use the park for educational purposes  Introduced a postcard sized satisfaction survey which visitors are  Facebook page to promote the park encouraged to fill in in order to gain and community activities user/visitor details. Although the status of the park and what it  Encourage the public to fill in an offers does guide the nature and content of online user satisfaction survey events and activities, we are working hard available as a link on general parks on promoting the park to the local and and Burton Road Park webpages wider community through council marketing material, Green Flag & Love Parks  Carry out annual face to face park webpages, press releases and photo surveys opportunities to the local media.

 Promote the park using the on-site A copy of the marketing plan will be notice board and articles in Borough available to view as a separate document wide ‘Contacts’ magazine during the field assessment.

 Continue to create links and provide activities with local schools and community groups

FUTURE CHALLENGES AND CONSTRAINTS

The next 3 years will be a challenging time for many local authority’s Parks Departments with continued budget reductions. Gedling Borough Council will endeavour to provide high standards of service to our park users.

Carlton, like most Nottinghamshire townships has endured considerable change in the last 30 years. The park has not suffered unduly from its proximity to the town centre; however there are areas within the site that attract attention from graffitii artists from time to time, such as the skateboard park and the adjoining resident’s wall.

Currently, one main challenge to management is to continually maintain the site to a degree, which will negate the substantial seasonal wear and tear on the grassed and formal play areas. This will entail careful evaluation year on year and exploiting available resources.

The second significant challenge is to continually support community groups with an interest in Burton Road Jubilee Park and promote the park well within the wider community.

Park Maintenance Plan

The Landscape Quality Manual which contains performance criteria is set out as a Park Maintenance Specification, Schedule and Bill of Quantities. These documents will be available during the Green Flag field Assessment and are available separately from the Parks department. This document outlines all the site’s current maintenance practices for the grounds hard and soft features, including guidance notes of practices carried out on site, frequency of actions; all within good Health and safety practises and COSHH regulations.

The parks grounds maintenance costs budgets for Burton Road Jubilee Park for tax year 2019/2020 is £25,000.00.

MANAGEMENT  Boots PLC Nottingham  McDonalds Restaurants Aims and Objectives  Gedling Play Partnership. Aims  Gedling Play Forum.  Local and County Councillors The vision for Burton Road Jubilee Park  Local businesses is:  Local Schools, including All Hallows Primary and Netherfield Primary To develop and sustain the substantial recreational and educational qualities of the Policies site confirming its reputation as one of the ‘Flagship Parks’ of the Borough’  Aligned Core Strategy 2011-2028  South Nottingham Community Objectives Safety strategy 2013 onwards  Gedling Borough Council Parks and  To provide a welcoming park with Open Spaces Strategy 2012-2017 excellent access for all. (updated version being written)  To create a clean and safe park  Gedling Borough Council Vision environment. 2026 and its 5 Priorities.  To maintain the park to BS7370  GBC Parks Byelaws.  To adhere to good environmental  Gedling Borough Councils Draft and biodiversity values when Heritage Strategy (2018) carrying out operations in the park.  The Nottingham Community Climate  To increase the number of people Change Strategy 2012-2020. who use the park and encourage  Nottinghamshire Bio-Diversity Action more community groups to use the Plan (BAP) park.  The Sustainable Communities  To promote parks events to the local Strategy Vision 2026 and its 5 and wider community and promote Priorities the park as first class outdoor education facility. Partners

We promote partnership working, which is vital to the development of the park. Our partners include:

 Parks and Street Care Services, Inc. Parks Development.  Community Services, Inc. Arts and Play Officers  Technical Services.  Facilities Management Services.  Nottinghamshire County Council.  Friends of Burton Road Jubilee Park.  Football and Cricket Clubs.  The Railway Children Pre-School Group.  Business in the Community  Coca Cola (Nottm)

Management of the Park

Responsibility for the overall management Regular inspections by Parks Development of Burton Road Jubilee Park is principally staff and grounds maintenance result in with Gedling Borough Council under the suggestions being made to improve the direction of the Parks and Street Care park, some of the suggestions result in Service Manager who is assisted by the applications for funding, such as the new Parks Operational Manager, Parks footpath installed during 2014. Other Development Officer, Urban Park Rangers, suggestions have been incorporated into Parks and Street Care Supervisors and the park’s action plan for the next 3 years. Grounds maintenance operatives. Resources for the Park All staff work alongside one another within the same department and meet regularly to The costs associated with park discuss maintenance and future management are from the budgets held by development. Gedling Borough Council. Burton Road Jubilee Park budgets for specialist areas All management operations including such as children's play equipment and marketing and promotion will be designed young people’s equipment wherever to reflect the completion of the stated aims possible will be funded from outside grant and objectives. The Park does and will schemes such as WREN and the continue to require a significant amount of Nottinghamshire County Council Local practical ongoing maintenance, to support Improvement Scheme to be able to provide the newly refurbished fabric of the site; in the very highest standard. order that its valuable community asset may be further promoted by the Authority.

Burton Road Jubilee Park has always been popular and well used by the people of Carlton and the wider community.

The park has benefited from external funding from S106 developments, Gedling Homes Public Realms and WREN (Waste Recycling Group) reflecting its commitment to developing the resources of the site for the continued enjoyment of all its visitors. Currently the site does not suffer from targeted vandalism, though from time to time there are inevitably signs of vandalism, which are dealt with promptly by grounds staff.

The park is established as a useful community asset in terms of environmental education. We have achieved this in partnership with local primary schools in the first instance.

ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT

The analysis and assessment assists managers to take the most appropriate actions over a set period. This should achieve a balance between the needs of the site, the community, the Corporate Strategy and resources available. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis is a well-used management technique, which clarifies the areas causing concern and those that are delivering successfully.

The following analysis focuses on the criteria for the Green flag award scheme. This is used above in Management Aims. The criteria are typical of almost all park sites.

Chart 2: SWOT

A welcoming place Strengths Excellent vehicle and pedestrian access; convenient disabled parking spaces; main sign in place; the general aspect at entrances is welcoming; little evidence of litter; most pathways internally are accessible to everyone; staff commitment and thriving community group use; marketing strategy Weaknesses No regular staff presence on site; Better delineation of southern boundaries needed; Budget reduction and reduced frequencies of maintenance. Opportunities Identify funding opportunities for continued developments; Threats Lack of resources to continue improvements/developments;

Healthy safe and secure Strengths Well defined paths; regular inspection of facilities, features and paths; risk assessments up-to-date; regular recorded safety checks for the playground and skateboard park; Improving grounds maintenance; Telephone numbers for the public to contact the parks department in case of accident/incident or reporting a fault. Weaknesses No permanent site based ranger; contact information not published at all accesses; Grounds maintenance frequency reduced due to budget constraints. Opportunities Increase ’official‘ presence on site, keep notice board information up to date; Increase the number of events; develop accompanied school visits; improve and increase information at accesses Threats Budget reduction to grounds maintenance and development,

Well maintained and clean Strengths Condition surveys of parks buildings carried out annually; promotional programme re schools and public education being discussed; grounds maintenance specified to BS 7370; commitment from staff, Local Councillors and community members Weaknesses Budget reductions and maintenance frequency. Opportunities To promote the park as a well-maintained site; opportunities to work with local schools and other visitors; possible partnerships with local youth groups/programmes Threats Lack of funding for general promotion and focus on everyday park events; lack of resources to fund public interest events in the park

Sustainability Strengths Active involvement of staff in promoting environmental statement and policy; friends group and operative staff involved in discussions of draft management plan; continued improvement to nature trail, green waste recycled on site or locally. Weaknesses No facilities available on site for green waste composting/recycling; no regular staff presence on site. Opportunities To manage the park and its facilities via the Management Plan; To research further funding for education and health issues; To further involve other officers, all operatives and all other volunteers together from time to time; Promote appropriate events; To produce info for public; Reduce use of Herbicides. Threats Lack of officer/operative time to progress and complete practical objectives

Conservation and Heritage Strengths A new area identified to increase biodiversity; Full community support to develop wildflower/meadow planting; Funding obtained to provide new facilities; New safe pedestrian access for the public; It’s an attractive site with heritage information panel. Weaknesses Require more detailed surveys of flora and fauna; maintenance of newly restored fabric not always comprehensive; more interpretation for visitors; no identified tenant for parks building assets. Opportunities To promote the sites special qualities particularly the industrial history; potential to be an excellent resource for schools and other groups e.g. the development and promotion of the nature trail; Threats Lack of resources

Community Involvement Strengths Marketing Plan in place; Park focused events planned; Community Pay Back assisting on parks development; local schools are regular supporters of the park and good councillor member involvement. Weaknesses Few if any young people/disabled involved in the friends group; Need more comprehensive park user’s numbers and visitor data to use as baseline for marketing plan. Opportunities Promote the park with younger people and minority groups; Set up working party to include council members and the community; Monitor progress of the plan through ‘Action Plan’; Promote as the valuable asset it is to the local people and business community Threats Lack of available funding sources to promote the park and to attract new interest.

Marketing Strengths The marketing plan is now in place; Produced and promoted a leaflet about the park to promote locally and on our website; The site is very much an environmental asset; Promoted through Green Flag award; Installation of notice board on park, friends group feature article in Borough wide community magazine. New facebook page Weaknesses Park surveys 19/20 to be obtain baseline data. Opportunities To include the park in other linked advertising about events, national, regional and local including Green Flag website; staff to talk to visitors at every opportunity about what is on the park; Promote the uniqueness of the site; Promote the site to as many new groups as possible. Corporate proposals on ‘Mineral Line’ to link all green spaces. Threats Potential lack of funding to carry out the necessary research and promotions; concern re: extra wear and tear on the site as a result of increased events and use; failure to achieve the green flag award.

Management Strengths Commitment of staff to achieve objectives in plan and to maintain the newly refurbished areas; Work on the ground is beginning to relate to the changing needs; prioritise limiting budgets for maintenance; Green Flag status a priority; regular meetings held including all involved parties. Weaknesses Budget reductions may influence staff morale; loss of staff due to economic climate Opportunities Retain the green flag award; access any appropriate further capital or revenue funding; Increase events in the park to increase visitor numbers and income; to comprehensively promote the site to the people of Carlton/Gedling and other surrounding areas. Development staff to ensure park management and friends group support Threats Lack of commitment, staff/staff time; material resources; To forward objectives as planned.

BURTON ROAD JUBILEE PARK ACTION PLAN 2017-21

Aim 1: To Provide an Accessible and Welcoming Park. Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Ensure All Regular inspections Existing revenue To ensure a welcoming access to entrances to park budget the park for all users and at all are clear and free PASC entrances from litter and Operations debris. Ensure Manager     signage is clean and in good condition Provide more Consider adding additional Existing revenue Provide well-spaced seating in all seating benches along boundary Parks budgets. areas of park. adjacent to nature trail and Development 2 Benches and a Bin to be within the nature trail Officer ×  installed 2018/19.

Delineate parks Erect bow-top fencing to Existing revenue To address judges comments boundary demarcate parks boundaries budgets. Identify from previous Field Assessments under scrutiny possible external in 2018. Parks   funding sources. Development Officer

Aim 2: To Ensure the Park is Safe & Secure Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Ensure the park Remove the chain-link boundary Existing revenue Ongoing maintenance

boundaries are in fence-line adjacent to rail way PASC budgets requirement. Chain-link removal good condition Operations  to be carried out Community  Payback Team 2018/19. Manager Ensure the parks Continually review pedestrian Existing revenue Aim to provide easy safe access paths and safety in the park. Prune back budgets and egress to all of the parks roadways and car shrubs/trees to allow for good PASC facilities. park surfaces are in visibility and access Operations good condition. No Manager   slip trip or fall   hazards. Ensure the park is Regular Neighborhood Warden, Existing staffing Report and share knowledge of safe and secure Police Community Support resources incidents where relevant, action Officers & Litter picking patrols Community remedial policy in the Park Safety Manager    

Reduce ASB All acts of anti-social behavior Community Existing revenue Parks development officer attends are monitored discussed and Safety budgets monthly multi agency Community actioned Manager/Parks    Officer time Safety meetings, where such Development  activity is discussed and actioned. Officer Inspect all tree Annual visual Tree safety survey Existing revenue Ensure safety and effective stocks to ensure to be undertaken in-house, budgets maintenance of tree stock. PASC Manager they do not present Carry out tree work as identified. & Arboricultural a current or future Devise action plan to carry out    Supervisor hazard. full safety survey every three  years.

Aim 2: To Ensure the Park is Safe & Secure Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Ensure Regular staff toolbox talks re Existing revenue Ensure Daily risk assessments requirements of the Safety Issues and formal health budgets and done. Ensure all parks operatives

HSAW Act 1974 and safety training. Risk & Officer time are trained in accident and

are adhered to COSHH Assessment of all incident reporting. PASC Manager     during all parks operations and activities is operations and carried out. activities. Provide facilities Progress the installation of Consider funding application by and activities that additional gym equipment when Parks potential community group. Identify external encourage the funding allows development ×  funding source pursuit of a healthy officer × lifestyle for all. Artist to work with young people Existing revenue Successful project with local Young people to produce artwork on the Parks funding young people and artist. Good sense of ownership skatepark Development local press coverage. of the Skatepark, Officer and GBC  reduction of ASB Youth Council and Graffiti

Aim 3: To Provide a Well Maintained & Clean Park Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Provide a clean and Carry out a daily inspection by Existing revenue All offensive graffiti is cleaned off Parks and street well maintained park parks staff, local partners and budgets within 24hrs by either PASC or care operatives environment members of the public to our partners Community Payback and friends of provide an immediate     team who carry approved group response to products to deal with such issues volunteers litter/vandalism/graffiti if on site. Daily litter removal. Clean pavilion, Carry out on a weekly basis by Existing revenue Ensure in good repair and in PASC Staff, showers and toilets PASC staff. budgets running order. Facilities    Manager  Clean and safe Inspect children’s play Existing revenue Children’s Play equipment on a weekly basis budgets PASC Technical Equipment and full technical audit every 3 Staff     months . Carry out running repairs as required. Empty and clean Empty litter bins twice weekly Existing revenue Audit annually with a view to litterbins budgets replacing worn out bins and PASC Staff     positioning new bins in hot spot areas. Reduction of litter Provide additional bin on Existing revenue Nature Trail budget PASC Manager  

Provide clean and Inspect on a weekly basis of all Existing revenue Maintenance of benches and well maintained benches and seats in the park, budgets seats included in the maintenance benches and seats. clean as necessary  schedule. Three new benches to PASC Staff    be replaced 19/20 of Burton Road, with hard standing access of footpath. Maintain skateboard Inspect on a weekly basis as PASC Technical Existing Revenue Maintenance requirements are park in good repair play area above. staff     budgets carried out when necessary

Aim 3: To Provide a Well Maintained & Clean Park Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Provide a well Grounds maintenance to be Existing revenue Regularly updated Landscape maintained park carried out to BS7370 and in budgets Quality Manual PASC Staff environment accordance with the     Officer time Landscape quality manual Maintain Nature Trail Regular volunteer Existing revenue To ensure area remains tidy and Parks environmental sessions to budgets. with minimal invasive weeds. development include, litter picking, cultural Community Action Days planned staff with   hand weeding and general tidy throughout year. volunteers ups Assistance from Community litter picks Existing revenue A great complement to existing community sources Use of Community Payback to funding – materials maintenance tasks and for routine assist with occasional Parks supplied operations. maintenance tasks to maintenance, e.g. painting of Development     assist with well knee rail wooden fencing. Officer maintained and clean Raking and removal of park wildflower cuttings

Aim 4: To Enhance the Sustainability of the Site Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/218 Increase ecological Create and maintain grass Existing revenue Beneficial for wildlife habitats and value of the park meadows or wildflower budgets increased biodiversity. meadows in selected areas of A Wildflower meadow was park Parks established during 2014/2015 in development    an area adjacent to nature trail officer and as now been put back to a long grass meadow. Wildflower area on the nature trail planned for 2019/20. To ensure the 2017 Survey of the trees on Existing revenue Improved Bio Diversity, priority environmental the park. PASC budgets given to native species with new sustainability of tree Arboricultural     planting. Identified works carried- species within the team out and next survey scheduled for park 2020. To ensure Follow good Sustainable Existing revenue Meeting sustainable management environmental Horticultural Practices, such as budgets aims sustainability minimizing peat use, approved PASC Manager     sources of limestone, Recycle plastic plant pots Reduce CO2 Use new Electric Greens Existing revenue Meeting sustainable management emissions Mower for use on the Cricket PASC Manager     budgets aims squares Encourage Install and replace when Existing revenue Reduce CO2 emissions sustainable energy required low LED wattage budgets use energy bulbs in pavilion. Building Facilities     Ensure all electrical equipment Manager is turned off after use, rather than being placed on standby.

Aim 4: To Enhance the Sustainability of the Site Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/218 Sustainable sourcing Ensure all procured timber Existing revenue To benefit wildlife and biodiversity of timber products meet the requirement budgets of the Forest Stewardship PASC Officers Council certification, or are     from an accredited scheme supplier Reduce Source all goods as locally as Existing revenue To benefit wildlife and biodiversity environmental impact possible to reduce need of budgets through delivery. Recycle tree PASC Officers     transportation chippings on site and raked leaves to local allotment site Evaluate and monitor Herbicides, chemicals, paints Existing revenue To protect the environment air, noise, water and and other materials are all budgets land pollution, and COSHH regulated and usage PASC Staff influence others to is kept to a minimum.     reduce such pollution.

Aim 5: To Conserve, Enhance and Promote the Environmental, Cultural and Heritage Value of the Park. Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Prepare Nature Trail Existing Revenue When pernicious weeds are Weed eradication in area for planned PASC Manager Budget eradicated the intention is to preparation for wildflower improved landscape and operatives    plant wildlife beneficial flora. sowing. works  Increase Ecological Increase Bio-diversity of grass Existing revenue Initial meadow will revert back to value of the site meadow by planting native budgets. Explore a long grass meadow given its primroses etc. external funding proximity to the football pitches Parks sources and we will focus on other areas Development within the Nature Trail for Officer and Park     summer flowering species. We Rangers envisage cutting this area when the Fritillaries have finished flowering in early summer. . Investigate creation of wetland Existing revenue Increase Biodiversity of area. Parks habitat on nature trail to budgets. development increase diversity of flora and officer and Park   fauna and breeding habitat for rangers amphibians. Bulb planting at base of Parks Existing Revenue This will complement the boundary trees, e.g. Development Budgets. Explore Daffodil bulbs already in these snowdrops, winter Aconites, officer/park     external funding spaces and provide a more wild garlic and native bluebells rangers/commu sources diverse flora nity volunteers To increase potential for Existing Revenue The success of this will largely breeding Amphibians and Parks Budgets. Explore depend on community support reptiles, particularly grass development external funding for the proposal and robust snakes install artificial officer/park   sources health and safety considerations Hibernaculum’s adjacent to rangers/ friends pond area on nature trail. group Please see Ecological Survey.

Ensure appropriate Carry out monthly checks and Existing revenue Routine Inspection and management record findings during PASC budgets Maintenance Parks of conservation and park inspection with Development heritage supervisors and Parks     Officer features and art Development staff installations Cultural art Consider further pieces of Parks Existing Revenue Art sculpture/structure to be representations artwork as identified by public Development Budget and considered during 19/20 due to within the park consultation officer/Arts  possible external budget constraints. Enhance the development funding sources cultural value of the park officer

Aim 6: To Develop the Park as a Focus for the Local Community Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Encourage local Annual surveys conducted on the Parks Existing staff Community ideas and community involvement park to assess community Development resources recommendations evaluated and in the development and satisfaction and obtain specific Officer/Park considered on a continual basis. management of the feedback from users. Identify user Rangers Consultation with Skateboard park. baseline and whether the facilities     users important when are appropriate, whether satisfied considering youth activities. with maintenance and cleanliness and personal safety within the park. Establish new ‘Friends Help to promote and develop a new Parks Existing Potential new friends group Of’ group group for the site, increasing Development revenue promoted at all park events. awareness and membership. Officer & budgets Local partners and groups Outreach into wider community to Park   contacted to gather support. target relevant and local Rangers Local Ward and County Council established groups. members assistance. Identify wider Carry out annual general surveys to Parks Existing Annual Park Surveys community involvement identify wider community Development revenue undertaken. in the park involvement in the park. Use Officer &     budgets satisfaction survey to be used at all Park regular events Rangers Encouraging local Provide opportunities for Parks Existing Local individuals, businesses involvement community groups to be involved Development revenue and community organisations with events and activities Officer/ budgets involved in park events and &Park     maintenance. Local primary Rangers school children involved with environmental activities Increase involvement of Promote projects that young people Parks Existing Children from local primary young people in the park from the community can be Development revenue schools regularly attend involved in the development of the Officer &     budgets environmental task sessions on nature trail (wildflower areas etc.) Park park .i.e. bulb planting Rangers

Encourage all sections Promote the park to wider Parks Existing PASC Provide a well-used park and of the community to use community audiences, such as Development & Leisure generate income from exercise the park, value the Bootcamp exercise classes and & Park revenue training classes. Attract funding community asset and businesses in the park. Attempt to Rangers     budgets for development and volunteer volunteer where they involve the sports clubs already availability for practical tasks. can. using the park to be more involved with development and management To establish future use Work with Gedling Estates Team to Parks Existing Pavilion currently only used for of pavilion. find suitable use or tenant for the Development revenue sports clubs use, rental income pavilion.   budgets needs to be found from external use.

Aim 7: To Increase Awareness of the Park via Marketing Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Publicise the park Post events on ‘Green Flag’ web Comms. Existing PASC Utilise IT systems, i.e. Internet, through national site. Well publicise activities and Officer & Leisure Facebook to full advantage. New initiatives such as Green the summer play day Leisure Events revenue Friends Of Group may produce flag to raise the parks and Arts     budgets regular newsletters. Utilise notice profile and build local Officer board on site awareness through Parks events and activities. Neighborhood Team Parks Development & Park Rangers Promote the park and its Achieve regular coverage in the Comms. Existing The park has benefited from facilities with local media local media, press, radio and Officer revenue several press releases in the local television. Parks budgets newspaper and news coverage Development     on local TV stations. Officer/Friends Group & Park Rangers Work within the The strategy covers 2012-2017 Communities Existing To provide a consistent approach approved GBC Parks & and provides context to all open Officer revenue to parks maintenance and Open Spaces Strategy space provision decisions And PASC budgets development across the Borough Management     Council’s Parks and open spaces. The strategy is available on the Council’s parks webpage. An updated version is planned 2018

Aim 7: To Increase Awareness of the Park via Marketing Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Promote the park and its Ensure notice board and Parks Ensure fresh current information facilities on site webpage information is relevant Development Existing at all times and up to date officer and revenue Park Rangers     budgets Gain user satisfaction Encourage park users to Parks Existing Ensure park is meeting the needs information and monitor complete postcard sized user Development revenue of the community. whether the park is survey at all events and activities. Officer/Park     budgets meeting the needs of Summer targeted user survey to Rangers the wider community obtain baseline data. Set up a webpage on Work with communications within Parks Existing Separate page developed to GBC website specifically GBC and web development Development Revenue provide information on for Burton Road to Officer. Regularly check Officer/Park budgets accessibility and range of facilities promote development, information is current and valid. Rangers/Web available. Provide regular updates management and Add survey questionnaire for Development to keep the page up to date. events and encourage periods of time i.e. summer to officer     online user feedback. coincide with face-to-face surveys Continue to monitor for and Play Days. up to date relevant information Strategic Marketing Plan Update and refresh ‘Marketing This is an Appendix in Main Plan Plan’ 2018/19 to address any   weaknesses in the strategy.

Aim 8: Implementation of Effective Management Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Ensure a viable financial Continue to attract capital funding PASC Existing Update 106 database base for maintenance for improvement through section Manager, PASC Record capital bids at earliest and development – 106 and external funding bodies Parks revenue & opportunity. Short term such as Big Lottery ‘Awards For Development capital Be mindful of grant monies that All’ and Notts CC Supporting Local Officer, budgets. 106 may be drawn down by the Communities scheme Parks     contributions community. Rangers, PASC Staff Ensure a viable financial Consider long-term management in PASC Existing In conjunction with the Parks & base for maintenance all works and factor in costings manager, PASC Open Spaces strategy. Identify and development – where available Parks revenue areas for future 106 and Capital Long term Development budgets realms projects Officer,     Parks Rangers, PASC Staff Ensure a viable financial Review management practices to PASC Existing Lean management principals base for maintenance ensure efficient working methods Manager, PASC and development – Parks revenue Quality assessment Development budgets Officer, Parks     Rangers, PASC Staff Ensure a viable financial Explore opportunities for revenue PASC Existing Income from concessions, hire of base for maintenance generation (e.g. Hiring pavilion) Manager, PASC parkland for fairs etc. and development – Parks revenue Income streams Development budgets Officer,     Parks Rangers, PASC Staff

Aim 8: Implementation of Effective Management Delivery  = Action Completed Objectives Action Lead  = Action in Progress Resources Comments  = Action Proposed × = Not completed YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Ensure effective Shared Borough wide Park Ranger PASC Monthly Parks implementation of service responsible for Manager, Development/Parks Rangers management plan implementing and co-ordinating Parks meetings to progress tasks in management tasks Development place Officer,     Parks Rangers, PASC Staff Ensure effective Monthly site walkabouts PASC Existing Monthly Parks implementation of established with PASC Manager, Manager, PASC Development/Parks Rangers management plan – Parks Development officer, Parks revenue meetings to progress tasks in Identify current and Rangers and PASC supervisors. Development budgets place future priorities Members of the Friends Group, Officer,   GBC staff, and other stakeholders Parks   as appropriate, to monitor progress Rangers, and identify outstanding priorities. PASC Staff

Ensure effective Annual review of Management Plan PASC Existing Monthly meetings to discuss implementation of and Action Plan Manager, PASC management plan to ensure management plan – progress Parks revenue sections are reviewed on a rolling Green Flag preparation Development budgets basis and updated as the year Officer,     progresses Parks Rangers, PASC Staff Ensure effective Regular meetings between park PASC Existing Encourage and develop effective implementation of staff, Neighbourhoods team, Manager, PASC partnership working practices management plan – Leisure and PASC Projects, Parks revenue Partnership working officers to discuss progress Development     budgets Officer, Parks Rangers,

Arrival of the new artwork to site prior to installation of the musical elements – December 2015

FINANCE AND RESOURCES

Grant Funding – Gedling Homes, WREN and Nottinghamshire County Council Local Improvement Scheme, Veolia, Local and County Councillors

The park has benefited from funding from the above partners, which has contributed substantially to the revitalisation of the park with new children’s play areas, footpaths, skatepark and car park improvements.

Revenue Funding

The breakdown of the Maintenance/Management budgets required for the park’s regular maintenance is outlined in the Landscape Quality Manual. £25,000 is Revenue Budget and an additional £35,000 is divided over ten years and was received from S106 development agreements to secured and manage the additional features following improvements to the park.

Staffing Structure

The parks development function is managed by the Parks and Street Care (PASC) Manager with the assistance from the Parks Development Officer and 2 full time Urban Park Rangers

PASC also control the Grounds Maintenance function. A dedicated team has been established to work with the Parks Development staff.

Work Programme

The Grounds maintenance specification and work programme are detailed in the Landscape Quality Manual which is available from the Parks and Open Spaces Department and a copy will be available for viewing during the green flag application field assessment.

MONITORING AND REVIEW

We are pleased to develop this management plan for the park and as such the aims and objectives delivered should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely, by all involved in the operational process.

An annual review and evaluation of the operational progress will be carried out, in September to feed the output results into the Authority’s business plan for the service area. The process will also give opportunity to assess whether further revenue funding and other resources are necessary, for the current and subsequent financial years. For example, funding and/or other staff may be required to carry out marketing surveys to assist in the completion of the marketing strategy for the park. This exercise will require repeating, for different events, on a regular basis so that baseline information can be recorded and analysed. Subsequently, the results of those surveys may mean alterations to the present grounds maintenance regime..

The exercise is also invaluable in providing structure for planning, future accessing of external capital and revenue funding and fitting the timetable to the normal work programme on site for operative and ranger staff as well as for the Friends group and other partners.

Although the plan will be reviewed annually, every 3 years, it will be comprehensively revised to ensure its content remains relevant and up to date with the Council’s policies and aims. This revision will also accommodate the changes to the fabric of the park since the refurbishment work, as it grows and matures and shows the effects of the various activities.

APPENDICES

Appendix 1 – Health & Safety

FORM HS 2 RISK ASSESSMENT - HAZARDS AND CONTROL MEASURES

Service Direct Services Section Parks and Street Care Manager Jane Richardson Area Activity 1 Activity Facilitating community Bulb planting Activity Location Burton Road Jubilee Park No. Description

No. Nature of Hazard Risks Severity Exposure Risk Number Number Number 1 Prevent Road Traffic accident and Physical Injuries, damage to vehicles 6 3 18 illegal parking 2 Contact with hazardous substances, Exposure to Toxicara virus 6 3 18 e.g. Dog Faeces. 3 Improper use of hand tools Physical injury 6 3 18 4 Slips, Trips and falls, uneven ground, Physical injuries, 3 3 9 any vertical obstacles 5 Adverse Weather Conditions Wet clothing, illness Sunburn or hypothermia 3 3 9 6 Contact Injuries Physical injury 3 3 9

No. Current control methods in place to reduce the risk number Severity Exposure Risk Number Number Number 1 Cones for reserved Car Parking for activity participants, provide advice re: suitable on street 4 3 12 parking. 2 Staff to Inspect and clean any identified prior to activities taking place. 4 3 12 3 Training on correct use and storage when not in use 2 3 6

Ground inspection. PASC staff to inspect all areas. Make sure working areas are easy to 2 2 4 4 access, on level ground and no vertical obstructions. First aiders on site. Provide access to drinking water for human consumption. Marquees available for shelter from 2 2 4 5 rain or shade. 6 Volunteers trained in safe use of tools and safe personal working space. 2 2 4

Manager Jane Richardson Signature Date 6 October 2015

Is further action still required? If Yes, continue overleaf If No, complete the first review box overleaf

Yes No  OUTSTANDING SIGNIFICANT RISKS

No. Significant Risk Required Action To Reduce Risk Person Accountable Target Date Date Complete

All Action has now been taken to reduce the significant risks listed above . MANAGER SIGNATURE DATE

REVIEW DATES (To be completed annually or when the activity changes in any way) MANAGER SIGNATURE DATE

APPENDIX 2: SUMMARY OF MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR BURTON ROAD JUBILEE PARK Burton Road Jubilee Park - Summary Work Program Daily Tasks - 363 Days of Year Performance Criteria

Litter to conform to Environmental Protection Act Litter pick and site patrol (Mon-Fri) Code of Practice Cat 2 zone

Inspect signage and entrances are free any blockages

Weekly Tasks Clean Pavilion, including showers, toilets and kitchen Inspect Children’s play area and skatepark – clean play and skatepark as necessary In accordance with EN1176 and 1177 Litter picked (Mon-Fri) during high season, then 3x times weekly during low season Bi-annual Tasks Inspection and repair of all pathways, fencing, signage and park furniture

Annual Annual inspection of buildings and structures (Inc the wall), maintain as necessary

Seasonal Tasks April – June Weed kill building lines and path edges Max 5% herbage Grass cutting - amenity grass – fortnightly Max height 75mm - min 25mm Mark out 2 Cricket pitches Tree Inspection Ground inspection Strim nettles and brambles on nature trail Trim hedge along boundary adjacent to nature trail.

July – September Weed kill building lines and path edges Grass cutting - amenity grass – fortnightly Max height 75mm - min 25mm Repairs to goal areas as necessary Mark out 2 Senior Football Pitches Tree Inspection Ground Inspection Strim nettles and brambles on nature trail Trim hedge along boundary adjacent to nature trail.

October – December Continue grass cutting as necessary Continue weed kill as necessary Max cover 5% Tree Inspection Ground Inspection [Type 58 Inspect and cleansing of Bird Boxes the company January – March name] Commence grass cutting when necessary see above Weed kill as necessary Max cover 5% Tree Inspection Ground Inspection

APPENDIX 3 – JUDGES FEEDBACK 2017/2018

Green Flag Award 2018

Name of Site: Burton Road Jubilee Park Managing Organisation: Gedling Borough Council

Desk Assessment Feedback (Management Plan and Supporting Documentation)

Criteria Strengths Recommendations Improvements following Feedback Presentation Plan written to match the Green Flag criteria so easy to find information. Clear and well presented. Health, Safety & Regular maintenance visits Ensure Landscape Quality Manual inspections are This is already a current procedure and the Security and input from documented records are available upon request. neighbourhood wardens and police community support officers. Summary maintenance programme included as appendix to MP.

Maintenance of Planned maintenance Carry out repairs to roof of pavilion to rectify current issue Following the judges Field Assessment equipment, buildings programme in place. with tiling. contractors where employed to rectify the & landscape pavilion roof. Works complete.

Litter, cleanliness, Summary maintenance Consider measures to introduce weekend litter control. Although budgets do not allow for dedicated vandalism programme included as Weekends are often the busiest times of the week and it’s litter picking to take place on all parks, the appendix. difficult to see how EPA standards can be maintained department have entered into several Service without weekend cover. Level Agreements with the Community Pay Back to help support our greenspaces. As part of this partnership working we have identified several parks and greenspaces within Gedling Borough that require additional support and Burton Road will be one of these.

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Criteria Strengths Recommendations Improvements following Feedback Environmental Environmental policy in Management place. Use of recycled plastic park furniture.

Biodiversity, Natural areas are being Concern that the nature trail area is not progressing as Work has now been undertaken to rectify the ‘Nature Landscape and created within the park. planned. MP states that the wildflower area was Trail’, a lack of human resources had played a part in Heritage planned for 17/18 but 2018 field inspection confirmed the failure of this project and this has now been that it is not in place. addressed. The areas designated for wildflower have now been sown with a 80/20% Clay Wildlfower Mix and an Annual Cornflower Mix to provide colour in the first season. Community Annual fun day and other Seek to re-establish a Friends group. Use rangers to The Parks Department are working to re-establish a Involvement events. Use of sports carry out volunteer task days. Could additional events ‘Friends Of’ group on the park. Local Ward Members facilities by local clubs. be held at the park to try to encourage community were approached to chair a new group and letters involvement? have been sent to local sports clubs who use the facility and other local groups like the U3A and Rotary club. A schedule of community activities dates have been planned for 2019. This has been widely circulated in the community Marketing & Marketing plan in place. There is very little information about the park on the General Parks leaflet was completed on schedule and Communication GBC website – this should be improved including is now within the main text to demonstrate its details of how people can get involved as volunteers. existence. The Council new website now features The MP mentions a new marketing plan but the judges many of the Parks Department literature. The did not see this document – it should be added to the Marketing Plan although available on the day of MP as an appendix. There has been previous mention judging has now been added as an Appendix. of a leaflet for the park but again the judges did not see this – has it been completed? Overall management Comprehensive set of There appeared to be a lack of progress on several Much work has been done during 2018/19 to address management aims with projects which were detailed in the MP. These included the lack of progress on the Nature Trail and other details of annual progress. the nature trail, the wetland area, additional outdoor maintenance issues. Wildflower meadows have been Overall vision for the park gym equipment and the addition of further pieces of sown along the Nature Trail. Pathways, Benches, Bins to be a Flagship Park for public art. Ensure that these are progressed. have also been prioritised and the chain link fence the Borough. removed. Further artwork is planned for 19/20

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Field Assessment Feedback

Criteria Strengths Recommendations Improvements following Feedback

A Welcoming Entrance signage is modern On the day of the judging the grass had not been cut Following the Field Assessment Capital Funding has Place and clear. Good open site for some time and the initial impression was thus poor. been sourced to address the delineation of the park lines. Southern entrance from housing development still lets from its adjacent neighbours. A bow top fence as now the site down. Consider installing fencing to delineate been installed to signify where the park begins and the site from the adjacent NCC land. ends. The comments regarding the grass cutting have also been noted and supervisors for PASC are now aware of how it looked on the day of judging. Healthy, Safe Safe feel to the site other than As above it would help if the less attractive parts of the Maintenance work to pathways has now been and Secure far corners adjacent to loop park (that are not actually owned by Gedling BC) were prioritised and the edging stones repaired. Delineation road and railway line which fenced off and signage introduced to make it clear of the parks boundaries has now been undertaken and were less well maintained and where the park starts and finishes. Ensure damage to signage erected. could seem threatening. main path is repaired. Well Maintained Mainly litter free and very little Ensure zip-wire repairs are completed promptly. Grass Following the Parks Department agreement with the and Clean evidence of dog fouling. Play cutting generally poor – grass very long in places. Community Payback Team, additional litter picks and equipment generally well Consider whether current schedule is appropriate for a graffiti removal will also compliment scheduled works. maintained. park seeking to achieve Green Flag standards. Litter in The grass cutting regime has been evaluated and nature trail area which appeared to have been there for increased cuts will be implemented. some time – pay more attention to cleansing regime in this area. The repairs to the football pitches did not appear to have been particularly successful. Environmental LED low wattage bulbs used in The judges were concerned about apparent pesticide Following the judges’ comments, herbicide use for this Management pavilion. Electric mowers and usage on grass edges. We did not feel this was purpose will be reduced to one application per year with vans. No use of peat. warranted and the pesticide seemed to have been the minimum chemical used. Follow up mowing by Recycling bin present and tree poorly applied leading to unsightly damage. pedestrian mowers may alleviate the need for any chippings used on site. chemical to be used, but this will be monitored. Biodiversity Nature area under The judges were concerned that there didn’t seem to Landscape development. New have been much in the way of progress on the nature Plans are now been actioned to deliver the Nature Trail and Heritage interpretation sign giving area since the last visit. The existing wildflower project in 2018/2019 and to engage the local history of park. meadow does not appear to be being appropriately community in its delivery. Limited staff resources have maintained and is becoming overgrown. Implement delayed the progress of this project, mainly due to staff proper management of this area. long term sickness during 2018. We are fully staffed and progress is in place. Page 61 of 69

Field Assessment Feedback (Continued)

Criteria Strengths Recommendations Improvements following Feedback

Community Play group using the building Seek to revitalise the Friends group. Look at All avenues to revitalise the Friends Of group are being Involvement (although they are apparently alternative uses/users for the pavilion. Continue to try explored and to date face-to-face contact with local moving elsewhere in the near to increase overall involvement of sports clubs which park users at the play day where undertaken. Several future). Litter picking by regular use the site. members of the public showed an interest in becoming users. New mural on wall be a member and the first scheduled meeting was play area. advertised on many platforms including social media. Additional correspondence with local charitable partners has also been explored and letters have been sent to local sports teams using the park. We have planned regular community activities during 2019 also to attract new members Marketing and Notice board with up-to-date See desk assessment. There is the opportunity to A new facebook page has been set up and is being Communication information. make increased use of social media and on-site used to promote the park, particularly the community facilities to encourage community involvement activities

Management As per the desk assessment there seems to be a lack of delivery in many areas. The 2017 mystery shopper report placed the park in Amber status and the judges felt that there had been no noticeable improvements.

Additional Comments - Whilst there are many aspects of Burton Road Jubilee Park that are admirable the judges felt that its appearance on the day, the lack of management of natural features, the apparent inappropriate use of chemicals, the current lack of community involvement and the previous mystery shopper amber status meant that the park did not seem to be meeting Green Flag standards. Our scoring of the field assessment confirmed that the required standard was barely being met and we are thus unable to recommend that the park retains its Green Flag. However we are sure that if GBC addresses these areas of concern then the park will once again be able to achieve Green Flag status.

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Appendix 4 – Activities and Events Program (2019)

2019 Activities and Events for Burton Road Jubilee Park

Everyone is welcome to get involved with the activities and most are suitable for children they are promoted on the Gedling borough webpage under Burton Road Jubilee Park. If you are interested in joining the Friends Of Burton Road Jubilee Park Group or have any query about the park, please contact Gedling Borough Council Parks Department on 0115 9012962 or e-mail: [email protected]

Event Date Information Environmental Activity – Native Shrub Planting Wednesday 6th February Planting on the Nature Trail at the rear of the park near the railway bridge, suitable for families wear sensible footwear and bring gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am. All tools supplied. Build your own Bird Box Workshop Wednesday 20th February Organised by our Rangers, this activity is designed for families during February half-term. Meet in the pavilion at 11am until 1pm. Help plant Snowdrops and Winter Aconites Wednesday 13th March Organised by our Rangers. Please wear sensible footwear and bring along the Nature Trail and create habitat log gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am. piles. Help plant native Primrose plugs in our spring Wednesday 27th March Organised by our Rangers. Please wear sensible footwear and bring meadow and prepare an area of the nature trail gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am. for wildflower sowing. Family Easter Arts and crafts event. Wednesday 10th April Organised by our Rangers, this activity is designed for children and families during Easter holidays. Meet in the car park at 1pm. General Parks Maintenance/Environmental Wednesday 24th April Assist us with taking care of the recently planted areas within the park. session. Wear sensible footwear and bring gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am. General Parks Maintenance/Environmental Wednesday 22nd May Assist us with taking care of the recently planted areas within the park. session. Wear sensible footwear and bring gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am Family Sports activities TBC (May Half-term week) School holidays sport activities. General Parks Maintenance/Environmental Wednesday 19th June Assist us with taking care of the recently planted areas within the park. session. Wear sensible footwear and bring gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am Page 63 of 69

Appendix 4 – Activities and Events Program (2019) – Continued

Event Date Information General Parks Maintenance/Environmental Wednesday 17th July Assist us with taking care of the recently planted areas within the park. session. Wear sensible footwear and bring gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am Family Sports Activities TBC School Holiday Sports Activities Carlton and Gedling Playday Wednesday 21st August Organised and funded by the Gedling Borough Council and Gedling Play Forum. A chance for under 14’s to express themselves through play in a safe environment. Children table top arts and crafts, have a go sports sessions,, creative and imaginative play for all ages and abilities. Plat clothes essential. Parents must attend at all times. General Parks Maintenance/Environmental Wednesday 4th September Assist us with taking care of the recently planted areas within the park. session. Wear sensible footwear and bring gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am Planting wildflower plugs and daffodils in Wednesday 25th September Organised by our Rangers. Please wear sensible footwear and bring spring meadow and nature trail. gloves. Meet in the car park at 10am. Family Event – RSPB “Feed the Birds Day” - Wednesday 23rd October Organised by our Park Rangers, this activity is designed for children and Make your own bird feeders. families during October half-term. Meet in the pavilion at 10am.

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APPENDIX 5 – Burton Road Jubilee Park Marketing Strategy 2017-2020

Aim: To produce an effective marketing campaign that will encourage present and new visitors into the park to fill their leisure hours. It will promote the strong commitment that the Council has to its parks and open spaces, shown not least by its recent investment in Burton Road Jubilee Park.

These marketing actions are built into the overall management aims for the site.

Aim: To Encourage the Involvement of Local People

OBJECTIVE ACTION DELIVERY SUCCESS CRITERIA RESOURCES OFFICER OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE Ensure high Develop web pages specifically This has been Implemented Constant source of Officer Time IT Section Specific site profile of the for Burton Road Jubilee Park to previously however it was information. Hits to Parks information park locally include park facilities, photos taken down due to new website/pages Development available for and Borough and history information GBC website being Customer feedback Officer and existing and wide published with reduced Communications. potential information – Aim to get users reinstated March 2018 Develop the concept of post Ongoing Satisfied customer Officer time Park Gain card satisfaction surveys for use feedback, with useful Development satisfaction at all events and activities information e.g. Officer/ ‘Friends reviews of all recommendations for Of’ Group visitors suture events/facilities Develop links with partners to Ongoing User survey Officer Time Park Improved promote the park wherever Increased customers Development partnership possible Officer working

Aim: To Encourage the Involvement of Local People

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OBJECTIVE ACTION DELIVERY SUCCESS CRITERIA RESOURCES OFFICER OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE Promote Parks satisfaction Ongoing Completed surveys Officer time Parks Gain survey on webpage received with Development, IT satisfaction suggestions for staff reviews of improvements by visitors, obtain visitors, reach wider improvement community requirements Carry out face to face surveys Annually in summer Completed surveys Officer time Parks Gain with park users with assistance received with Development, satisfaction from friends group suggestions for friends group reviews of improvements by visitors and visitors, reach wider improved community partnership working Assist with Establish a small series of Throughout the year Increased community Officer Time Parks Successful the activities with community groups cohesion. Possible From existing development and annual events promotion of connected with the park Income generation, revenue Friends of group community designed to attract local people assist to reach wider budgets groups who audience use the park Encourage the development of Seasonal Landscape Officer Time Parks Successful regularly specialist subgroups through improvements and From existing development, themed specialist events e.g. gardening maintenance revenue friends group events groups budgets

Aim: To Encourage the Involvement of Local People

OBJECTIVE ACTION DELIVERY SUCCESS CRITERIA RESOURCES OFFICER OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE

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Establish the Invite local clubs to use the Ongoing Sports facilities well Existing Park Increased park as a facilities subscribed Budgets Development community community Well used park overall Officer, Leisure use of the resource e.g. Sports park for sports Development clubs

Aim: To Establish Burton Road Jubilee Park as a Major Visitor Attraction Within the Area

OBJECTIVE ACTION DELIVERY SUCCESS CRITERIA RESOURCES OFFICER OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE

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Build Local Press releases for all major Ongoing Increased Officer Time Various officers Activities and Awareness events in the park attendances at major responsible for events well events individual events publicised and communications staff

Consult with the public to Ongoing Improvements Officer Time Parks Reach wider establish needs & establish following consultation development audience and alternative ways to consult Positive comments council from consultation informed of visitor expectations Promote the Utilise cross marketing Ongoing Literature in Leisure Existing Parks Promotion at park through opportunities at facilities and Centres, Libraries & revenue development shows and events, events across the borough to Theatre events in activities and exhibit the park Information at 3 Borough exhibitions events Continue to investigate Ongoing Attendance Officer Time Various officers Increased innovate ways to draw people Feedback responsible for visitor into the park. E.g. small scale individual events numbers events e.g. wildlife conservation activities, increase in facilities

Aim: To Establish Burton Road Jubilee Park as a Major Visitor Attraction Within the Area

OBJECTIVE ACTION DELIVERY SUCCESS CRITERIA RESOURCES OFFICER OUTCOMES RESPONSIBLE

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Interpret and promote Ongoing Users informed of the Existing Parks Improved conservation and heritage conservation and revenue development facilities/ value through on site heritage value of the budget/assista information interpretation signage park nce with sharing. friends group funding Raise the Retain and promote Green Annual Achieving and Officer Time PASC Manager, Achieve profile of the Flag Award maintaining Green Existing Parks Green Flag park Flag Award revenue Development award during budgets Officer period of plan Design and produce a series Ongoing where funding Produce park leaflet Officer Time PASC Manager, Reference of high quality promotional allows Existing Parks material information, guides and revenue Development available in literature for the park in a budgets Officer, Parks accessible range of languages, large type Rangers format for all and other appropriate formats. Publish the parks This has been Published plan is Officer time PASC Manager, Plans on Management plan on the implemented previously current Parks website webpage however it was taken down Development due to new GBC website Officer, being published with reduced information – Aim to get reinstated March 2018March 2018 Establish users Devise and carry out visitor At all events, available on Feedback from users Officer time Parks Reach wider of the park satisfaction surveys webpage and annual face Improvements Development community to face surveys following survey Officer, rangers members Number of survey’s completed

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