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Community

Volunteers for Greenfields Community Group (GCG) work tirelessly 'to provide a community space and  facilities in the park that will support the health and wellbeing of local people for generations to come'.    This determined community raised significant funds to challenge the planning permission that was given for housing on the parkland.  The challenge was successful and the community continue their work to upgrade the park grounds and install additional facilities to the highly valued public open space.

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Safeguarding

We have six principles regarding safeguarding within our community group.

  1. Empowerment: People being supported and encouraged to make their own decisions, enabling informed consent

  2. Prevention: We follow the principle that it is better to take action before harm occurs.

  3. Proportionality:  We select the least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented.

  4. Protection: Through the committee we work to support and represent those in greatest need.

  5. Partnership: Our local solutions are delivered through the services we provide by working closely with our local communities.  We liaise with agencies and play our part in preventing, detecting and reporting signs of neglect and abuse.

  6. Accountability: We are transparent and open in all our activities

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Aims and Purpose

- Work for the benefit of the local community, protecting and enhancing our parkland

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- The protection and creation of bio diverse habitats  using native plants and trees,  sustainable and/or recycled materials and buying from local sources to reduce carbon footprint

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- Work with local and national partners to enhance this treasured local park

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- Volunteers are committed to improving the basic infrastructure of the park with more seating and lighting, informative signage, solar lighting, and general improvements to the appearance and the habitat value of the park

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-  Communicate with county-based and UK-wide parks associations to share best practice and network with like-minded people 

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Our Marketing Principles are to build a community, develop goals that we all aspire to and plan how we can deliver and measure our successes.

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