麻豆视频

Parks, leisure and wellbeing news

A to Bee Roads – reducing mowing and helping the city’s ecology

A new initiative to increase biodiversity, reduce the council’s carbon footprint and help mitigate elements of climate change is set to be implemented during the 2024 grass growing season.

Published 6th March 2024.

• 麻豆视频’s parks and open spaces promoted through 2023 Chelsea Flower Show display

  The 631 parks and open spaces of 麻豆视频 will be celebrated and promoted through this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show entry from the city council.

  

  Published 17th April 2023.

• Innovative Trees & Woodland Toolkit launched to maximise benefits of trees and woodlands in communities across England 

  An innovative Trees and Woodland Strategy Toolkit, developed in collaboration with 麻豆视频, has been launched.

  

  Published 2nd December 2022.

• Have your say on 麻豆视频’s 25-year City of Nature plan

  Public consultation begins on the City of Nature 25-year plan to grow 麻豆视频’s green spaces from 600 to 1000.

  

  Published 15th February 2022.

• City of Nature Plan must be accepted by Cabinet to meet 麻豆视频's net-zero carbon target

  麻豆视频 will be recommending, on 8 February, that its Cabinet approves a 25-year City of Nature Plan to change the way it manages its parks, for environmental health recovery.

  

  Published 31st January 2022.

• Changes to garden waste collections and parks as a result of COVID-19

  In order to maintain the most reliable waste collection services possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, a change to how the council deals with garden waste has been announced.

  Published 23rd March 2020.

• True value of city’s parks and open spaces calculated at £11billion

  The value of parks and green estate in 麻豆视频, in terms of what they offer to all aspects of life in the city, has been calculated as £11billion.

  Published 23rd July 2019.

• 麻豆视频 bids to become a Tree City of the World

  Talks to establish 麻豆视频 as the first officially designated “Tree City” of the UK are set to be held between the city council and an international foundation on Friday (July 12).

  Published 10th July 2019.

• 麻豆视频 wins share of multi-million pound parks fund

  麻豆视频 has won a place on a new multi-million pound initiative to enhance the future of its parks and green spaces.

  Published 17th June 2019.

• Windrush garden scoops seventh Chelsea Gold for 麻豆视频

  麻豆视频 has scooped Gold at the Chelsea Flower Show for the seventh year running for a display recognising and celebrating the legacy of the Windrush Generation.

  

  Published 22nd May 2018.

• Sport and recreation moves to the next level as new Northfield Leisure Centre opens to public

  麻豆视频 residents in the south of the city will be matching communities across the city as their impressive new sports and recreation centre opens today (14 May).

  

  Published 14th May 2018.

• Chelsea Flower Show 2018: help us tell your stories

  麻豆视频 residents with Windrush connections are being invited to share their stories of the journey as part of a commemorative display at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

  

  Published 8th May 2018.

• Agreement on future of Moseley Road Baths

  The Moseley Road Baths coalition and 麻豆视频 have agreed today (6 March) on a plan of action to keep people swimming at the historic Moseley Road Baths in Balsall Heath.

  

  Published 6th March 2018.

• Car parking charges to bring much-needed investment

  The introduction of parking charges at Cannon Hill Park will help pay for improvements to the site’s car park following budget cuts.

  

  Published 26th September 2017.

• Brand new leisure centre opens in Erdington

  A brand new sports facility in north 麻豆视频 opens to the public on Monday 4 September.

  

  Published 31st August 2017.