Parks are key to life

摘要

The Heritage Lottery Fund has highlighted the risk to the country's parks becoming run down or closed, with 45% of local authorities considering either selling parks and green spaces or transferring their management to others. In Hampshire the opposite is the case. We wholeheartedly agree with Dame Jenny Abramsky's comments that 'parks are highly valued, precious places that are vital to our physical and emotional wellbeing'. That is why we are investing in an ambitious transformation project over the next five years to ensure Hampshire's beautiful county parks are financially sustainable, continue to support Hampshire's £2.6m tourist industry and meet the needs of a new generation of visitors. Our own investment gives us the potential to lever further funding from public and private sector partners.