Some dates for the diary for 2018 – the following are dates and locations for Doncaster GreenSpace Network meetings for 2018:
Date and time of next meetings:
May 23rd Town Field Pavilion.
July 18th Town Field Pavilion.
September 19th Town Field Pavilion.
November 28th Town Field Pavilion.
December Sandall Beat. Christmas Celebration (Date to be confirmed)
NOTE: The different location to normal!
The next Doncaster GreenSpace Network meeting will be as follows: confirmed guest speakers for the next DGSN, Wednesday 21st March 2018, 5-7pm at Townfield Pavilion, Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN1 2JP.
Katy Turner – Voluntary Sector Co-ordinator DMBC
Introduction to the group and to discuss possible funding opportunities.
Bill Hotchkiss – Head of Service – Community Safety DMBC
Following the last DGSN I emailed Bill and explained a number of volunteer groups have and continue to experience ASB on the sites they volunteer. And have expressed concerns there is no support from the SYP and the local authority, so said he would attend to discuss this with volunteers.
Th next meeting of the Doncaster GreenSpace Network will be on Wednesday 27th September 10am – 12.-00 at Sandall Beat Wood Community Environment Centre, Sandall Beat Wood, Sandall Beat Road, Doncaster, DN2 5QB.
There has been an interesting and somewhat scary article in the Guardian about the state of parks and green spaces nationally.
CLICK HERE to view the article.
The date of the next Network meeting is yet to be fixed. The last meeting on the 7th June was well attended.
The meeting included a presentation from the local representative of the RSPB. In attendance were reps from the Friends of Sandall Park, Friends of Martinwells Lake, Friends of Denaby Crags, Friends of Grove Gardens and others. The council were well represented to answer any queries.
The subject of Public Space Protection Orders were discussed, crime in parks as well as the future direction of the group – which is looking good and inclusive.
We we will publish the date of the next meeting as soon as possible.
The next meeting of the GreenSpace Network will at 10am Wednesday 7th June 2017 at Sandall Beat Study Centre.
Anyone with an interest in Doncaster’s parks and green spaces is welcome.
Today saw the publication of the long awaited reported on Public Parks – looking at all aspects of funding and the reasons for the decline of many public parks and green spaces.
CLICK HERE to view the PDF document.
