Agenda item

Report of the Director of Open Spaces (copy attached).

Green Flag and London in Bloom Awards

The Committee received a report of the Director of Open Spaces that informed the Committee of the City Corporation’s overall success in the Green Flag Awards this year, and provided feedback on the judging process and compared performance with the national results. The report also informed Members of the success achieved by the City Gardens and West Ham Park in the annual London in Bloom Awards.

The Director noted that a consultation exercise on the future of the Green Flag Awards had been undertaken by civil servants over the summer, but a response from the Government was still awaited. The Director expressed her disappointment with the approach taken and advised that the future of the Green Flag Awards remained unclear.

RESOLVED: That,

i)      the great success achieved by the City Corporation’s Open Spaces in the Green Flag and London in Bloom Awards be noted and reported to the Court of Common Council meeting on 25 October 2012.

ii)     the staff and volunteers at all the Open Spaces be congratulated on their hard work throughout the year to ensure their sites won these prestigious Awards.