Our mission is for everyone to have a green space on their doorstep that they love
We do this via community-led enhancements & fundraising
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2017 - now
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2017 Rethinking Parks – Leeds Parks Fund
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2021 Love Leeds Parks established as a new Parks Foundation charity
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2021 Trustees recruited from Leeds Uni, National Trust, Future Parks, Becketts Marcomms with support from LCC Introduction to our Trustees - Love Leeds Parks
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2022 business-planning for 2023-6
Current Fundraising Campaigns
1. Community grants , whereby Friends groups etc can apply for grants up to £2500 to help to achieve a local project
2. Woodland Creation – contributing to Leeds City Council’s commitment to planting c6 million trees over 25 years
3. Larger projects on specific sites, likely to repair paths in parks and woodlands which become so muddy, that it puts off some people from visiting, eg wheelchair users, people with mobility problems and those with pushchairs
Previously funded projects
- Including some of you – hope its going well..!
2022+ – Parks for Nature & People
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National Lottery Heritage Fund bid
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Priorities – lowest access to greenspace (see map opposite)
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Comms campaign on the need for nature
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Grants planned for Summer 2022 (as per slide 3)
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MOU with LCC (tree planting & general)
2023-26 Plan
1. Consultation – using digital tools to design ‘park on a page’ involving local people
2. Activation – more activities to animate & sustain park activities
3. Enterprise – ways of voluntary orgs to sustain activities + crowdfunding
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How might we continue to work with Friends groups?
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Research – esp heritage of community parks
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Increase impact projects; access to nature, diversity, track footfall etc
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Crowdfunding & gift aid
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Help us find a new treasurer
Love Leeds Parks Year ended 31 December 2021 Income and expenditure account
| Year ended | |
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| 31/12/21 | |
| INCOME | |
| Donations | 12,512 |
| EXPENDITURE | |
| Administration expenses | - |
| ______ | |
| 12,512 |
Love Leeds Parks Year ended 31 December 2021 Balance sheet
| CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand RESERVES Restricted funds Unrestricted funds |
Year ended 31/12/21 12,512 1,923 10,589 12,512 |
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These accounts were approved by the board on ………………………………. and signed on its behalf by:
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