# Matched funding available for new pocket parks in London

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/01/10/matched-funding-available-new-pocket-parks-london/
- Published: 2014-01-10T11:15:39+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Spacehive and The Mayor of London have opened the second round of their Pocket Parks
Programme to help transform unused and unloved spaces in new pocket parks for Londoners
to enjoy.

Pocket parks are “small green areas of thriving public space in the middle of the
city”, according to Spacehive. And by ‘small’ they mean less than 0.4 hectares.

## Crowdfund then grant

The partnership involves crowdfunding the first 20% of the project’s cost with Spacehive.
Then, if the project is selected, the Mayor of London will provide the remaining
80% of the funds required. Projects can have a maximum budget of £20,000.

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To be eligible for funding, the first 20% target has to have been reached by 8 April.

You can view other people’s projects on Spacehive’s [Pocket Parks Hive](http://spacehive.com/Initiatives/london)
and [create a project now](https://spacehive.com/Home/CreateAProjectExternal).

Applications are open from 20 January until 10 March 2014.

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