# £2.75 million more funding announced for pocket parks plus programme

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/02/18/2-75m-more-funding-announced-for-pocket-parks-plus-programme/
- Published: 2019-02-18T09:01:10+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The government has announced that an additional £2.75 million is to be made available
for the pocket parks plus programme to support communities in transforming their
neglected and derelict spaces.**

The news was part of an announcement by Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire
MP on 17 February of more than £13 million extra funding for green spaces across
the country.

Of this, £9.7 million of funding will go to local leaders and communities to help
them better maintain, protect and increase their recreational spaces.

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£2.75 million will be made available for the [pocket parks plus programme](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pocket-parks-plus-supporting-parks-and-public-spaces),
and a further £1.2 million has been provided to the National Trust and The National
Lottery Heritage Fund’s [Future Parks Accelerator](http://www.futureparks.org/toolkit/future-parks-accelerator)
initiative. The partnership supports local authorities to test new and innovative
approaches to managing and funding parks.

Communities Secretary, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP said:

> “Our parks and green spaces are huge assets to our towns and cities, offering 
> precious spaces for all of us to get together, to exercise and to play.
> “This latest funding will support bold proposals to help renovate and restore 
> existing parks and create new vibrant, safe green spaces for our communities.
> “The future of our nation’s parks is an issue close to all our hearts and we will
> do all we can to preserve these vital green lungs that breathe life into our communities.”

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