Article Source: East Renfrewshire Council
Last Updated: 15 October 2013 16:35
The independent charity Keep Scotland Beautiful announced in July that a record-breaking 51 parks and green spaces in Scotland had been awarded the coveted Green Flag – and following a UK wide public vote and Rouken Glen Park in East Renfrewshire scooped 3rd place in Scotland.
East Renfrewshire Council’s Convener for Environment, Councillor Vincent Waters explained; “Rouken Glen Park has a well established history as a popular, outdoors, recreational, visitor hot spot dating back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras. A combination of the park’s natural beauty, stunning waterfall, glorious glen walk and the geological and archaeological significance, plus as a Site of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI), all lends itself to the park’s popularity. On behalf of all of our hard working Parks Department, we are all very proud of this achievement.”
All Green Flag Award-winning parks and green spaces were entered into the annual online People’s Choice Award vote, which saw thousands of votes recorded for almost 1,500 parks across the UK.
Keep Scotland Beautiful manages the award in Scotland and Carole Noble, Head of Environmental Services said:
"This is a massive achievement and congratulations must also go to the managers, staff and visitors of all the top three ‘People’s Choice’ parks in Scotland”.
The Green Flag Award for parks is the national standard for parks and recognises well managed, high quality sites with community involvement.
The Green Flag Award scheme is licensed to Keep Britain Tidy.
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