Lewisham wins gold at London in Bloom
We’re delighted to announce that Lewisham has won three gold awards at the recent London in Bloom Awards 2023. We have also won two silver gilt awards and additionally, the Apprentice Scheme of the Year award for our work at Beckenham Place Park.
The London in Bloom campaign and awards is about celebrating and recognising the many brilliant projects to improve our capital city. The key aims are to make London a greener and more pleasant place to live and visit, recognise our tireless volunteers, increase biodiversity and enhance neighbourhood communities.
The awards given to Lewisham were:
- gold for Large Park - Beckenham Place Park
- gold for Large Park - Forster Memorial Parkc
- gold and Category Winner for Small Conservation Area - Devonshire Road Nature Reserve
- silver gilt for Small Park - Brookmill Parks
- silver gilt for Small Park - Frendsbury Gardens
- Apprentice Scheme of the Year Award Winner for our apprentice scheme at Beckenham Place Park
There was a range of very positive comments made from the London in Bloom assessors including:
- “Devonshire Road Nature Reserve was a wonderful site and I can’t wait to go back, but this time with my family.
- “Beckenham Place Park has a strong staff presence and sense of pride and ownership which makes the space feel open and welcoming to all.
- “The success of the strong partnership between the Friends, Local Authority and the Landscape contractor at Forster Park was evident in many areas.”
Cllr James-J Walsh, Cabinet Member for Communications, Culture & Leisure said:
“Lewisham is proud of our fantastic and award-winning parks and conservation areas – access to beautiful green spaces like ours can significantly improve both physical and mental health and wellbeing for our residents, engender pride in our neighbourhoods and help elevate Lewisham's profile as the best place in London to live, work and learn.
“Many thanks to our wonderful Friends’ groups and all our community volunteers across the borough, to our brilliant Parks team and our excellent partners Glendale, all of whom work tirelessly to ensure our green spaces are continually rated amongst the very best."