It’s #LoveParksWeek! Let’s kick it off with a bang: send us your favourite pictures of your local Leeds park with the hashtags #LoveParks & #LoveLeedsParks. Our favourite will get a prize! You have until August 9th, so get sending! #PictureContest #GetInvolved

This is how far the UK has fallen behind.

Early start for the Leeds to Nottingham train. This service connects the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and East Midlands conurbations which have a combined population of £6.3m and 3 core cities along a 70 mile corridor. The journey time is around two hours. Ave speed: 36mph 🧵

We're incredibly grateful to have received a grant to deliver a programme of community-led activity in two parks. Can you spot our CEO in this snap? 📸

One year today since the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree. We are giving the saplings grown from it to communities and people in need of hope. To apply visit nationaltrust.org.uk/treesofhope bbc.com/news/articles/…

Loving the planting on the Monk Bridge Viaduct #Leeds 🌸 🌱 🍁

Earlier this week, we launched the third round of our Community Park Activity Grants with thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Players! This round we're giving away up to £10,000 across projects taking place in Stanningley Park and Hunslet Moor Park.

Upcoming & recorded webinars for the Nature Towns and Cities programme (incl on Greener Communities on the 4 December).. naturetownsandcities.org.uk/whats-on

Once upon a time, Leeds had trams, lots of them. They helped people get to work, come to the centre to shops and to meet each other for work and play. But then, catastrophically, for the city's long term future and prosperity in 1959....

.... Leeds (and towns and cities like it) can get better and more beautiful and...

As we reach the end of 2024, we're celebrating the community-led activity supported in parks this year! From hip hop workshops to community planting days, more than 350 volunteer hours have been given to connect 2,300 residents to their local park. With thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Employment by central government, local government, and public corporations since 1949 in Britain. Just did the 2024 update. What a huge change in the composition of the state. I have some very political views about the big changes, but I'll leave them for another thread.

Leeds is probably the most unlucky city in Western Europe 🎭 European City of Culture funding? Sorry we're leaving the EU. 🚄HS2? Sorry we spent too much in the chilterns. 🛫New Airport terminal? Sorry that's not climate friendly, but London Airport expansions are fine. (1/X)

Notes on draft

Today ICON launches its interim report, Think Neighbourhoods. The report identifies 613 ‘mission critical’ neighbourhoods that have around 1 million people living in them and furthest away from progress on government missions. We need to target support at these areas so that they

Celebrate our blooming lovely city at one of our upcoming #LeedsinBlossom events! Find out more at tinyurl.com/4skua5sr 🌸☀️

We're delighted to launch our new grants scheme, supporting the Burley, Harehills, Seacroft & Wortley communities to use and shape their local park on their own terms! loveleedsparks.org.uk/community-park…

Conference 23 Oct in Manchester "Creating Nature Neighbourhoods". It's for VCSEs, social enterprise and others looking to work more in urban greenspaces. We want to find the next 100 unusual orgs leading this work and back them. Book a free place here.. naturetownsandcities.org.uk/event/creating…

You can just do things. I’m lucky enough to live close to an incredible little park that has been adopted by local volunteers. On Saturday we removed a metal shutter that’s been in place for 30 years and installed a new window. One of many such micro-projects undertaken every