Purpose

Director approval to accept the offer of grant
and commit expenditure up to £180,000 to support volunteering
activity in parks in south and east Bristol.

Content

Acceptance of a UKSPF grant, administered by
the West of England Combined Authority, to support volunteering
activity in parks in south and east Bristol, to be delivered by
Your Park Bristol and Bath. Period of grant: to 31st March 2025.
Parks and communities to benefit: Withywood Park, Hartcliffe
Millennium Green, Willmott Park, Stockwood Open Space, Cottle Road
Open Space, Manor Woods Valley, Northern Slopes, Dundry Slopes and
Hengrove Mounds

Alternative options considered

Option 1 - Option not to accept the grant.
Rejected as this would fail to support communities identified as
benefitting most where deprivation is higher and satisfaction in
parks in lower (Quality of Life data).
Option 2 -
Option 3 -