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An Overview of Parks & Open Spaces Stephen Ferry Director of Parks & Open Spaces CIP Group Parks & Open Spaces Management & Operation Allotments Service 34 allotment sites Arboricultural Services- Approved


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An Overview of Parks & Open Spaces

Stephen Ferry Director of Parks & Open Spaces CIP Group

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Parks & Open Spaces

Management & Operation

  • Allotments Service – 34 allotment sites
  • Arboricultural Services- Approved Contractor Status
  • Cemeteries services – 14 cemeteries/churchyards
  • Countryside Services - 3 Country parks
  • Customer Services- 3000 calls per annum
  • Grounds Maintenance -108 parks and open spaces –3

Green Flag Awards

  • Hounslow Urban Farm- 50,000 visitors
  • Landscape and Development Services
  • Playground Inspection & Maintenance – 56 sites
  • Community Engagement
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Hounslow Parks Profile

Borough parks Key parks Local Parks

706 Hectares of Green Space

£2,999,109 (100 %) Total £44,000 (1.4%) Landscape Construction £94,000 (3.1%) Arboricultural Services £100,000 (3.3%) Playground Maintenance £106,286 (3.5%) Urban Farm Allocation £200,000 (6.6 %) Chiswick House Allocation £326,931 (10.8%) Landscape & Development Services (including special projects) £348,000 (11.6%) Customer Services and Directorate Management £480,907 (16.5%) Countryside Services £ 1,298,985 (43.2%) Grounds Maintenance & Cemeteries Services Budget (% of whole) Service Area

Hounslow spends £1,839 per hectare on Grounds maintenance compared with An average of £5,157 in similar authorities Source: APSE Performance Networks

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Chiswick Area Profile

£19,550

Cemeteries /Church yards

£10,959 Stamford Brook Common £9,305

Promenade( East /West

£3,168

Strand on the Green

£2,054 Harvard Hill Recreation Ground £1,615

Strand on the green riverside

£761

Wellesley Road Play Area

£12,110 Home fields North & South £17,924 Dukes Meadows/Promenade £28,483 Chiswick Back Common No defined budget

Chiswick Eyot Within overall allotment budget (£51k) Allotments

No defined budget

Dukes Hollow

£335,563 Total £29,268 Turnham Green £ 200,000 Chiswick House Grounds Budget Area

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1997

£3.5m plus

Parks & Open Space Resource

EFFECTIVE BUYING POWER 100%

PERCEPTION CREDIBILITY GAP

2006-7 £2.99M 60% EXPECTATION OF CUSTOMERS

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Challenges and Focus

  • Meeting Customer Expectations
  • Securing Capital investment
  • Improving Service Standards
  • Increasing Biodiversity within parks
  • Tackling Anti-social behaviour
  • Developing a Green Space Strategy
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Questions