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Achieving Green Flag Status for a Town Cemetery Barry Town Council Contents Who are Barry Town Council? Our Cemetery Merthyr Dyfan, Barry What is the Green Flag Scheme? How we achieved Green Flag Status! Elements of a

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Achieving Green Flag Status for a Town Cemetery

Barry Town Council

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Contents

  • Who are Barry Town Council?
  • Our Cemetery – Merthyr Dyfan, Barry
  • What is the Green Flag Scheme?
  • How we achieved Green Flag Status!
  • Elements of a Green Flag Application
  • Top tips
  • Reflection & Review
  • Links to our Strategy & Corporate Plan
  • Ask us anything!
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Who are Barry Town Council?

“Creating an inclusive community for the wellbeing of all residents in Barry”

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Barry Town Council

  • Largest Town Council in Wales
  • Population of over 52,000
  • 22 Councillors
  • 20 members of staff
  • 2 cemeteries
  • Community Building
  • Cemetery Approach Project
  • Total Precept - £985,383
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Our Cemetery

Merthyr Dyfan Cemetery, Barry

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Over 41,000 burials Over 56 acres Opened in 1889 Open 365 days a year Chapel restoration Bio-diversity Bios-urns Columbarium Gardens of Remembrance Community Events Cemetery Expansion

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What is the Green Flag Scheme?

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What is the Green Flag Scheme?

“The Green Flag Award Scheme recognises and rewards well managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world”

  • To ensure that everybody has access to quality green & other open

spaces, irrespective of where they live

  • To ensure that these spaces are appropriately managed & meet the

needs of the communities that they serve

  • To establish standards of good management & to promote & share

best practice amongst the green space sector

  • To recognise & reward the hard work of managers, staff & volunteers

Green Flag’s Purpose & Aims:-

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Green Flag Award Judging Process

Stage 1: Desk assessment Stage 2: Site Assessment

Judges will assess the application and the site-specific management plan and all associated documentation (appendices). Worth 30 out of 100 points. At least 15 points are required to gain the accreditation. Judges will attend your site and assess whether the management plan is in practice on the site, and how well the Green Flag Award expectations have been met, by observation and by questioning staff, volunteers and visitors. Worth 70 out of 100 points. At least 42 points are required to gain accreditation. Total pass mark of 66 is needed to gain accreditation.

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Green Flag Award Assessment Criteria:-

1. A Welcoming Place 2. Healthy, Safe and Secure 3. Well Maintained and Clean 4. Environmental Management 5. Biodiversity, Landscape and Heritage 6. Community Involvement 7. Marketing and Communication 8. Management

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How we achieved Green Flag Status!

Merthyr Dyfan Cemetery, Barry

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A Welcoming Place:-

1.Welcome 2.Good & Safe Access 3.Signage 4.Equal Access for All

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Healthy, Safe & Secure:-

1.Appropriate Provision of Quality Facilities & Activities 2.Safe Equipment & Facilities 3.Personal Security 4.Control of Dogs/Dog Fouling

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Well Maintained and Clean:-

1.Litter & Waste Management 2.Horticultural Maintenance 3.Arboricultural Maintenance 4.Building and Infrastructure Maintenance 5.Equipment Maintenance

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Environmental Management:-

1.Managing Environmental Impact 2.Waste Minimisation 3.Chemical Use 4.Peat Use 5.Climate Change Adoption Strategies

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Biodiversity, Landscape & Heritage:-

1.Management of Natural Features, Wild Fauna & Flora 2.Conservation of Landscape Features 3.Conservation of Buildings and Structures

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Community Involvement:-

1.Community Involvement in Management and Development 2.Appropriate Provision for Community

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Top Tips

  • Plan
  • Utilise what you have!
  • Look at other Green Flag Applications!
  • Nominate one person to collate all the information and write the

application.

  • Meet regularly to discuss progress.
  • Appendices are the key to a great application.
  • Take LOTS of pictures.
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Reflection & Review

  • Once the judge’s decision has been made you will receive a feedback

document:-

  • Feedback gives areas of strength & weaknesses
  • Working document
  • Will be used as the basis when you reapply
  • Excellent tool to plan future works
  • As a result of this feedback we have introduced Cemetery

Surveys and changed which pesticides we use.

  • Future Plans
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Linking the Green Flag Award to our Corporate Plan & Strategy:-

  • Our Vision
  • Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
  • 7 Wellbeing Goals for Barry
  • Corporate Objectives
  • Key Actions
  • Links to County Level Wellbeing Plan
  • Reporting and review
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Contact Details

Barry Town Council 7, Gladstone Road Barry CF62 8NA (01446) 738663 info@barrytowncouncil.gov.uk www.barrytowncouncil.gov.uk Lucy Prisk (Green Flag Co-ordinator) 07469118876 Lucy.Prisk@keepwalestidy.cymru www.keepwalestidy.cymru

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Any Questions?