Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
Laura Schofield and Theo Plowman look at the potential of green spaces to boost the value that residents attach to their local community
Fay Holland details the benefits of creating more and better green spaces which are accessible to the UK’s left behind communities
Helen Griffiths explains how the legal protection of parks and green spaces can help to advance the government ‘levelling-up’ agenda
Rob Pearce, project manager at The Parks Alliance, explains why parks are one of the smartest investments for infrastructure spending
Green spaces are good, do good and need to be protected for good. Alison McCann, policy manager at Fields in Trust, explains why
Few public services have such a cross-cutting impact as parks and green spaces. Helen Griffiths explains why
Is the significant impact that parks have on public health recognised in funding? Mark Camley, chair of The Parks Alliance, answers the question
Stacey Aplin looks at how the pocket park revolution is transforming our local spaces.
Amid all of the hustle and bustle of daily life, the need for green spaces should not be ignored or degraded, says Denise Ewbank of the British Association of Landscape Industries.
Company Focus
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Event Diary
London Build is set for a huge return to Olympia London’s Grand Hall for our live Expo on the 17th & 18th November. This is going to be one major celebration as we open our doors to the UK's biggest festival of construction!
The Security Event is set to be the first major exhibition to take place in the sector when it opens its doors on 7-9 September 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham and for the first time it will also encompass the National Cyber Security Show.
digitech21 will seek to demystify the increasingly complex technology landscape and will showcase a host of public sector best practice case studies and the very best solution providers, each of whom are helping organisations to transform and improve the way in which the public sector delivers services to the citizen.
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Latest Features
Government Business talks to Councillor Nicola Beech about sustainability, local collaboration and reaching net zero in Bristol by 2030
Jo Richardson writes about Homeful, and what can and will be done to end all forms of homelessness for the future
