Monmouthshire’s inexperienced areas and parks have been positioned within the highlight once more on this 12 months’s Inexperienced Flag Awards.
The awards, introduced by main environmental charity Preserve Wales Tidy, give recognition to the areas that provide glorious services whereas demonstrating an ongoing dedication to delivering nice high quality inexperienced area.
This 12 months sees Caldicot Neighborhood Backyard, Backyard Metropolis Sensory Backyard and Rogiet Wildlife Pleasant Village receiving their first Neighborhood Awards, whereas 4 of the county’s areas are celebrating repeated success: Tintern Previous Station (award winners since 2009), Caldicot Fort Nation Park (since 2013),and Fort Meadows Abergavenny (since 2014) and the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (since 2020).
Tintern’s Previous Station is a well-liked attraction, and located in a scenic wooded space subsequent to the River Wye it’s described as a hidden gem, whereas Caldicot’s magnificent medieval fortress is ready in fifty-five acres of lovely nation park providing a super setting for picnics and walks towards the background of the fortress partitions, with picnic tables and barbeques. Abergavenny’s tranquil Fort Meadows on the banks of the River Usk offers a peaceable setting only a brief stroll from the centre of the city.
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal runs by means of the Brecon Beacons Nationwide Park with a stretch from Gilwern to Mamhilad inside Monmouthshire. This quiet and scenic waterway is in style with boating newcomers and provides unimaginable mountain views and a few of the darkest night time skies in Britain.
Twelve different areas throughout the county have acquired particular recognition with a Neighborhood Award: Caldicot Neighborhood Backyard, Backyard Metropolis Sensory Backyard, Rogiet Wildlife Pleasant Village, Unbelievable Edible Usk Backyard at Monmouthshire County Council’s County Corridor in Usk, in addition to Mardy Park and Bailey Park, each in Abergavenny, Crick Woodland and Crick Meadow, Crucorney Allotments, Goytre Neighborhood Backyard, Laurie Jones Neighborhood Orchard and The Cornfield in Portskewett.
Cupboard Member for Inclusive and Energetic Communities, Councillor Sara Burch mentioned:
It’s so nice to see the arduous work and dedication of the numerous volunteers and group teams that take care of these lovely inexperienced areas receiving these unbelievable awards. On behalf of my colleagues and myself, I want to specific our gratitude for all their arduous work.
The Inexperienced Flag Award programme is delivered in Wales by environmental charity Preserve Wales Tidy, with help from Welsh Authorities. Unbiased inexperienced area specialists volunteered their time in early autumn to guage applicant websites towards eight strict standards, together with biodiversity, cleanliness, environmental administration, and group involvement.
A full listing of award winners will be discovered on the Preserve Wales Tidy web site www.keepwalestidy.cymru
