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 Green Flag Application Top tips Reflection & Review Links to our Strategy & Corporate Plan Ask us anything!
Who are Barry Town Council? Creating an inclusive community for the wellbeing of all residents in Barry
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
Our Cemetery Merthyr Dyfan Cemetery, Barry
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
What is the Green Flag Scheme?
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 Green Flag s Purpose & Aims:- 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 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.
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
How we achieved Green Flag Status! Merthyr Dyfan Cemetery, Barry
A Welcoming Place:- 1. Welcome 2. Good & Safe Access 3. Signage 4. Equal Access for All
Healthy, Safe & Secure:- 1. Appropriate Provision of Quality Facilities & Activities 2. Safe Equipment & Facilities 3. Personal Security 4. Control of Dogs/Dog Fouling
Well Maintained and Clean:- 1. Litter & Waste Management 2. Horticultural Maintenance 3. Arboricultural Maintenance 4. Building and Infrastructure Maintenance 5. Equipment Maintenance
Environmental Management:- 1. Managing Environmental Impact 2. Waste Minimisation 3. Chemical Use 4. Peat Use 5. Climate Change Adoption Strategies
Biodiversity, Landscape & Heritage:- 1. Management of Natural Features, Wild Fauna & Flora 2. Conservation of Landscape Features 3. Conservation of Buildings and Structures
Community Involvement:- 1. Community Involvement in Management and Development 2. Appropriate Provision for Community
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.
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
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
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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