Lewisham Press Release
23 September 2008
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Lewisham nominating its parks to win a slice of investment funding

Lewisham is putting forward four of its parks to a London-wide public vote, to win funding from the Greater London Authority (GLA).

?6 million has been set aside by the GLA to develop 10 sites across the capital, and all 33 London boroughs are being called on to nominate parks and green spaces, to win a slice of the money.

There are two categories of funding to bid for: a smaller pot of money, of up to ?400,000. The second, much larger pot, could see one park, where major restoration is needed, receiving between ?1 million and ?2 million.

Sir Steve Bullock, Mayor of Lewisham, said: ?Parks and open spaces offer a fantastic opportunity for people to relax and escape the hurley-burley of city life. Lewisham has some fantastic green spaces, and we have the Green Flags to prove it!

?I hope that when it comes to the public vote later in the autumn, the people of Lewisham continue to support our green spaces and vote for their favourite short-listed site in the borough.?

The three sites that Lewisham is nominating for the ?400,000 funding are:

Mayow Park in Forest Hill
Home Park in Sydenham
Deptford Park.

Mountsfield Park in Catford, one of the largest parks in the borough, is being put forward for the larger funding pot of ?1 million - ?2 million.

All London council?s have been asked to submit parks in their borough for the ?Mayor?s Priority Parks? funding. The nominated parks will be short-listed by an expert panel, which will then be put forward for a public vote on the final selection in the autumn. The winning 10 sites will receive a slice of the development funding.

More information about the public vote will appear later in the autumn.