Parkforce

Putting people into parks

People in our parks make a massive difference between those buzzing with activity and those that people are scared to use. The presence of staff and agencies encourages people into our green spaces and utilises them in ways that benefit communities.

A new partnership scheme aimed at improving the supervision of parks across Haringey could soon be introduced under our proposed plans.

In September 2008 we asked people for their views on these proposals. Results from the public consulation can be read in the consultation overview found in the attached files section at the bottom of this page.

A report taking into consideration these views and those of the Friends of parks groups during the consultation, has now been written and will go before the Council's Cabinet for their thoughts in November.

The new Parkforce 'model' would see the current Parks Constabulary replaced with an alternative partnership approach. This would include a significant increase in the volume of parks staff presence in the borough's parks, along with much closer working links with the Metropolitan Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNTs) and other partner agencies and local residents.

A Parkforce 'model' includes:

• A new cross-borough Parks Response Unit (managed by the Metropolitan Police) based at Finsbury Park, to support Safer Neighbourhood Teams across the proposed five new parks zones.
• Outreach Officers covering each zone, responsible for delivering a wide variety of programmes and activity across the five Parkforce areas, such as conservation works, organised sports sessions, supervised play and arts activities.
• Increased frontline parks staff (more than 17,000 additional hours per year) to engage with users, Friends Groups and Safer Neighbourhood Teams and provide increased presence at the busiest times of the year.
• Plans to work with the Parks Friends Forum to establish new Parkforce Community Warden volunteering opportunities, aimed at monitoring and improving standards.

For further queries please email the Parks department or call 020 8489 5662.

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Filename	Filetype	Size
Parkforce Report Apr 08 inc appx.pdf	PDF	3198K
Parkforce Proposed Zones.pdf	PDF	568K
Parkforce Consultation Analysis.pdf	PDF	29K
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