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An Overview of Parks & Open Spaces Stephen Ferry Director of Parks & Open Spaces CIP Group Parks & Open Spaces Management & Operation Allotments Service 34 allotment sites Arboricultural Services- Approved

An Overview of Parks & Open Spaces Stephen Ferry Director of Parks & Open Spaces CIP Group
Parks & Open Spaces Management & Operation • Allotments Service – 34 allotment sites • Arboricultural Services- Approved Contractor Status • Cemeteries services – 14 cemeteries/churchyards • Countryside Services - 3 Country parks • Customer Services- 3000 calls per annum • Grounds Maintenance -108 parks and open spaces –3 Green Flag Awards • Hounslow Urban Farm- 50,000 visitors • Landscape and Development Services • Playground Inspection & Maintenance – 56 sites • Community Engagement
Hounslow Parks Profile 706 Hectares of Green Space Service Area Budget (% of whole) Borough parks Grounds Maintenance & Cemeteries £ 1,298,985 (43.2%) Services Countryside Services £480,907 (16.5%) Customer Services and Directorate £348,000 (11.6%) Management Key parks Landscape & Development Services £326,931 (10.8%) (including special projects) Chiswick House Allocation £200,000 (6.6 %) Urban Farm Allocation £106,286 (3.5%) Playground Maintenance £100,000 (3.3%) Local Parks Arboricultural Services £94,000 (3.1%) Landscape Construction £44,000 (1.4%) Total £2,999,109 (100 %) Hounslow spends £1,839 per hectare on Grounds maintenance compared with An average of £5,157 in similar authorities Source: APSE Performance Networks
Chiswick Area Profile Area Budget Chiswick House Grounds £ 200,000 Turnham Green £29,268 Chiswick Back Common £28,483 £19,550 Cemeteries /Church yards Dukes Meadows/Promenade £17,924 Home fields North & South £12,110 Stamford Brook Common £10,959 Promenade( East /West £9,305 Strand on the Green £3,168 Harvard Hill Recreation Ground £2,054 £1,615 Strand on the green riverside Wellesley Road Play Area £761 No defined budget Dukes Hollow Chiswick Eyot No defined budget Allotments Within overall allotment budget (£51k ) Total £335,563
Parks & Open Space Resource EXPECTATION OF CUSTOMERS 1997 £3.5m plus PERCEPTION CREDIBILITY GAP EFFECTIVE BUYING POWER £2.99M 100% 2006-7 60%
Challenges and Focus • Meeting Customer Expectations • Securing Capital investment • Improving Service Standards • Increasing Biodiversity within parks • Tackling Anti-social behaviour • Developing a Green Space Strategy
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