Cumberland Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Distington Hall Grounds, including their magnificent walled garden.
The news that the site, which forms part of the Distington Crematorium grounds, has achieved the accreditation - the international quality mark for parks and green spaces - is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that care for the green space so that everyone can enjoy it. This includes the volunteers of Distington Walled Garden.
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager Paul Todd MBE said:
“I would like to congratulate Cumberland Council, and everyone involved at Distington Hall Grounds in achieving a Green Flag Award.
“It is a vital green space for the community in Distington bringing people together and providing opportunities to lead healthy lifestyles. The staff and volunteers do so much to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award and everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.”
Cllr Anne Quilter, Executive Member for Vibrant and Healthy Places, added:
“Cumberland is a fantastic place to visit, and Green Flag Awards showcase our beautiful and well-maintained green spaces. I would like to give a big thanks to everyone involved in ensuring that this site, and the other parks and open spaces in our area, are places to enjoy and that visitors are able to appreciate nature at its finest.”
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.
A full list of Green Flag Award-winning parks and green spaces is available here.
The Beck Bottom Community Garden volunteers also won a Green Flag Community Award. Over the years this group have created a fantastic community space in Hensingham, Whitehaven for all to enjoy.