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The Green Flag Awards have recognised and rewarded some of Bedfordshire’s best loved parks and green spaces. This year, a record 2,216 parks have received the award, with a host of greenspaces across Bedfordshire making the list.

Speaking about this year’s winners, Allison Ogden-Newton OBE, Chief Executive at Keep Britain Tidy, said: “"Our parks continue to provide a vital sanctuary for communities to play, grow and bond. The news that a record number of parks in the UK have achieved the Green Flag Award standard reflects the tireless work of those tasked with looking after these national assets.

"At Keep Britain Tidy, we’re very proud of the Green Flag Award - a crucial component in ensuring the continuing quality of our parks and green spaces, making sure they are managed to the highest standards and are safe and accessible. We believe it should be a minimum standard for every park – and that everyone, wherever they live, should have access to high-quality green space.

"Parks play a key role in the health and wellbeing of the nation not only in the physical and mental health of us all, but also in the environmental health of the planet. Congratulations to all this year’s winners."

The winning parks across Bedfordshire this year are:

Addison Howard Park, Bedford
Ampthill Great Park, Ampthill
Bedford Park, Bedford
Belcote Meadow Millennium Green, Shefford
Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground, Dunstable
Brantwood Park, Luton
Dunstable Cemetery, Dunstable
Flitton Moor, Bedford
Grove House Gardens, Dunstable
Harrold-Odell Country Park, Bedford
Houghton Hall Park, Dunstable
Leagrave Park, Luton
Linslade Memorial Playfields and Garden of Remembrance, Leighton Buzzard
Linslade Recreation Ground, Leighton Buzzard
Linslade Wood, Leighton Buzzard
Memorial Park, Luton
Millennium Country Park, Bedford
Pages Park, Leighton Buzzard
Parson’s Close Recreation Ground, Leighton Buzzard
People’s Park, Luton
Priory Country Park, Bedford
Priory Gardens, Dunstable
Rushmere Country Park, Leighton Buzzard
Stockwood Park, Luton
Tiddenfoot Waterside Park, Leighton Buzzard
Vandyke Road Cemetery, Leighton Buzzard
Wardown Park, Luton

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