DS Smith helps re-launch Green Flag Award ceremonies

Community groups from around the country have gathered at a trio of ceremonies to collect their Green Flag Awards, which recognise the best green spaces in the country.

The events organised by Keep Britain Tidy have returned following the charity’s new partnership with DS Smith, after a nine-year hiatus.

Presentations took place in Oldham near Manchester, Rugby in Warwickshire, and London to celebrate the achievements of community groups up and down the country.

In attendance were hundreds of individuals and groups who had made a difference in their communities by developing, managing and maintaining local green spaces for the community to enjoy and benefit from.

In total 1,582 Green Flags were awarded and will now be proudly displayed at the award winning sites.

DS Smith sponsors Green Flag Award

DS Smith is the official sponsor of the Green Flag Award scheme and as part of the sponsorship has pledged to volunteer and fundraise, supporting the development of green spaces and the Green Flag Award for both communities and businesses in the UK across all its sites.

Gary Finn, our Bolton depot supervisor, presented awards at the Oldham Green Flag Award ceremony. He took part in DS Smith’s first volunteering exercise with Keep Britain Tidy assisting the Friends of Longsight Park Community Group in widening an overgrown path in the local park near our depot.

DS Smith recycling division’s European Commercial Director and Keep Britain Tidy trustee, Mathew Prosser, said: “I am delighted that DS Smith was able to help re-launch these prestigious ceremonies to celebrate the wonderful work of groups across the country.

“The work they do to ensure we have clean and tidy green spaces in our communities is inspiring and it’s important they have the platform they deserve to receive their awards.

“Going forward we are looking forward to further developing the green spaces around DS Smith sites and anticipate we’ll be able to win our own Green Flags in the future.”

To find out more information about how you can work towards gaining a Green Flag for a local park or green space in your area click here,

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