Green spaces need friends! – The why, what and how of Friends Groups

There are now over 7,000 local independent and voluntary ‘Friends of’ groups (involving around 60,000 activists and 800,000 members), each collectively contributing and ‘adding value’ to their sites to a greater or lesser extent, depending on their desire and capacity. 

This 'added value' has been calculated to amount to the equivalent of over £150m per year. A staggering statistic so this #VolunteersWeek the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces run through to establish and run such a group here