On 17 July in glorious sunshine, the Green Flag was raised over Battersea Park by Councillor Steffi Sutters in a small ceremony involving the Friends, Enable, Idverde and the Parks and Events Police. The Green Flag Award scheme rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the UK.

From www.wandsworth.gov: Children and young people will once again be able to enjoy some great sporting and leisure activities in Battersea Park later this month, thanks to a local crime busting charity. Between Tuesday, July 24 and Friday, July 27, young people aged between eight and 16 can enjoy a range of activities in the park thanks to the Battersea Summer Scheme’s annual Sport in the Park initiative. The project is organised by the Battersea Crime Prevention Panel and f