Parks and green spaces are essential for people and for wildlife. And never have they been more in the spotlight than during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Newcastle Open Space Assessment acknowledges the need for 26 hectares of new parks across the city.

But there is no evidence of any planning or delivery of these parks.

Our new campaign is calling on Newcastle City Council for more parks across the city.

We have identified five Wards most in need of parks provision: Callerton and Throckley, Castle, Denton and Westerhope, Kenton, and Lemington.

We have written to Ward councillors, as well as the Leader of the Council and Cabinet members for parks and public health, environmental and regulatory services and climate change and communities, with our plea for more parks.

You can support our campaign by asking your local councillor to press for more parks. You can find your local councillor here:

https://democracy.newcastle.gov.uk/mgFindMember.aspx

You can also sign our online petition here:

https://www.change.org/p/newcastle-more-parks

We need 2,500 signatures for a full Council debate on the issue.