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We are very pleased to have received support from National Lottery Awards for All.

This means The National Lottery Community Fund is giving Nottingham Open Spaces Forum £9950 to help our community thrive.

We need your help to achieve our charitable aims!

Corporate sponsorship welcomed - please contact us

We are grateful to 34SP.com for freely providing web hosting and support

We are a member of the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces (NFPGS). (Facebook)

Our partners include: NCC Parks & Open Spaces (Facebook)
Wildlife in the City (Facebook)

Some of our members:

Friends of the Forest

Friends of Sunrise Hill

Friends of University Park

Friends of Jubilee Campus

Friends of Wollaton Park

Friends of Woodthorpe Grange Park

SALTAR

Friends of Colwick Woods

The Trustees of the Nottingham Open Spaces Forum

Rob Kirkwood: Founding Chair and current Vice Chair of the Friends of Wollaton Park; Chair of Derby Road Health Centre PPG and member of Nottingham City CCG People’s Council.
Sarah Manton: Visual artist and Director of Curious Nottingham Ltd; Employment background in secondary and higher education, marketing and events management; Vice President Nottingham City Women’s Institute; Instigator & organiser Articulture Urban Greening Project.
Ben Standing: Partner at Browne Jacobson LLP specialising in public, planning and environmental law for public and corporate sector bodies. Experienced in judicial review, planning, public sector pensions and contaminated land.
Martin Willis: Current NOSF Chair; Executive Vice President of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust; Founding Chair of NWT City Local Group; Wild.NG organiser. Member of the Friends of Valley Road Park.
Michaela Burrell: Former Associate at Browne Jacobson LLP specialising in planning and environmental law for public and corporate entities; Former Alumni of Nottingham City Council's Youth Cabinet- served as an ambassador representing the voices of young people across the City of Nottingham; Founder and director of Youth Been Framed - Youth Development Company dedicated to leveraging creative avenues such as workshops and conferences to inspire the aspirations of young people, especially those from low socio-economic backgrounds .
James Walker: has been involved with various literary organisations over the past fifteen years. The highlight of which was helping Nottingham become a UNESCO City of Literature. He specialises in digital storytelling, producing Dawn of the Unread, The Sillitoe Trail and more recently, the D.H. Lawrence Memory Theatre. These projects all focus on building community - through their creation and engagement - principles which he hopes to bring to the green spaces of Nottingham. www.jameskwalker.co.uk
Laura Armitage: Walk Notts Strategic Lead, Community Garden Volunteer at Blossoming Bilborough and owner of Flower Twist Fitness. Laura got involved in Nottingham Open Spaces Forum while working for GreenSpace a Green Social Prescribing Pilot and found a group that aligned with her passions and beliefs that Nottinghams Open Spaces should remain Open, accessible and as natural as possible. Encouraging nature and people's connections to it wherever possible and ensuring that any new planning meets the needs for people and nature. Laura loves to be active with family and they are often found walking, cycling, paddling and exploring the many footpaths and waterways across the city and beyond.
Ben Hunt: Ben is a chartered town planner and senior associate at Browne Jacobson LLP. He has over 30 years' experience in the sector, much of which has had a focus on environmental issues, and includes objections, applications and appeals. Although not a native of Nottingham, Ben has firmly taken root here, and places a high value on seeing our open spaces thrive.

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