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98 Start with the park
Organisations
National government
DEPARTMENT FOR
CULTURE, MEDIA
AND SPORT
DCMS aims to improve
the quality of life for all
through cultural and
sporting activities, to
support the pursuit
of excellence and to
champion the tourism,
creative and leisure
industries. It is responsible
for the listing of over
500,000 historic buildings
and the scheduling of
ancient monuments.
It sponsors CABE and
the Royal Parks Agency,
and is responsible for
the National Lottery.
www.culture.gov.uk
DEPARTMENT FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT, FOOD
AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Defra has a series of
national initiatives that will
help to deliver sustainable
development by
conserving and enhancing
ecology and landscapes,
promoting the efficient use
of natural resources and
managing flood risk.
www.defra.gov.uk
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY
PRIME MINISTER
ODPM is the department
with responsibility for
developing thriving,
inclusive and sustainable
communities in all
regions. It has a major
impact on the planning,
design, funding and policy
framework for urban
green spaces. It funds
green spaces through its
Living Spaces Scheme
and the Safer, Stronger
Communities Fund.
ODPM has a lead role
in implementing major
objectives of the cleaner,
safer, greener programme
and co-ordinating
its delivery across
government in order to
take forward the Living
Places agenda.
www.odpm.gov.uk
www.living-spaces.org.uk
www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk
National agencies,
associations & trusts
BIG LOTTERY FUND
The Big Lottery Fund
was created by merging
the New Opportunities
Fund and the Community
Fund. The fund will
continue to fund charities
and the voluntary sector
and health, education
and the environment,
but it will also take on
the Millennium
Commission’s ability to
fund large regenerative
projects.
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
CIVIC TRUST
The Civic Trust
inspires and promotes
improvements in the
quality of urban life for
everyone throughout
the UK. It is devoted to
enhancing the quality of
life in Britain’s cities, towns
and villages: the places
where people live, work,
shop and relax. It also sets
high standards of design
and sustainability, and
recognises and rewards
the best with its annual
Civic Trust Awards.
ENGLISH HERITAGE
English Heritage’s role
is to make sure that the
historic environment
of England is properly
maintained and cared
for. It also aims to help
people understand and
appreciate why the
historic buildings and
landscapes around them
matter. It provides a range
of grants and advice
and helps designate
special places.
www.english-heritage.org.uk
ENGLISH
PARTNERSHIPS
English Partnerships is
the national regeneration
agency, helping the
government to support
high-quality, sustainable
growth in England. This
occurs through the
development of a
portfolio of strategic
sites and the
redevelopment
of brownfield and
government-owned land.
www.englishpartnerships.co.uk
ENTRUST
ENTRUST regulates
the Landfill Tax Credit
Scheme, which
encourages and enables
landfill operators to
support a wide range of
environmental projects
by giving them a tax credit
against their donations
to environmental bodies.
Around half of this is spent
on parks, green spaces
and the restoration
of buildings.
www.ltcs.org.uk
ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
The Environment Agency
is the leading public