Whitby's Pannett Park awarded a 17th Green Flag award
Whitby’s Pannett Park is bloomin’ great – and that’s official!
The park – which was bequeathed to the people of Whitby by Alderman Robert Pannett – has been awarded a Green Flag for the 17th time, along with a green heritage site accreditation.
The award recognises parks and green spaces that are safe, welcoming and well-managed, setting the benchmark standard for recreational outdoor spaces around the world.
And the green heritage site accreditation is achieved by passing an additional evaluation, showing that the park actively preserves, manages and promotes its unique historical and cultural landscape.
Whitby Town Mayor, Coun Sandra Turner, said: “I’m absolutely delighted that Pannett Park has been awarded the Green Flag award again this year.
"Our park always looks absolutely beautiful, this is all down to the staff and Friends of Pannett Park (FPP).
“Without the support of the friends group this would be a much more difficult task to achieve.
"Thank you to everyone, well done.”
Bob Bennett, chair of the FFP, added: “It has been a privilege to work alongside the park gardeners to achieve an unbroken chain of green flags since 2010, and more importantly to create a wonderful and much-loved park for Whitby.
"It is all down to partnership working.”
Whitby Town Council owns and manages Pannett Park, along with its buildings and serves as the sole trustee for the charitable trust that oversees Pannett Art Gallery.