The Bristol Parkhive Project took place during 2015/16. Please use this website to find out more information about the project and the work that took place through it.
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Bristol Parkhive is a collaborative project between the University of the West of England (UWE) and the Bristol Parks Forum, Bristol's network of volunteer parks groups, with the support of other local partners, who in the age of ever-shrinking budgets, play an increasingly important role in maintaining city parks and green spaces.
The project began as a contribution to the wide-ranging programme of activity taking place in Bristol in celebration of the achievement of the title of European Green Capital City 2015—the first UK city to hold this prestigious award.
The aim of this project is three-fold:
1. To help build up the skills and capacity of parks groups volunteers to innovate and do their work, by delivering training in volunteer management, activities and event organisation, app and website development, and social media usage.
2. To link up university students and course curriculum with community groups and live projects around parks and green spaces, and to harness the potential of these new networks to generate ideas and problem solving strategies to improve and develop Bristol’s green spaces now and into the future.
3. To increase the visibility and awareness of the work of parks groups and highlight the critical importance of parks and green spaces to the quality of life of local residents, with the goal of increasing public engagement and participation in safeguarding their existence into the future.
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Bristol Parkhive is a collaborative project between the University of the West of England (UWE) and the Bristol Parks Forum, Bristol's network of volunteer parks groups, with the support of other local partners, who in the age of ever-shrinking budgets, play an increasingly important role in maintaining city parks and green spaces.
The project began as a contribution to the wide-ranging programme of activity taking place in Bristol in celebration of the achievement of the title of European Green Capital City 2015—the first UK city to hold this prestigious award.
The aim of this project is three-fold:
1. To help build up the skills and capacity of parks groups volunteers to innovate and do their work, by delivering training in volunteer management, activities and event organisation, app and website development, and social media usage.
2. To link up university students and course curriculum with community groups and live projects around parks and green spaces, and to harness the potential of these new networks to generate ideas and problem solving strategies to improve and develop Bristol’s green spaces now and into the future.
3. To increase the visibility and awareness of the work of parks groups and highlight the critical importance of parks and green spaces to the quality of life of local residents, with the goal of increasing public engagement and participation in safeguarding their existence into the future.
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Helping support the activities of parks groups volunteers, and assisting them in building up new skills to carry out and expand their work. |
Innovation is the key to the future of parks and green spaces.
We aim to offer support by building up networks for problem solving, ideas and knowledge-sharing, and student live project opportunities. |
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Visibility and awareness of the important role volunteer parks groups play, and the critical impact these green spaces have on quality of life in Bristol. |
Engagement of UWE with the wider parks community by sharing expertise and integrating course curriculum.
Encouraging the public’s use and enjoyment of green spaces. |
