A report from the Heritage Lottery Fund shows a growing risk to parks in Scotland, with councils having to make budget cuts. It predicts that the quality and condition of many parks could dramatically decline if action is not taken. As part of the research, an Ipsos MORI survey also showed that 1 in 10 people across the UK use, visit, or pass through their local park almost every day.

This morning on Radio Scotland’s Morning Call, Louise asked: Should local parks be a council priority?

Julie Proctor the Chief Executive of Greenspace Scotland gave Friends of Starbank Park a very complimentary mention.  The programme is still available on

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0480spv.

The item on Parks starts after about an hour and our mention is about 25 minutes later, just after Lesley Hinds is interviewed.