Page 12 - Managing Partner Awards Shortlist

Beam Parklands
The LBBD team have always been passionate about this site, however during the Covid

lockdowns and since, the park seems to come alive. With a new Community Ranger joining
in 2019, the community groups have been using the site again, works to continue to improve
the important chalk grass land have been continued and links to connecting green spaces

have been promoted to the surrounding communities.
The local residents have set up a Dagenham Community Volunteering group with the

support of the Community Ranger, litter picking the park in their free time whenever they
can. They mainly use their own resources provided by CleanUp UK, and encourage others
to keep the park in good condition by cleaning up after their dogs and using the bins

provided. This has had an increase in the awareness that a clean environment is essential
for the wildlife to thrive and that it also reduces the risks of anti-social behaviour, making it

more pleasant to visit.

Nomination for RANGER OF THE YEAR

Pete McNee and Abi Rees – East Ketley, Bilston UV and the Old Bricks
Pete and Abi have huge smiles and "can do" attitude. They have also been instrumental in

the success of East Ketley over the last 12 months. At East Ketley the changes are most
significant when considering where the site has come from. The hardest part of the journey
was moving the neglected grassland and heathland into a significantly better condition,

getting people wanting to visit and engage in events and come back to have a walk around.
At the Brickworks picking up the old layout and reinstating the grassland areas, instigating

coppicing and better grassland management, creating an education area and making it used
in the post pandemic world. However, it is probably Bilston UV which has been the most
challenging. Overall, Pete and Abi’s presence on site, responding to the enquiries, finding

solutions to issues and refusing to be beaten has been inspiring.

Kelly Brindley – South Yorkshire – TVC sites

Kelly took over the large Yorkshire portfolio part way through the year, but almost instantly
got her head around the complexity of the seven sites under her remit and began to enable
her team to further develop the sites from an already strong starting point.

New initiatives have seen asylum seekers taking part in events at Bentley and Biodiversity

Net gain opportunities agreed at Phoenix Park and New Park Springs. Kelly has worked
carefully with the site budgets to maximize her staff potential across the sites, including