Rotten Row volunteers are once again Blooming Brilliant

20th July 2023

Today, Friends of Rotten Row is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Rotten Row 

The news that Friends of Rotten Row has achieved the accreditation – the international quality mark for parks and green spaces – is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that care for the green space so that everyone can enjoy it. 

Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager Paul Todd MBE said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Rotten Row in achieving a Green Flag Award. 

“Rotten Row is a vital green space for the community in Southport, bringing people together and providing opportunities to lead healthy lifestyles. The volunteers do so much to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award and everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.”  

The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.