Ashby de la Zouch Town Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for the Bath Grounds once more.

The council says news that it 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 the Bath Grounds in achieving a Green Flag Award.

"The Bath Grounds is a vital green space for the community in Ashby de la Zouch, bringing people together and providing opportunities to lead healthy lifestyles.

"The staff and 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."

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Councillor Chris Smith, Leader of Ashby de la Zouch Town Council, said: "I am delighted that the Town Council has, once again, been successful in its application to retain a Green Flag Award for the Bath Grounds.

"This is a huge achievement for the town and testament to all of the hard work put in by the Town Council's ground maintenance team, the Bath Grounds Advisory Group and many volunteers.

"It is valued greatly by our community, and we have shown that running the Bath Grounds is about so much more than just cutting the grass.

"This year there has been a real effort to encourage bio-diversity, including the planting of native spring bulbs and the development of spring and summer meadows – and there is much more to come."

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.