Parks and open spaces are at the heart of our communities

If you like nothing better than being out and about in your local park or green space, you’re not alone… Recent findings from Leeds Building Society reveal that as a nation, we Brits love our local community spaces. What’s more, we really appreciate just how important they are to our wellbeing and sense of community. The figures below tell their own story and illustrate what a valuable role our open spaces play in people’s everyday lives.

Helping parkrun go even further

Up and down the country, parkrun is using these local spaces to bring communities closer and help keep people physically active. By supporting them, we help parkrun stay free for everyone. We’re also going that one step further to make the most of local open spaces by offering funding and volunteer support, through our Community Reward Scheme, to projects that help improve local parkrun communities.

Why not see what we can do for you?

So if you’re a registered parkrunner – and want to make the most of your local space – why not find out what our Community Reward Scheme can do for you?

The data contained in this document is based upon a survey carried out on behalf of Leeds Building Society by Opinion Matters. The survey was undertaken between 03/10/2018 and 05/10/2018 and had 2001 responses from an 18+ nat-rep sample. Opinion Matters is a trading name for markettiers4dc Ltd accompany registered in England and Wales with company number 04308785.