Telford Town Park Arena is first West Midlands Field in Trust

The Fields In Trust programme protects outdoor recreational spaces in communities as a permanent living legacy of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

This will mean that the Arena is guaranteed for future generations and today saw the official signing of the deed to confirm the designation.

As part of the Fields In Trust programme, people are being challenged to help permanently protect parks, playing fields and playgrounds by taking part in an online vote.

The campaign – Save A Space For Me – is the next phase of the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge to mark both the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Fields In Trust is led by its patron the Duke of Cambridge and supported by ASDA as its principal partner.

In total, 2,012 public spaces will be protected throughout the UK and the Town Park Arena.

The deed specifies that no more than nine commercial events can take place in any financial year and that all monies received from the hiring of the arena will be reinvested into the arena.

The deed was signed by Councillor Malcolm Smith, mayor of the borough of Telford and Wrekin, and Alison Moore-Gwyn, chief executive officer of Fields In Trust.

“I am extremely proud that we are the first Council in Shropshire to be awarded this unique status. It enables us to protect the Town Park Arena for future generations,” said Telford & Wrekin Council leader Kuldip Sahota.

“Together with our partners, the council is investing more than £3m to improve the conservation and preservation of the cherished green space at Telford Town Park.”

“This will improve the visitor experience for all ages and abilities and result in the Park becoming one of the best of its kind in the area,” said Councillor Arnold England, Telford & Wrekin Council’s cabinet member for Leisure and Wellbeing.

“This dedication will be a permanent reminder for the town of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee.”