Location
Virtual
The Estate Services Hub is pleased to announce its latest best practice group.
Topic: Gardening: Our next best practice group is about creating sustainable green spaces and gardens in conjunction with tenants and local communities. From wildlife-friendly, biodiverse green spaces to community-led gardening initiatives. Exploring the opportunities and challenges for estates service teams.
This session will be facilitated by Bobbie Hough and take place via zoom.
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What will be covered:
Extensive research shows that having access to green spaces offers significant benefits for both mental and physical health, with one recent study showing a substantial link between access to gardens and open spaces, with a reduction in anxiety and depression.
Studies have also highlighted how the rise of community-led garden programmes help to tackle social isolation and loneliness through Covid and have contributed to a sense of general wellbeing and belonging in tenants.
In response to the climate emergency, many landlords have recently stepped up environmental efforts to increase biodiversity and wildlife on estates with some simple initiatives, including installing bird boxes and hedgehog highways, planting trees and wildflowers, and building ‘bug hotels’.
We know that access to well-maintained green spaces is hugely important to communities, particularly in urban and low-income areas. However, frontline staff are still facing challenges in maintaining gardens within estates, with issues including budget constraints, resource limitations and empowering tenants to take ownership.
Biodiversity net gain regulations are also an important consideration for landlords.
This session will provide members with the opportunity to discuss the opportunities and challenges they are facing around gardening and maintaining green spaces, and to share best practice in a confidential setting.
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Our facilitator
Bobbie Hough is an expert in strategic planning and crisis communications and has worked with some of the UK’s most recognised brands overseeing high profile media campaigns, driving policy and social change, and leading on the response to crisis scenarios.
He works with companies to help align communications and business strategy, transforming high level plans into measurable results.
He has worked in the housing sector since the days of stock transfer working on a raft of projects with a range of partners.
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Price and booking
Bookings are closed for this event.
If you experience any issues when submitting your booking, please email [email protected] with the name and date of the session along with the delegate name(s), email address(es) and job title(s) and we’ll process the booking for you.
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Cancellations and substitutions
Cancellations must be made in writing, and will be acknowledged by HQN Limited. Delegates may be substituted at any time.
