Awards and performance

Green Flag Awards

The Green Flag Award is the national standards for parks and open spaces in England and Wales. The scheme was established in 1996 and is managed by The Civic Trust. Each green space is judged against criteria ranging from sustainability to health and safety.  Winning a Green Flag Award is a sign of prestige and excellence. Only the best parks win the award. Being nominated is an achievement in itself as the selection criteria is rigorous.
Fourteen Tower Hamlets parks and open spaces currently hold this prestigious award. This is the highest number of awards we have ever achieved. Our Green Flag parks are:

• Altab Ali Park
• Bartlett Park
• Island Gardens
• Meath Gardens
• Mile End Park
• Millwall Park
• Poplar Recreation Ground
• Ropemakers Fields
• Sir John McDougall Gardens
• St George's Gardens
• Stepney Green Park
• Trinity Square Gardens
• Weavers Fields
• Victoria Park (Victoria Park has also won the Green Heritage Site award)

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Bromley-By-Bow Recreation Ground (also known as Bob's Park),  Mudchute Park and Stepney City Farm also hold Green Flag Awards.
Each year the council's parks and open spaces service aims to increase the number of Green Flag parks. For more information on the Green Flag Award scheme visit the Green Flag Award website.

London in Bloom

London in Bloom is an environmental campaign which aims to inspire communities to invigorate their green spaces. It aims to encourage residents to make their area a brighter and greener place. London in Bloom is one of 18 regional campaigns across the country. Finalists are nominated for Britain in Bloom organised by the Royal Horticultural Society.

There are 13 categories in the awards, based on population size. These range from large city to a neighbourhood of less than 300 inhabitants. There are also discretionary awards. These include Front Garden Award and Community Garden Award. 

In 2023 we won eight gold awards and were the overall winner in four of these categories.  This is a record achievement for the borough.