Revealed: How much lottery cash Falkirk parks and green spaces are getting

Parks and similar green spaces in Falkirk – or projects directly linked to them – received £1.1 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund in the decade to 2019-20, according to figures obtained by RADAR under the Freedom of Information Act.

The NLHF is a major distributor of lottery money – Falkirk’s share was part of £406 million handed out for parks and similar green spaces across the UK over the period.

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But analysis shows these grants, for which councils and other organisations can apply, are unevenly spread across the country.

Falkirk’s lottery cash for parks was equivalent to £7.06 per person in the area, based on Office for National Statistics population estimates – similar to the average of £6.81 across Scotland.

The data includes funding for public parks and squares, cemeteries and pay-to-enter gardens.

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