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Rethinking Parks Highlights

28 January 2016

In Government innovation

1 min read

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Lydia Ragoonanan

Senior Programme Manager

Lydia was a Senior Programme Manager within Nesta's Innovation Lab. She developed and managed a range of practical innovation programmes.She worked on a range of social action funds, …

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This summary paper provides key facts and figures on our Rethinking Parks programme, where we worked with parks projects around the UK to test new business models for public parks.

Rethinking Parks was a joint Nesta, Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund programme to find, support and test new approaches to raising income or reducing costs for public parks in the UK.

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Rethinking Parks

Lydia Ragoonanan

Senior Programme Manager

Lydia was a Senior Programme Manager within Nesta's Innovation Lab. She developed and managed a range of practical innovation programmes.She worked on a range of social action funds, …

View profile

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Rethinking Parks Highlights

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Rethinking Parks Highlights

Lydia Ragoonanan

Lydia Ragoonanan