Overview
- Fields in Trust released a short film on December 16 to mark its 100th year and highlight the risk of parks being lost to development.
- Prince William, the charity’s patron, and Jill Scott, its president, appear at Windlesham Field of Remembrance Park, one of nearly 3,000 sites the charity has safeguarded.
- The pair meet local users and join a school football session as rival coaches, illustrating the value of pitches for children’s wellbeing.
- William emphasizes that access to greenery supports mental and physical health and warns that once a green space is lost, it is gone forever.
- The charity cites access gaps, with many people more than a 10‑minute walk from playing fields and a third of children lacking a nearby playground, and says it aims to secure at least 75% of green spaces.