The Parks Trust (originally, the Milton Keynes Parks Trust) is a British registered charity formed in 1992 by Milton Keynes Development Corporation to take over the public parks in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
It was given a £20 million endowment, based mainly in various commercial and retail properties in the city, and a 999-year lease on around 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) of open space.[citation needed] The Trust's chief executive is Victoria Miles MBE.[citation needed]
Many of the parks feature significant public art, particularly in Campbell Park.[1]
Milton Keynes is unusual in that most of the parks are owned and managed by a Trust rather than the local authority (Milton Keynes City Council), to ensure that the management of MK's green spaces are largely independent of the council's expenditure priorities.[2]
Together, the Parks Trust and the City Council manage 6,335 acres (2,564 ha) of parkland, woodland and other open space across the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area.[3]
- ^ "Public Art in our Parks". The Parks Trust.
- ^ "About the Parks Trust". The Parks Trust.
- ^ "101 facts about MK". Destination Milton Keynes.