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THE 2023 FESTIVAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
21 October - 17 November
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Is there such a thing as a healthy park?

Park scenes with trees and water with a person sitting on a wooden bench

Lifelong wellbeing theme

What’s on offer?

15 min - Welcome and light refreshments

Opening 10 min presentation - from Dr Hannah Burnett (UoL)

45 min - Audience discussion, Q&A and feedback session

20 min – Interactive component (Lego challenge to design a perfect park and for teams to vote around the room – Dr Emilia Trapasso)

Closing 10 min presentation – from partners (e.g. LCRCA or Wirral Council) and GroundsWell representative (e.g. Elly King)

What’s it about?

How healthy can a park actually be? Come along and find out how the design, quality of park space and time you spend in it can be linked with a variety of different health outcomes. Design your ideal park with our LEGO sets and let us know what is most important to you when accessing your local green space.

Who’s leading the event?

Dr Elly King

Open to

Families, Children, Local Community and General Public