Table 4 Characteristics of park management structure of the sample parks

Parson Cross Park (PCP) Manor Fields Park (MFP)
Ownership Sheffield City Council (SCC) Sheffield City Council
Management form Local government-led 3rd sector enterprise company-led
Main budgets Sheffield City Council Mainly SRB with partly SCC
External funding Rethinking Parson Cross Park Programme and community-raised The Provision of Parks Service across S2 area, Housing Development Fund, Community Infrastructure Levy and community-raised
Governance stakeholders Sheffield City Council Mainly Green Estate Ltd with SCC and Friends group
Number of members 10 (2 active) 30 (10 active)
Roles of community Fund-raising for park (partly), Guided walk, Events and activities organising, Involvement of Parson Cross Neighbourhood strategy High level maintenance (from litter picks to planting), fund-raising for park improvement, events organising, community representation, park management assessment
Park assessment Occasionally conducted by SCC (Recently in 2012) Every year conducted by Friends group and The University of Sheffield