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But we need to remind local authorities of the need to look after them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victorian Parks: is the grass greener?\u00a0<\/strong><em>Hazel Conway<\/em>\u00a0discusses some fo the great restorations of the last fifteen years, and what remains to be done<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birkenhead Park: the first and still the best<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Robert Lee<\/em>\u00a0describes the thirty-year campaign to restore the park<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three park transformations<\/strong>\u00a0<em>David Lambert, Sue Kohler and Alison Hunter\u00a0<\/em>look at Alexandra Park, Oldham, Sheffield Botanical Gardens and Baxter Park, Dundee<\/p>\n<p><strong>House Notes<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Ali Davey<\/em>\u00a0describes how to maintain and repair architectural ironwor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 2009 Despite the credit crunch, at least Britain&#8217;s Victorian municipal parks are still free for all to enjoy. 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