The Pavilion Gardens has won the prestigious national standard of a Green Flag Award.

Pavilion Gardens is the only park in the East Midlands to achieve the higher standard of the Green Heritage Award.The award assesses performance against a wide range of 27 different criteria -- including overall management, community involvement, future planning and standards of maintenance and cleanliness.

The judges were particularly impressed with how the Council works in partnership with the community, including Friends groups and Buxton in Bloom. They were also impressed by the maintenance standards across all of the parks, which were higher than the normal level required to obtain these awards.