Fields in Trust
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Fields in Trust is a British charity[1] set up in 1925 as the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA), by Brigadier-General Reginald Kentish and the Duke of York, later King George VI, who was the first president, which protects parks and green spaces and promotes the cause of accessible spaces for play, sports and recreation in British cities and towns.
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Founded | 1925 |
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Founder | King George VI |
Type | Charity |
Registration no. | 306070 (England and Wales) SC040357 (Scotland) |
Focus | protection of recreational green space |
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Area served | UK |
Chair of Trustees | Jo Barnett |
Chief Executive | Helen Griffiths |
Employees | 15 |
Website | www |
Formerly called | NPFA National Playing Fields Association |
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As well as campaigning to protect playing fields and open space, Fields in Trust legally protects the King George's Fields,[2] 471 public recreation grounds set up as a memorial to King George V.