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{{Short description|British open space charity}}
{{Infobox
| name = Fields in Trust
| image = Fields-in-Trust-Logo.jpg
| type = Charity
| founded_date = 1925
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| registration_id = 306070 (England and Wales) SC040357 (Scotland)
| founder =[[King George
| location = London
| coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LON|display=inline,title}} -->
| origins =
| leader_name3 = Jo Barnett
| leader_title3 = Chair of Trustees
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'''Fields in Trust'''
No. RC000370)</ref> set up in 1925 as the '''National Playing Fields Association''' (NPFA), by Brigadier-General Reginald Kentish and the [[Duke of York]], later [[George
As well as campaigning to protect playing fields and open space, Fields in Trust legally protects the [[King George's Fields]],<ref>[http://www.npfa.co.uk/content/kinggeorge/index.html The National Playing Fields Association on King George's Fields] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060214123934/http://www.npfa.co.uk/content/kinggeorge/index.html |date=2006-02-14 }}</ref> 471 public recreation grounds set up as a memorial to [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]].
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[[Image:NPFA-cartoon.jpg|thumb|right|Marketing image created by the then National Playing Fields Association in the 1920s]]
The charity was set up in 1925 as the '''National Playing Fields Association''' (NPFA), by Brigadier-General Reginald Kentish and was founded by the [[Duke of York]], later [[George
Fields in Trust is a charity incorporated by Royal Charter in 1932. The organisation was awarded the [[Olympic Cup]] in 1931 by the [[International Olympic Committee]] in recognition of
The Charity’s affairs are conducted through its Council, which meets quarterly to set the policy of the Association and to oversee its work. It is also linked to many other bodies, and
Fields in Trust set standards for playground provision in the UK through the ''
==Objectives==
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==Protected Land ==
Fields in Trust supervises the property over which the Association acts as Guardian Trustee and ensures that it retains its charitable purpose. The Fields in Trust charity has a role in the protection of over 2,
==King George's Field==
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The Six Acre Standard aims to help [[Land use planning|land use planners]] ensure a sufficient level of open space to enable residents of all ages to participate in sports and games with an emphasis on access for children to playgrounds and other play space. The standard suggests that for each 1000 residents there should be a total of {{convert|6|acre|ha}} of recreational land, of which {{convert|4|acre|ha}} should be for outdoor sport and recreation space (including parks) and {{convert|2|acre|ha}} for children's play, with some of this being equipped playgrounds
In its publication ''The Six Acre Standard<ref>{{cite web|title=Guidance for Outdoor Sport and Play|url=http://www.fieldsintrust.org/guidance|website=Fields in Trust|publisher=Fields in Trust|
===The New Six Acre Standard===
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==Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge==
[[File:QEII Plaque.jpg|thumb|Plaque placed under the Fields Challenge scheme at the entrance to [[Chestnuts Park]] ]]
Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge, (known as the "Queen Elizabeth Fields Challenge" in Scotland), was a programme run by Fields in Trust aiming to protect outdoor recreational spaces across the UK to create a "grassroots legacy" in celebration of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II|2012 Diamond Jubilee]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalfoundation.com/our-work/queen-elizabeth-ii-fields-challenge/|title=Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge|publisher=The Royal Foundation|
==Presidents==
The National Playing Fields Association has had a member of the [[British royal family|Royal Family]] serving as president since their foundation in 1925:
* [[George VI|HM The King]] '''1925{{spaced ndash}}1948'''
* [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|HRH Duke of Edinburgh]] '''1948{{spaced ndash}}2013'''
* [[William, Prince of Wales|HRH Prince of Wales]] '''2013{{spaced ndash}}Present'''
==See also==
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==Notes==
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==External links==
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*{{EW charity|306070}}
*[http://www.qe2fields.com/default.aspx Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge]
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