Podcasts about our parks

Spring is here, and as always our Parks Department is ready for the season. Parks Director John Messenger and    Allyson Morton join us for Episode 206 of the pod, to share details on this year's Easter Egg Hunt, as well as updates on additions throughout the City's park network. Pickleball, walking trails, disc golf...and more, can be found on this episode of the #LovinLebanon Podcast! Get Parks Updates! https://seashorewaterpark.org/167/Our-Parks      

Director of Parks and Youth Services, Joe Fausnaugh, and Commissioner of Youth Services, David Bush, join Mayor Wade to talk about how city parks improve life outcomes for residents. Our Parks and Youth Services Department has been working hard to develop inviting community spaces in our City parks and youth programs to give our youngest Toledoans something new to do. Last week, we announced a $1.15 million grant from the Department of the Interior's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) that will help us revitalize the City's oldest park, Rev. H.V Savage Park.

Here are the top news and highlights for the week of July 21st:    At Tuesday night's City Council Meeting, 100-year-old WWII Combat Bomber Pilot Carl S. Chilton, Jr. was honored and recognized as our 28th Rowlett Vet! More info here: https://tinyurl.com/3x3bs9f7    This week at Summer reading is Space Camp theme!  Join us tomorrow at 11 am at the Rowlett Public Library for A Day in Space! More info here: https://tinyurl.com/3j99bndv    Our Parks & RecDeprtment Master Plan Update is underway and we need your input to update this community plan with your vision in mind! Tell us what you think by taking the survey here: https://tinyurl.com/fenzmmx2    The Annual Pooch Plunge hosted by the Friends of the Rowlett Animals is Sunday, August 6 @ The Wet Zone! Get your tickets now before they sell out here: https://tinyurl.com/mr4cbcwh    Mark your calendars for August 14th because we're hosting a town hall meeting at the Rowlett community centre! This meeting will be hosted in person and on Facebook live. Get your questions ready!    If you wish to suggest a topic, guest, or have a question- Please email Hannah Rabalais at podcast@rowlett.com or reach out online:    www.rowlett.com/podcast     https://www.facebook.com/CityofRowlettTexas    https://www.youtube.com/user/RowlettTexasVideo    https://www.instagram.com/cityofrowletttexas    https://twitter.com/RowlettTexas    https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-rowlett/

Born Barikor is the Founder and CEO of Our Parks.Our Parks Ltd was created in 2013 to deliver free group exercise in parks and outdoor spaces. Our Parks is a unique initiative bringing free group exercise classes, led by fully qualified instructors, to parks near you in partnership with local authorities. They now have over 250,000 Parkers.It is their aim to ensure that easy access to exercise is available for all in the local community. By partnering with Local Authorities, businesses and partners, Our Parks' aspiration is to create a fitter communities across the UK.In this episode we cover:Changing lives, communities and the worldGrowth mindset and living by your valuesThe benefit of innovation and disruptionGetting inactive people activeImportance of celebration‌For more from Born and Our Parks:Our Parks WebsiteOur Parks InstagramBorn Barikor LinkedInBorn Barikor Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Gautreaux joins Discover Lafayette to discuss his career as a public servant in Lafayette's Parks and Recreation Department and acclaimed NFL referee. Greg dedicated his career in service to Lafayette's Parks and Recreation department managing its athletic programs, therapeutic recreation, pools, and parks. He got his start as a referee as a student at Teurlings High School, class of 1972, which was the genesis of his lifelong love of officiating; he recently retired with 50 years of service in officiating and still serves as assignments secretary for the Lafayette Area Football Officials Association. For sixteen years, he officiated high school football; Nelson Stokley and Gerald Broussard helped him break into college officiating. Greg served for 32 years as a college official and was an active NFL football official serving as a field judge. In 1998, he met an NFL scout who attended a Tulane-Rutgers game that Greg was officiating. Not long after, he got a letter inviting him to work NFL Europe games which he enjoyed for four years before being called up to serve for the NFL. Greg's career highlight was officiating at Super Bowl XLIII in the matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals. This is the pinnacle of achievement as referees earn the honor of working the Super Bowl by being the highest-rated official (in Greg's situation, as a field judge) throughout the season. As Greg says, "You are expected to start out perfect and improve from there!" To qualify as an official at the conclusion of that season, Greg handled 2400 plays and only had two misses! Think about that!! Greg Gautreaux officiating at Pittsburgh's Super Bowl win over the Arizona Cardinals in 2009 You have to stay in good health to have the privilege to work with the NFL. There can be many challenges when serving as an official. "I'd run four or five miles per day to stay in good shape. You usually run and walk up to six miles per game. The NFL makes sure the referees pass fitness tests before they are cleared for their year contract of service. 119 NFL referees work per season, rotating the crew as needed. Greg Gautreaux at the taping of Discover Lafayette in the RADER studio displaying his ring from Super Bowl XLIII. Greg's home study holds a plethora of football memorabilia he has collected over his lifetime, as well as the memories he cherishes. The official NFL Super Bowl XLIII jersey worn by Greg Gautreaux as a field judge. State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux and Greg Gautreaux as young referees. The two worked together for Lafayette's Parks and Recreation Department for many years. Greg is still an active proponent of a strong parks and recreation department in Lafayette. Our Parks and Recreation Department, which encompasses 28 city parks, is woefully underfunded, still being covered by a 1.92-mill recreation tax that was enacted in 1961 when Lafayette only had four parks. The millage brings in about $2 million per year. Compare this to Youngsville's per capita collections for parks which is nearly 10 times Lafayette's; Broussard collects more than 7 times on a per capita basis. One of Greg's favorite memories is being a key part of the genesis of disc golf in Lafayette. Five parks offer the program, which allows people to spend time having fun with very little investment in equipment. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "Disc golf is played much like golf except, instead of a ball and clubs, players use a flying disc. The sport was formalized in the 1970s and shares with golf the object of completing each hole in the fewest strokes (or, in the case of disc golf, fewest throws)." We thank Greg Gautreaux for his lifelong dedication to making our park's system the best it could be. And in closing, Greg noted there is a shortage of high school referees. Anyone interested in learning more should check out https://www.becomeareferee.com/louisiana/

Happy Friday, Rowlett! Here's your top news and highlights for the week of December 16th:    Here are the City of Rowlett and FCC Christmas and New Year's Holiday Hours: -City of Rowlett facilities will be closed on December 23, 26, and January 2 for the Christmas & New Year's holidays.   -FCC will not collect garbage and recycling on the following days - services will be postponed by one day during these two weeks:  Monday, December 26, 2022 Monday, January 2, 2023    -Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services will remain in operation. In case of emergencies, please call 9-1-1.   -City of Rowlett Parks and Recreation Community Centre holiday hours:  Closed from December 24-26 and closing at 5pm on December 23.  On New Year's Eve (12/31), they're closing at 5pm and will be closed from January 1-2 2023.    - City of Rowlett Public Library holiday hours:  Closed on December 24 - 26 and closed on January 2, 2023.   Santa is still accepting letters at the  Rowlett Community Centre, you have until December 23, before the elves come and pick them up!    If you're in town over the holidays, we highly recommend stopping by the Village of Rowlett downtown to see all of the decorated Christmas trees that our community has put together. Our Parks and Rec department has also set up synchronized lights and music that you can listen to by tuning into 89.1FM! Subscribe to the Friday @ 5 Newsletter here: https://bit.ly/3SyecPu    If you wish to suggest a topic, guest, or have a question- Please email Hannah Rabalais at podcast@rowlett.com or reach out online:    rowlett.com/podcast    https://www.facebook.com/CityofRowlettTexas    https://www.youtube.com/user/RowlettTexasVideo    https://www.instagram.com/cityofrowletttexas    https://twitter.com/RowlettTexas    https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-rowlett/ 

Episode 5 features City Manager, Rob Anderson and Communications Manager, Meghan Howard interviewing Parks & Rec Superintendent, Chris Barker. Our Parks system is vast in Fairborn and the Parks & Rec Department covers a lot of ground, literally and figuratively. From building and land maintenance to programming and event planning, hear from Chris about Fairborn's Park and Recreation Department!Show Notes:List of Fairborn ParksFestivals and Parades360 Degree View of the ParksChristmas Tree202020192018

Episode 16: Helping to Clean up Our Parks by Louisville Parks and Recreation

With Our Parks, founder Born Barikor is disrupting the fitness industry. No more expensive memberships or intimidating instructors; Born is on a mission to provide free, high-quality exercise classes that everyone can access in their local park. Already, over 150,000 members ‘turn up to tone up' at Our Parks classes and they've received an astonishing number of awards and accolades for their innovative work. In this episode, Claudia Winkleman discovers Born's secret to success.Born explains why you'll never catch him with a clipboard, what the build-measure-learn cycle can do for your business and how he ensures all his fitness coaches have ‘the magic'. Business Unusual is made in association with Vodafone Business, visit the Vodafone V-Hub platform vodafone.co.uk/business/vhub for one-on-one support with a dedicated business adviser, as well as access to an online knowledge centre aimed to help your business #KeepConnecting. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman.Produced by Listen Entertainment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stephanie talks to Born Barikor, the founder and CEO of Our Parks; an outdoor fitness initiative that provides a wide range of free outdoor fitness to local communities in the UK. Born shares his story of starting out as an athlete, his inspiration for creating Our Parks and the steps he has taken to build a successful brand.

We are kicking off our new podcast series this week by discussing the topic of fitness in prisons. It is not a subject that has been widely explored, but in this week's podcast, CEO & Founder of Our Parks, Born Barikor, interviews Louise, an ex-offender who has transformed her life outside of prison through fitness.

Coming this fall, the Our Parks podcast! A podcast dedicated to guiding you through the U.S. National Park system hosted by Diane and Peter Sturgeon. We will be diving into our personal travel tips, the beauty and history of each park, and current scientific issues and conservation efforts impacting each park.   Logo by Anderson … Continue reading Introducing Our Parks, A National Parks Podcast →

  How can we use or look at spaces more creatively to increase the opportunities to become physically active? That is the question explored by Craig Blain, Development Lead Officer for Physical Activity at UK Coaching and ConnectedCoaches member, in this guest podcast on the creative use of space. Featuring an expert panel from across the sport and physical activity landscape - Born Barikor, Founder of Our Parks, Catherine Eaton Brown, Participation Manager at Warwick Sport (University of Warwick), Naseem Akthar, Project Manager at Saheli Hub and Rus Smith, Coach Developer at Street Games - this roundtable discussion looked at why coaching structure within a space makes participants feel like they've 'arrived' at a session and how the quality of a coach can turn a part-time participant into a fully committed member, no matter what space they're using to host their session. To find out more about UK Coaching visit www.ukcoaching.org ConnectedCoaches is UK Coaching's (formerly sports coach UK) online community for coaches from any sport or activity. Connect with coaches by registering today – it’s quick, simple and free! Visit www.connectedcoaches.org to find out more about the community.

Born Barikor is an inspiration....He is the charismatic leader of www.ourparks.co.uk a social movement in the UK that has a mission to help people who are inactive to take their first steps into the world of physical activity through the provision of free fitness activities provided in Parks throughout London. Born's infectious personality is transmitted through the episode where he explains the ingredients that go into the phenomenal success of OurParks which has seen over 60,000 people taking part in exercise classes staffed by a 300 strong team of coaches. In this episode we discuss....- How the Our Parks and Disney share the same ethos around the customer experience- The way the the OurParks coaches create connection that lasts beyond the session- How OurParks is finding coaches that have the natural empathy with their target audienceThis is a different context than is usual for The Talent Equation but there are so many takeaways that are important for anyone trying to build a motivational climate for people to help them change their behaviour. As Born's coaches say...."Even in the rain we train".

Born Barikor is an inspiration....He is the charismatic leader of www.ourparks.co.uk a social movement in the UK that has a mission to help people who are inactive to take their first steps into the world of physical activity through the provision of free fitness activities provided in Parks throughout London. Born's infectious personality is transmitted through the episode where he explains the ingredients that go into the phenomenal success of OurParks which has seen over 60,000 people taking part in exercise classes staffed by a 300 strong team of coaches. In this episode we discuss....- How the Our Parks and Disney share the same ethos around the customer experience- The way the the OurParks coaches create connection that lasts beyond the session- How OurParks is finding coaches that have the natural empathy with their target audienceThis is a different context than is usual for The Talent Equation but there are so many takeaways that are important for anyone trying to build a motivational climate for people to help them change their behaviour. As Born's coaches say...."Even in the rain we train".