Welcome to Groundwork
Groundwork supports communities in need, working with partners
to help improve the quality of people’s lives, their
prospects and potential and the places where they live, work and
play.
Our vision is of a society of sustainable communities which are
vibrant, healthy and safe, which respect the local and global
environment and where individuals and enterprise prosper.
LATEST NEWS
- Your chance to vote for
Groundwork to win a National Lottery Award!
St John at Hackney Churchyard Gardens used to be a magnet for
anti-social behaviour, having fallen into significant decline over
a number of years. Today, it is an oasis in one of the most densely
populated, built-up areas of London. Following this transformation,
it has reached the semi-finals of The National Lottery Awards 2009,
in the Best Heritage Project category.
- Raising the green
roof
Supporting their call for housing providers to take a creative look
upwards in the dash to tackle climate change, Groundwork Sheffield
has been awarded £640,000 European funding to create a UK
code of best practice for green roofs. The move is at the
heart of Groundwork's national drive to advocate the contribution
green roofs can make to the UK's green infrastructure.
