Our aims and objectives, impact on the ground and how we operate as a federation of charities.
The main themes of our work and some of our most important initiatives.
Connect to our regional and local Groundwork Trusts.
What we can do for the wide range of people and organisations that we work with.
Find out the latest about how we're changing places and lives.
Campaigns and ways you can support our work.
Further your career or help us make a difference.
How to contact our team nationally and around the country
Groundwork works with people in their communities to make a real difference to the local environment and local quality of life. We know that making places cleaner and greener can also make them safer. We seek to harness a crucial catalyst for change: community pride.
Groundwork finds out what’s really important to different groups within local communities. We use a range of techniques and approaches to gather and analyse information from questionnaires and consultation events through to participatory learning and action techniques and online surveys. Innovative approaches such as youth inclusion sports events, arts programmes, intergenerational activities or community fairs can help to attract the target audience to the consultation.
What makes Groundwork’s consultation and engagement services different is our local knowledge, contacts and understanding of what works in different neighbourhoods. We seek to capture people’s interest and engage hard to reach groups on a range of initiatives from small scale environmental improvements to whole neighbourhood plans. And we aim to leave behind communities that have learned from the process and have the skills to do more for themselves.
Location: Leeds 2012 sees the 25th anniversary of Groundwork Leeds. Find out how the Trust began and explore some of the wonderful projects we've been involved in with local people over the last quarter of a century.
Location: Shaw, Oldham Equipping learners aged 16+ with a range of conservation skills in addition to an accredited qualification.
Location: Rochdale An innovative voluntary training project that combines housing regeneration and support for unemployed people.
Location: Rochdale Helping local unemployed people to gain new skills and work experience whilst making improvements to their neighbourhood.
Location: Runcorn The run-down play area at Caesar's Close needed a thorough makeover - and we did just that by working with the local community and Plus Dane Housing.
Location: Babington Community Technology College, Strasbourg Drive, Leicester. 2010 was a very successful year of environmental action at Babington Community Technology College. The student lead EMAS Council have worked closely with Groundwork EMAS Education Officers to deliver a variety of campaigns and projects making the school m
Location: EcoHouse, 459 Hinckley Road, Leicester. Staff from Groundwork Leicester and Leicestershire’s Future Jobs Fund scheme have rebuilt the EcoHouse play area using locally sourced timber.
Location: Overdale Junior School, Eastcourt Road, Leicester. “The Action Earth funding pots open early every winter, it is an excellent opportunity for schools to raise small amounts towards projects that can really make a difference.” Robert Stewart, EMAS Officer
Location: Crown Hills Community College, Gwendolen Road, Leicester. "Working with the pupils has been a real pleasure; seeing how they tackle the challenges we have set them head on and producing great results. Adam Clark, Environmental Education Officer
Location: Martin Shaw Woods, Leicestershire 30 pupils from Avenue Primary School gain an understanding of environmental sustainability and respect for the natural environment through exploring local woodlands
