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 is structured on a regional basis and we’re passionate about helping to create successful and distinctive regions.
We aim to align what we do with the regional strategy and work closely with many regional development agencies, regional Government Offices and the Mayor of London. Some examples of our most successful regional work includes:
Groundwork is a unique partner because we operate both at the regional strategic level and on the ground within neighbourhoods. We bring a different perspective to regional working. If you’d like to find out more about how we can work together, please contact your relevant region.
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: Rochdale An innovative voluntary training project that combines housing regeneration and support for unemployed people.
Location: Oldham We trained a group of local volunteers to help people in their homes with the aim of combating fuel poverty.
Location: Heywood Our award winning Housing Retrofit scheme transformed an old council house property into a beacon of sustainable living
Location: Creswell, Derbyshire The area local to the Groundwork head officesis rich in natural and historic assets. Over the years it has been involved in the transformation of a variety of open spaces from the gardens and parks to one of its largest projects at Creswell Crags.
Location: Shirebrook, Derbyshire A former railway station at Shirebrook, close to the town centre, has been fully renovated and restored by Groundwork/Crestra to house six business units. The units will provide an economic boost to the area.
Location: Bolsover & Bassetlaw The refurbishment of properties in the Bassetlaw and Bolsover districts exceeded building standards by using renewable technologies to reduce energy outputs and carbon emissions.
Location: Milkstone, Rochdale Using environmental and capital improvements to raise the profile of an area.
