Groundwork’s activities are delivered through programmes which have been developed and delivered in partnership with a wide variety of organisations.
Community Spaces
Community Spaces is a £50 million open grants programme that
is managed by Groundwork UK as an Award Partner to the Big Lottery
Fund. The programme helps community groups create or improve green
and open spaces so that the quality of life in neighbourhoods
across England is enhanced.
Barclays Spaces for Sports
Barclays Spaces for Sports was a partnership between Barclays, the
Football
Foundation and Groundwork which invested £30 million to
create or improve community sports facilities across the UK.
Barclays SiteSavers
Barclays SiteSavers was a programme aimed at helping communities
take more control of their surroundings by reclaiming underused and
derelict land to create much needed recreational areas in their
neighbourhoods. The programme was managed by Groundwork and
projects were delivered through Groundwork Trusts, together with
BTCV (British Trust for Conservation
Volunteers) and The Wildlife
Trusts.
United
Futures
United Futures is a partnership between Groundwork and United Utilities which aims to strengthen
strategic working between our two organisations while delivering
practical environmental improvements in communities across the
country.
ENWORKS
ENWORKS is a unique business support programme helping to improve
business competitiveness and environmental performance throughout
the North West.
Youth
Works
Youth Works is a national partnership between Groundwork, Crime Concern and Marks & Spencer which gets young people
living in high-crime neighbourhoods involved in practical projects
as a way of helping to reduce youth offending.
Changing Places
Changing Places was a £60 million programme supported by the
Millennium Commission which transformed 1,000
hectares of derelict post-industrial land into new green spaces at
21 locations across England and Wales. The Changing Places
sites continue to be developed as valuable amenities for people and
important habitats for wildlife.
Land Restoration Trust
Created by a partnership comprising English Partnerships, Groundwork, the Forestry Commission and the Environment Agency, the Land Restoration Trust
aims to tackle enduring dereliction across England.
GIS
(Geographic Information Systems)
Over the past few years, Groundwork has developed
innovative ways of using GIS for community development,
environmental management and supporting strategic partnerships. GIS
uses computer-based maps and databases to show information clearly
and simply or to carry out analysis.
SAUL
Groundwork is the lead partner in SAUL (Sustainable and Accessible
Urban Landscapes). The project involves eight partners from London,
Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands and seeks to address the
role of socially inclusive urban spaces on the sustainable
development of metropolitan regions.
Every Action Counts
Every Action Counts has been developed by a consortium of national
organisations in partnership with Defra to help community groups
lead the way to a better future and encourage everyone to work
together to live within our environmental means.
Tomorrow's England
Tomorrow's England is an exciting new project funded by Defra's
Climate Challenge Fund to communicate the impacts of climate change
on the regions of the UK.
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