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Greener Living Spaces is a major UK-wide programme of environmental improvement projects, funded by Marks & Spencer from 1.85 pence profits from their 5p food carrier bag charging scheme. This funding is invested in activity that will improve parks, play areas and public gardens in neighbourhoods around the UK. The programme is the most recent development in a 10-year partnership between M&S and Groundwork and is giving hundreds of people the opportunity to come together and improve their quality of life by creating invaluable clean and green open spaces fit for twenty first century use.
Marks & Spencer video illustrating how the programme is creating cleaner and greener spaces for communities
You can read lots more about Greener Living Spaces and find out about projects near you at the M&S Plan A website
A map showing all the Greener Living spaces can be found here.
You can also see case studies of some of the Greener Living Spaces projects below:
Location: Stratford Groundwork London in partnership with London Wildlife Trust received funding through Marks and Spencer’s ‘Greener Living Spaces’ programme and others to develop View Tube Grow, a temporary sustainable community garden situated on the View Tube site locate
Location: Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire Groundwork East of England, in partnership with Forest of Marston Vale, organised a corporate volunteering day for 11 M&S graduates and work placement students. They spent the day removing guards from 10-year old trees, allowing them to grow and flourish.
Location: Leeds A city-centre makeover in Leeds - courtesy of Marks & Spencer.
Location: Leeds Pupils from Little London Primary School in Leeds design their own 'sustainable spaces'!
Location: Blackpool ‘Greener Living Spaces’, a national partnership between Groundwork and Marks & Spencer, has helped local efforts to redevelop a derelict play area on Bethesda Road in Blackpool.
Location: South Wirall The West Vale project brought together local residents, M&S employees and partner organisations to transform a run down park into a vibrant community space.
Location: Wigan The Vauxhall Road play area in Scholes, within the Ince Ward of Wigan was transformed from a run down, neglected and vandalised play area with limited equipment into a new community play area for families and young people of all age groups.
Location: Belfast Glencairn Day Care Centre's outdoor area has been developed and improved into a pleasent space for residents to enjoy.
Location: North Yorkshire Royal Albert Park & children’s play area is located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The project has successfully addressed a deficiency in children’s plays facilities in the particular part of Scarborough.
Location: London The Ufford Street Park site was transformed into a natural play area through resident engagement to foster the neighbourhood’s ownership of their surroundings.
