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
Community Spaces is a £57.5 million open grants programme funded through the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces initiative. The programme is managed by Groundwork UK on behalf of an experienced national consortium of BTCV, Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, Green Space, Natural England and The Wildlife Trusts.
Community Spaces empowers community groups in England to improve public spaces in their neighbourhood, with help and support from a network of trained facilitators.
A map showing all the Community Spaces can be found here.
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Location: Hindpool Close, Hartlepool Groundwork North East supported local residents to create a community garden on a piece of unused open space.
Location: South Shields Harlow Print Wildlife Garden designed and developed in partnership with Groundwork South Tyneside & Newcastle
Location: Goodwood Allotments Work undertaken by long-term unemployed young people under the Future Jobs Fund (FJF) transforms derelict allotments into a readily workable space for the local community.
Location: National Click here to see the difference the programme is making to communities across the country.
Location: Dunington Community Spaces funding allowed the Dunnginton and Grimston communities to build an exciting adventure play park for their children.
Location: Northumberland South Tynedale Railway preservation society gained a £100,000 Community Spaces grant to help restore a local tourist attraction to its former glory
Location: Uttoxeter A 15-year-old managed to mobilise his community and gain just under £50,000 of funding through Community Spaces to expand and improve their skate park.
Location: Walkington With the help of funding from Community Spaces the residents of Walkington, East Yorkshire, managed to create a new and exciting play area built in the heart of their village.
