Our Impact

We work across the East of England to create a fair and green future in which people, places and nature thrive. As part of the national federation of Groundwork Trusts we have been championing action that benefits the natural world since 1985, running programmes to transform unloved green spaces, getting people outside enjoying nature, and supporting businesses to reduce their environmental impact.

In the 2023/24 financial year, we ran programmes and projects stretching in scope from one-to-one mentoring with young people as they take their next steps in life, to supporting the restoration of a rare chalk stream river as it winds its way through one of the region’s busiest towns (plus 134 other fantastic projects!) Below is a summary of our 2023/24 achievements.

We prioritise our work under three key themes of PEOPLE, PLACE and PLANET and we continue to support thousands of people across the East of England through our programmes and services, so to find out more about what’s happening near you visit our ‘What we do‘ page where you can view projects by theme or location.

We have summarised our highlighhts below and click on the button to view our full impact report that shows in depth how we measure our impact based on the difference we make to the lives of people, communities and local environments.

I would thoroughly recommend this brilliant project. It has made a huge difference to both my physical and mental health!

Tom, Green Recovery project participant

Being involved in this work has been really valuable to me. I’ve learnt a lot, met some amazing people and have had the privilege of being able to contribute to the well being of this beautiful river

River Colne volunteer

The support enables us to see the difference that the solar PV would make to our business and understand if it was eligible for an East Suffolk Council grant

Mike Hennessey, Earsham Street Cafe, Bungay

PROJECT PROFILES

My heartfelt thanks go to our staff, funders and partners, who are at the core of everything we do. Looking forwards, with plans and projects already well underway for the year ahead, we will continue to prioritise and champion partnership working to maximise ours and others’ strengths. We know from years of experience that this always produces stronger results

Carolyn Reid, Chief Executive Officer

This year sees the 40th anniversary of Groundwork East and we are excited about our plans for the future. We will continue to grow our services, helping some of the most vulnerable in our society live well and warm, supporting nature to thrive, and continuing to work closely with the business community across the region, supporting the transition to Net Zero

Patrick Hughes, Chair of the Board of Trustees