Latest News & Blogs
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BLOG – Championing Carbon Literacy
We’ve been delivering Carbon Literacy training since 2020, recognising the value of citizen knowledge and and empowerment in the race to tackle climate change. This Carbon Literacy Action Day we’ll be hosting a number of training sessions, showcasing how all climate actions matter.
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BLOG – How We’re Creating A Workforce For The Future
Introduction As an established environmental charity with over 130 employees working collectively to create a greener, fairer and stronger future for Greater Manchester, our workforce has a diverse range of green skills. Our teams are operational within a number of different areas of the Green Economy from conservation, landscape design and environmental education to energy…
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NEWS – How We’re Helping Improve Water Efficiency Across Greater Manchester
Groundwork Greater Manchester have been working with United Utilities to improve water efficiency across the region through a targeted water-saving initiative. Since phase 2 of the programme was launched in July 2024, Groundwork has visited over 40 schools and businesses across the city region, resulting in substantial water savings. To date, the initiative has achieved…
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STATEMENT – Hope Not Hate
Groundwork Greater Manchester are shocked and saddened by the events that have unfolded in the North West of England followed by the rest of the UK over the last week. We stand against racism in all its forms and will do everything we can to support the communities we serve in the wake of this…
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NEWS – Groundwork Announces Further Funding For Green Community Hubs Project
Communities across the North of England will benefit from a £1.2m funding boost to create Green Community Hubs – spaces where local people can use their interests and skills to support sustainable, environmental action, led by charity Groundwork.
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BLOG: Understanding IPS – Individual Placement Support
Here at Groundwork Greater Manchester we deliver skills & training programmes that help people be better equipped to access jobs, improving their life chances & well-being as a result of being in a fulfilling career. Several of these employment programmes take an IPS approach; Individual Placement Support. This includes our Working Well programme which supports…
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BLOG – Rochdale’s Green Spaces Fund Summer Roadshow
Background The Green Spaces Fund is a £2.6 million funding pot delivered by the GM Environment Fund. The project was made possible thanks to support from Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham. The funding helps local community groups increase the quality and quantity of accessible, nature-rich green space in their area. So far, funding has supported…
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STATEMENT – Congratulations to Andy Burnham, re-elected as Greater Manchester Mayor, May 2024
The 2nd May 2024 saw the re-election of Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester Mayor, providing Groundwork with the opportunity to share our expertise and the experiences of those we support with the new Mayor before plans are set in stone. Dear Andy, Firstly may I congratulate you on your re-election as Mayor of Greater Manchester.…
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NEWS – 25 years of Prince’s Trust at Groundwork Greater Manchester
Background Prince’s Trust TEAM programme is a 12-week development programme for 16 to 25-year-olds that are not in education, training, or employment. The Groundwork team currently deliver the programme in Ashton, Oldham and Rochdale supporting young people with a range of barriers restricting them from reaching their potential. 2023 marked the 25th year of the…
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BLOG – Our Land, Our Future – World Environment Day 2024
World Environment Day on the 5th June brings together millions of people from across the globe, engaging them in the effort to protect and restore the Earth. In 2024 World Environment Day focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” Land restoration is vital…
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BLOG – Your views on Parting with Plastic – Earth Day 2024
Earth Day is the world’s longest running and biggest environmental movement driving positive action for our planet. In May 2024 150,000 partners in over 192 countries joined forces to reduce plastic production by 60% by 2040 and we were keen to ensure Greater Manchester residents were involved too! We know that climate action takes lots of…
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NEWS – Supporting Veterans – Our 2023/24 Annual Review
Groundwork have been supporting Armed Forces Veterans in Greater Manchester since 2017 when we launched the Operation Re-Org programme to help veterans secure and sustain civilian employment. Eight years later the programme continues to expand and adapt to where support is needed the most. In this blog, we will review how the programme team have…