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Local community celebrate International Women’s Day at Suffragette Square in Stockport
Suffragette Square, just off Bridgefield Street in Stockport town centre, was opened in 2018 by Stockport Council, on the 100th anniversary of women gaining the legal right to vote. Over the past six months, Groundwork Greater Manchester, Stockport Council and Totally Stockport have worked together and with local communities to revitalise the Square, refresh the…
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Young volunteers make a big difference at Spotland Community Centre
A group of 13 young people, aged between 16 and 25, have recently supported a community project at the Spotland Community Centre on Spotland Road in Rochdale. The young people have given the centre’s main meeting room and communal corridor a much need facelift. They have repainted the areas, including bespoke designs created by the…
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The Carbon Supermarket
As part of In Our Nature, a project aiming to support people across Manchester to take climate action at home and in their communities, we’ve been visiting local community spaces to educate and inspire with workshops, talks and more. The Carbon Supermarket, created by Sow the City, allows the user to calculate the carbon footprint…
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Improving Biodiversity in Rochdale
Groundwork have taken legal responsibility for 11.89 hectares of private land in Rochdale and will be working over the next 10-years to establish a diverse and rich woodland
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Farmers and Land Managers Gather for Nature Recovery Workshop
Groundwork are supporting land managers from the Irwell Catchment to secure funding which is vital to farm sustainability and nature recovery
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Over £150,000 invested into Rochdale’s Green Spaces
The Green Spaces Fund, a manifesto commitment from Andy Burnham, has been running since 2021 and seeks to deliver fairer access to green spaces across Greater Manchester. Its aims from the beginning have included benefitting communities in greatest need of quality green space, tackling the climate and biodiversity emergency, and encouraging people to get involved…