Latest News & Blogs
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NEWS – £1.2 Million Investment In The Medlock Valley
Groundwork Greater Manchester are pleased to announce a £1.2 million Species Survival Fund grant for a partnership project working in the Medlock Valley. Working alongside TCV, Canal & Rivers Trust, City of Trees and Mersey Rivers Trust and in partnership with Manchester City Council, Oldham Council and Tameside Council, the project will enhance habitats at…
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NEWS – Prison education programme commended as Good by Ofsted
Groundwork’s Employment Specialists are delivering a programme of practical and soft skills within a prison setting supporting people into careers such as construction and landscaping post-release and helping reduce the risk of reoffending. Over the past 18 months we’ve been working in HMP Forest Bank delivering a range of construction courses. We’re currently delivering the…
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NEWS – Local community celebrate International Women’s Day at Suffragette Square in Stockport
Background 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…
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NEWS – Young Volunteers Make A Big Difference at Spotland Community Centre in Rochdale
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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BLOG – The Nature for Health Partnership and The Importance of Green Social Prescribing
From 2021-2023 Greater Manchester was one of seven national test and learn sites delivering NHS England’s Green Social Prescribing Programme that explored using our connection with nature to improve mental health. Groundwork was one of eight partners who developed Nature for Health; a programme which explored how practitioners could support people with mental ill health,…
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NEWS – Farmers and Land Managers Gather for Local 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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BLOG – Inspirational Green Leaders
In this blog we hear from Lisa, one of Groundwork UK’s 2023 Youth Advisory Board members. Based in Exeter, Lisa is one of 16 young people aged 16-24 from across the country who advise Groundwork UK on policy, strategy and project work to ensure Groundwork is inclusive of young people’s thoughts and experiences. On the…
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NEWS – Over £150,000 invested into Rochdale’s Green Spaces
Background 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…
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NEWS – Brinnington Big Local Welcomes Dame Sarah Storey to Bike Fest
Brinnington Big Local hosted its first-ever Bike Fest on Tuesday 28th November. Local residents were given free tips, kit & support on how to take up cycling. They were delighted to welcome Greater Manchester’s Active Travel Commissioner Dame Sarah Storey to the event. Dame Sarah Storey Being Britain’s most-decorated Paralympian with 28 medals including 17…
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NEWS – Young People Transform Community Garden in Millbrook, Tameside
Young people on the Prince’s Trust TEAM programme have transformed Reach Church Community Garden in Millbrook as part of their community project. About There are 13 young people from Tameside Borough currently taking part on Groundwork’s Prince’s Trust TEAM Programme, a completely voluntary 12-week programme for unemployed 16-25 year olds to support them to develop…
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BLOG – A Week In The Life Of A Youth Worker
This month, we caught up with Erin, a Youth Worker here at Groundwork, to see what she gets up to in a typical week!
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BLOG – A week in the life of a Communities Manager
This month, we caught up with Nina, Groundwork Greater Manchester’s Communities Manager, to see what she gets up to in a typical week!