Latest News & Blogs
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NEWS – Groundwork Joins Greater Manchester Green Futures Partnership
Greater Manchester Green Futures is a partnership of social enterprises working together to create inclusive and sustainable green skills training and employment opportunities across Greater Manchester, supporting the city region’s aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2038. The network of training organisations offer a range of training courses and skills pathways across all of the…
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BLOG – The Rochdale Greenspace Given A Second Chance
The deciding component in what makes a fantastic community space are the outcomes that surface from it, rather than the actual space itself. In Kirkholt, community feedback from our latest project at Rhodes Ravine speaks volumes for the newly transformed green-space, something local residents had spent years calling out for and was made possible by…
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BLOG – The Importance Of Participatory Landscape Design
Landscape design is all too often an afterthought when designing the urban environment, a ‘nice to have’ or the part of the project that falls through because of restricted budgets. In truth, landscape architects should be central to planning from the beginning, not least to ensure that we don’t rely on engineered man made solutions…
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BLOG – Creating Greening Neighbourhoods
By Deborah Murray, Executive Director at Groundwork Greater Manchester My focus in this blog is on greening neighbourhoods because Groundwork and our partners are delivering green, safe spaces day in, day out, typically at a neighbourhood level, often in places of ‘need’ and always in close collaboration with local communities. Here’s one example: West Gorton…
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BLOG – How We Can Create Greener Homes And Greener Jobs
Written by Phil Treaton, Head of Neighbourhoods, Groundwork Greater Manchester Did you know that… To meet the UK governments 2050 zero carbon target, it’s estimated that 27 million homes will need retrofitting, many of which will be occupied by those facing multiple challenges and therefore need various forms of support to undertake the required improvements.…
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BLOG – A Week In The Life Of A Landscape Architect
This month we caught up with Senior Landscape Architect, Richard about what he gets up to in a typical week at Groundwork Greater Manchester! What is your role? My job title is Senior Landscape Architect and the role involves the planning, design and development of outdoor spaces and landscapes in the built and natural environment. …
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BLOG – Creating a Green Workforce for Greater Manchester through Carbon Literacy
Background We want to create a greener, more resilient city region, but in order to generate a green industrial revolution, we need to ensure our workforce is equipped with the right skills and knowledge. This is one of the reasons Groundwork Greater Manchester delivers Carbon Literacy to everyone on our training and employment programmes, forming…
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NEWS – Newly Appointed Executive Director Sets Plan To Deliver Environmental & Social Justice
Delivering a greener, fairer and stronger future for all people, communities and places within Greater Manchester form the core of a three-year plan launched today, by Groundwork Greater Manchester. Recently appointed executive director, Deborah Murray, has been with Groundwork Greater Manchester for 11 years and was appointed to lead the charity last summer, replacing outgoing…
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GUEST BLOG – Inequality in climate action & considerations for the youth sector
This is a blog written by Groundwork Greater Manchester’s youth team with support from Dr Benjamin Bowman at Manchester Centre for Youth Studies and Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as young people living in Manchester. It is part of a series of blogs discussing youth and climate action. You may also be interested in reading the…
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GUEST BLOG – How Wilmott Dixon is Contributing to a Greener & Fairer Future
Rosie McLaren, Social Value Coordinator at Willmott Dixon Construction North, shared her insights into the world of construction and the work taking place at her organisation to reduce their environmental impact and improve their commitments to local people. The construction industry is responsible for a sizeable portion of the UK’s carbon emissions. Climate change is…
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BLOG – A Just Transition To A Green Economy
Written by Venetia Knight, Head of Employment & Enterprise at Groundwork Greater Manchester Skills in the green economy As we transition to a low carbon economy, which will be needed to hit the UK’s net zero goals, sustainability awareness and ‘green skills’ will become more and more relevant to all jobs in the labour market.…
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BLOG – A Week In The Life Of A Green Skills Employment Lead
As part of our green jobs month, we caught up with our Senior Green Skills Lead Liz about what she gets up to in a typical week at Groundwork! What is your role? I am the Senior Green Skills Lead in the Youth Employment Department at Groundwork Greater Manchester. A large part of my role…