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BLOG – The Moston Brook Project
Moston Brook, an area which was once in environmental decline due to lack of management, is once again thriving, thanks to the hard work of the Moston Brook Friends Group. In this blog, Moston Brook Project Officer Ann Bates, tells us all about how the Moston Brook Friends Group was formed, the activities they’ve undertaken…
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GUEST BLOG – Celebrating A Decade Of River Improvements
A personal reflection of the Irwell Catchment Partnership by Katherine Causer, Irwell Catchment Coordinator at the Environment Agency Irwell Catchment Partnership – How it began It’s over ten years since the Irwell Catchment was chosen as one of Defra’s National Pilot Catchments to trial a ‘citizen centred’ approach to delivering the Water Framework Directive (WFD).…
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BLOG – A Week In the Life Of A Partnership Manager
As part of our rivers month, we caught up with our Partnerships Manager Aimee about what she gets up to in a typical week at Groundwork! What is your role? My job title is Partnerships Manager, which means a whole host of things! I sit in the Sustainable Communities team but I link into lots…
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BLOG – What Does Youth Climate Action Look Like?
This is a blog written by Groundwork Greater Manchester’s youth team with support from Dr Benjamin Bowman at Manchester Centre for Youth Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University and 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 other articles…
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BLOG – What We’ve Learnt From Delivering Youth Climate Action
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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BLOG – Top Tips For Delivering Youth Climate Action Projects
This is a blog written by Groundwork Greater Manchester’s youth team with support from Dr Benjamin Bowman at Manchester Metropolitan University and 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 other articles here: In this blog we’ve…
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BLOG – Celebrating diversity: BASE Community Benefit Society
In this blog, we spoke to Hanif Alli, the Chief Officer of BASE Community Benefit Society, about what the organisation is doing to promote communities of colour around Greater Manchester. What inspired the creation of BASE? Originally, it was research carried out by GMCVO and others that highlighted the need for an eco-system of support…
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BLOG – Digging For Victory: Veterans in our Community
In honour of Remembrance Day, we’re shining a light on how local food growing projects are supporting veterans in Greater Manchester to eat and live well. Supporting Veterans Although most veterans find life outside of the armed forces easy to adjust to, for some it can be more challenging. Some veterans struggle with the transition…
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BLOG – Introducing Manchester Climate Change’s Youth Board
Introduction Established in 2017 by Manchester Climate Change Agency, Manchester Climate Change’s Youth Board aims to give the young people of Manchester an equal voice in decision making on climate change policy. The youth board is a platform for youth-led, meaningful climate action. In this blog we spoke to three people involved in the board…
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BLOG – How To Green Your Alleyway
Background Alleyways, Ginnels or Alleys – whatever you call them, these shared spaces are a staple feature in Greater Manchester’s landscape. Running behind rows of terraced houses, these corridors have been connecting neighbours for over 100 years. Here at Groundwork, we’ve been supporting communities to re-think these often-neglected spaces for over 20 years. Greening alleyways…
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GUEST BLOG – A Solar Powered Future for Greater Manchester
Dave Bailey, Director at Trust Renewables shares his knowledge about solar energy and what changes are needed as Greater Manchester looks ahead to its 2038 carbon-neutral target. The problem with energy today The production of energy is responsible for 87% of global greenhouse gas production. There is no doubt that our reliance on the burning…
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BLOG – Fuel Poverty 2022: Causes, Effects and Solutions
When winter hits, energy bills inevitably increase. For most people this normally means tightening the purse strings but in 2022, more so than ever before, it can mean the choice between putting the heating on and buying food. We talked to our Energyworks Manager, Andrew Pinches about the effects and causes of fuel poverty, as…