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BLOG: Green Community Hubs – Sarayu
For Community Projects Officer, Sarayu, Green Community Hubs offer much desired doses of positivity and inclusivity across inner city London. During her recent years working at Groundwork London, Sarayu has also observed a sharp rise in the social and environmental need for these vital Hubs – that promise people more than just gardening. Sarayu has
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NEWS: Groundwork and People’s Postcode Lottery re-open Grassroots Grants programme
Groundwork and the Community Programme team from People’s Postcode Lottery are once again inviting community groups to apply for funding pots of up to £2,000 for projects across England. Grassroot Grants offers funding for core organisational costs that support the important work local organisations deliver in their communities. Grants are offered unrestricted and can be
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NEWS: Groundwork and Comic Relief to offer grants of up to £5,000 to community groups
Groundwork and Comic Relief has announced a new funding programme to support community groups and grass-roots organisations that deliver services for people living in or at risk of poverty and hardship across England. The Comic Relief Community Fund will fund projects that tackle the immediate and urgent impacts of being in poverty – including providing essential
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BLOG: Green Community Hubs – Kate
Kate is a Project Officer at Grozone – a thriving garden, wildlife and learning project in Northwich that offers a range of therapeutic volunteering and learning opportunities to people of all ages and abilities. Once an abandoned local authority site, the reclaimed land has now been transformed into a green oasis and vibrant Green Community
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BLOG: Green Community Hubs – Suzanne
Suzanne, 58, is a Community Programme Lead at Groundwork Greater Manchester. Her role, which involves regular delivery in various community engagement and green space projects, has made her an expert on community space transformation. It’s here – at local Green Community Hubs – that she has witnessed people come together, talk, build confidence, and share
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BLOG: Green Community Hubs – Spaces that matter for people that matter
By Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive From smartphones to supermarkets, the modern marketing message is that everything should be available in one place. It saves money, time and hassle (and of course builds customer loyalty). In planning and social policy circles the same thought process underpins the concept of the 15-minute neighbourhood – everything