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NEWS: ‘People are living in pre-Victorian living conditions’ – the on the ground impact of the energy crisis
A survey of energy efficiency advisers working for community charity Groundwork paints a sombre picture of the realities for people trapped in fuel poverty across the UK. The insight comes directly from Groundwork’s Green Doctors – energy efficiency experts who support vulnerable people to stay warm and well – who say they have witnessed a…
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NEWS: Celebrating forty years of changing places and lives
Groundwork brought together faces from past and present at a special event to celebrate 40 years of changing places and lives. The celebration took place at the House of Lords where over 140 beneficiaries, partners and Groundwork staff from across the UK were invited to celebrate the milestone achievement and reflect on the future goals…
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NEWS: Bringing nature into towns and cities is essential to levelling up and growth, says charity Groundwork
A new report ‘Making Up Ground: the role of green infrastructure in urban regeneration’, published by charity Groundwork, calls for nature to be at the heart of plans to grow the economy and regenerate ‘left behind’ areas. The report argues that opportunities are being missed to deliver levelling up goals by investing in green infrastructure…