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BLOG: Swapping the keyboard for a power drill
Izzi Norman, Groundwork’s Fundraising Assistant, reflects on a volunteering day she attended as part of PWC’s ‘One Day, One Firm’ event with Groundwork. With hundreds of employee volunteering days happening every year at Groundwork projects across the UK, it was exciting to have the opportunity to participate in one alongside some PWC employees! Last week,
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NEWS: Groundwork partners with PWC to improve community spaces
Groundwork have proudly supported over 500 PWC colleagues to improve community spaces across the UK as part of the PWC ‘One Firm, One Day’ initiative. Volunteering activities have taken place across Belfast, Leeds, Manchester, West Midlands, Bristol, Cardiff, the South and London totalling 23 events and over 2,650 volunteering hours. Across Manchester PWC colleagues got
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NEWS: We’re missing opportunities to improve people’s health while tackling the climate and nature crises
The latest report by Groundwork sets out the connections between health inequalities and environmental impacts and calls on local and national decision makers to join forces in a bid to tackle the public health and climate crises in tandem. The ‘Fair, Green and Well: tackling health inequalities through environmental action’ report puts forward the case
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NEWS: Groundwork launches Northern Network of green community hubs
Groundwork have launched the Northern Network, a new community of people and projects involved in the set up and running of shared green spaces. The project aims to use its extensive experience, connections and research to build a thriving network of Green Community Hubs right across the North of England. This coming-together of people and
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NEWS: Schemes to help people back to work need to learn the lessons from Building Better Opportunities
As national government steps up its drive to tackle ‘economic inactivity’, councils and combined authorities are being urged to learn the lessons from recent programmes to support those with the most complex barriers to finding work. Groundwork has published a new report that highlights the need to fill the gap left behind by the Building
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NEWS: Groundwork administers new programme to increase capacity in uniformed youth groups across the UK
20,000 more young people will have the opportunity to join uniformed youth organisations, such as The Scout Association and St John Ambulance, thanks to a £16.9m investment from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to expand capacity and reach across the UK. The Uniformed Youth Fund, administered by Groundwork and in partnership with