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NEWS: Global law firm chooses Groundwork for annual community day
Over 100 colleagues from global law firm Kennedys, swapped their desks for gardening gear, to enjoy a day of volunteering and team building at two Groundwork projects. Colleagues from the firm’s healthcare teams in the Cambridge, Birmingham, London, Newcastle and Sheffield offices, split their time between the charity’s Green Patch community garden in Kettering, and…
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NEWS: Groundwork and Bupa Foundation publish Green Community Grants impact report
Groundwork and the Bupa Foundation have released an impact report to celebrate the achievements of the first round of Bupa Foundation Green Community Grants programme. Between 2023-24, the Bupa Foundation invested more than £500,000 in Green Community Grants as part of Bupa’s #HealthyCities initiative to make deep impact in local communities – making places and…
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BLOG: Priorities for a new government – moving from victory to vision
A look forward by Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive, Graham Duxbury. Like all incoming prime ministers, Sir Keir Starmer will want to hit the ground running. Labour’s manifesto talked of a ‘decade of national renewal’ but he will know that people will expect to see tangible change in a short space of time. There’ll be a…
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STATEMENT: Groundwork response to the result of the General Election
Following the result of the General Election, Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive, said: “A sea change in our political landscape brings with it the opportunity to apply fresh thinking on critical issues. “The new Labour Government has an ambitious long-term agenda but knows people will want to see tangible results in a short space…
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BLOG: Proud outdoors
People from all walks of life place a high value on access to nature and green space, with only 5% of adults saying that it has never been important to them (The Ramblers, 2020). Visits to urban parks account for over a third of all visits to the natural environment, underlining the importance of these…
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NEWS: Bupa Foundation and Groundwork launch second round of Green Community Grants
Groundwork and the Bupa Foundation announce a new round of funding to make a positive difference to the health of local communities following the success of the first round of the programme which launched in 2023. The scheme, which is open to schools, registered charities and not-for-profit organisations, will award grants of up to £2,000…