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GROUNDWORK ANNOUNCES FURTHER FUNDING FOR ‘NORTHERN NETWORK’ PROJECT FOR GREEN COMMUNITY HUBS
Read our independent evaluation of the Northern Network project, by research consultants Wavehill.
August 1, 2024
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Read our independent evaluation of the Northern Network project, by research consultants Wavehill.
Read our independent evaluation of the Northern Network project, by research consultants Wavehill.
We have digested all the knowledge we have gained over the last 18 months and created a guide to building your own Green Community Hub. Download it here!
Find out more about Workington Green Community Hub’s Green Map of the town
Find out more about West Gorton Community Park’s new Tree Trail.
This January our pilot Green Hubs went out to visit each other on a Green Skills Exchange. Read more about what they got up to.
Vicky joined our Green Leadership Programme to support her work on the Everton Community Garden, part of the Friends of Everton Park. Read her reflections on the programme.
David joined our Green Leadership Programme from his project: Ambassadors for the Canal – Canal Lengths Persons (CLP). The CLP Project provides a structured and purposeful opportunity for trained volunteers to support and promote the blue and green environment of the canal, towpath, and neighbouring areas.
John is the founder of Solidarity Farm CIC, a working farm in Northumberland that works with young people struggling with mainstream education. Using farm and nature-based activities, it provides a non-judgemental space for young people to be themselves and connect with nature.
Trish joined the Green Leadership Programme to meet new people and find out more about other projects. Here, she tells us about her experience and what she’s done as a result of the programme:
Rachel joined the Green Leadership Programme to learn how she could enhance her knowledge. Here, she tells us about her experience and what she’s done as a result of the programme:
It’s National Tree Week, the UK’s largest annual tree celebration. Each year, the country’s conservation sector, and volunteer groups come together to plant thousands of trees to mark the start of the tree-planting season.
Laura joined the Programme to help her develop her leadership skills. One of her biggest challenges was the travelling involved. Here, she talks us through why that was such an achievement for her…
Hear from Marine Waters, one of the particpants on the Green Leadership Pogramme, and learn how it has helped with her project, the Community Bike Library
Following the success of our Big Green Festival this summer, we’ll be running a series of events throughout Autumn and Winter at each of our pilot Green Hubs across the North.
We’re now halfway through our Green Leadership Programme and our cohort met again last week at the wonderful Platt Fields Market Garden in Manchester to immerse themselves in a session all about health and wellbeing.
On Wednesday 23rd August, Workington Green Community Hub celebrated the long-awaited opening of the new ‘Bee Happy’ garden in Vulcan Park.
Now in month two of our Green Leadership programme, we wanted to blog about their latest workshop day to give you a taste of what we’re getting up to.
Our pilot hub in Workington is having a busy summer with a series of regular activities that are proving popular with participants. Here’s a summary of two of their current regular activities taking place…
This month, Groundwork Greater Manchester caught up with Amy, a Senior Community Project Lead and one of our Project Factilitators for the Northern Network.
One of the first acts of the Social Prescribing group was to formally commission Capacity to support their collective efforts and to help them research the sector and collate their findings.
West Gorton Community Park is one of the Northern Network’s pilot hubs and our project facilitators have been engaging local residents to help create a sense of ownership.
Between 26th June – 5th July, the Northern Network went on the road to our pilot Hubs across the North of England for our first-ever Big Green Festival.
Anyone can join the challenge and say no to plastic this July, and to help you ‘choose to refuse’, we’ve put together 3 top tips for plastic-free gardening.
The National Academy for Social Prescribing has released a new toolkit for anyone who has a role in developing green social prescribing in their area.
Groundwork is supporting a new £1million Community Fund to help groups across the UK protect and restore nature in their local area.
After 6 months of planning, the day had finally arrived and the sun shone as over 50 people came to the park to join in a special celebration
From 26th June – 5th July, our 5 pilot Green Community Hubs will each be holding a special open day event bringing together their local growers, volunteers, and community groups.
Find out how sustainable drainage systems can decrease flood risk, improve water quality, and increase biodoversity, and attend our Introduction event to learn more and see ‘SuDS’ in action!
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.
From composting to community businesses, from marketing to mental health training, from SUDs to spuds! Plus, Networking Evenings, and a special partnership with Social Farms and Gardens. Our events programme has something for everyone.
From 28th April 1st May, Save our Wild Isles will be bringing the UK together for one Wild Weekend to help people wild their communities.
Here’s our April round-up of the latest funding opportunities available for charities and voluntary organisations in the North of England.
Over the past six months, we’ve been developing the vision and objectives for this Network, engaging with our various partners and communities to understand how they could benefit, and creating a visual identity and website. And here it is!
Our 5 pilot hubs have been busy this month, with lots of fun engagement activities going on.
The newly formed Friends of Clay Pitts Park held their first session in the park on 22nd of March…
We’ve recently brought together green delivery partners to discuss the funding landscape around green social prescribing
Our Project Manager Sam visited Penine Oaks in Pendle, Lancashire…
A retired widower has described how a community garden in Northwich helped him settle in to his new home
Now that we have a vision for our new network, we’ve been working on ways to express this in a new visual identity…
Workington Green Community Hub was awarded funding from Natural England to run five educational events, with an environmental theme, in 5 different areas around Workington. The aim was to raise
Over 60 local people visited Horton Community Farm, all getting involved in a range of activities this half term
Our Project Manager Sam visited Webb Lane Community Allotments in Stockport…
We’ve been putting forward our vision for the northern network to our many communities and partners.
Our Northern Network project team came together once again on a very cold day in December, for a full-day meeting and workshop.
Our Project Manager, Sam has been leading in-person community engagement events at different venues across the North.
Grozone is a hidden garden oasis offering a friendly and warm welcome to its local communities in Northwich, Cheshire.
Nancy and her husband Siu-Wah first got involved with Grow Speke about a year ago and have been regular volunteers ever since.
Our whole team came together online for the first time in October at a kick-off meeting to begin planning the Northern Network project.