Our aims and objectives, impact on the ground and how we operate as a federation of charities.
The main themes of our work and some of our most important initiatives.
Connect to our regional and local Groundwork Trusts.
What we can do for the wide range of people and organisations that we work with.
Find out the latest about how we're changing places and lives.
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We work with people to help them improve both where they live and their quality of life. This includes helping them to have meaningful involvement in the development of their local area.
Our teams of specialists are experienced in getting people to speak out, taking on-board their views and translating these into positive changes.
We also develop projects that bring together people from different backgrounds and age groups – reducing conflict and boosting neighbourliness. And we help people to adopt healthier lifestyles by becoming more active or being involved in food growing.
Examples of products and services:
Location: Hull Groundwork in Hull secured funding from Marks and Spencer through the “Greener Living Spaces” programme as well as funding from Gateway in Hull and Hull City Council’s Playbuilder allocation to make improvements to Pulman Street in Hull.
Location: Castleford Project to deliver waterfront public realm improvements and 1.2km of riverside cycle route.
Location: Wakefield A residential scheme for Wakefield & District Housing to improve the landscape of communal areas around three blocks of flats in Wakefield. Delivered in two phases.
Location: Pontefract The aims of the project commissioned by Wakefield & District Housing were: • To change the physical and visual appearance of a run down residential square with poor front boundaries, unkempt front gardens, abandoned garages and decaying concrete surfacing. • Achieve a well designed new residential square with very high quality materials and finishing. • Create a design template that could be adopted for regenerating other parts of the large Chequers Estate.
Location: Castleford Major refurbishment of the main area of public open space within the Whitwood Estate, Castleford for Wakefield & District Housing. Improvements include, car parking, a resident’s garden, boundary improvements a ball games area and stimulating creative play with natural materials.
Location: Dearne Valley Our community bike enterprise that gets people cycling and re-uses unwanted bikes
Location: Leeds We've been building strong partnerships with Arms Length Management Organisations to improve the lives of their tenants
Location: Sheffield A perfect day out - and healthy celebration of Sheffield's riverside paths
Location: Wakefield Students take part in a real life regeneration project
Location: Wakefield We helped the community on Aysgarth Estate to change where they live
