RELEASE DATE 10 March 2005
TITLE GROUNDWORK COURSES GIVE ORGANIC SKILLS
 

Local environmental charity, Groundwork Greater Nottingham is running a series of taster course on organic gardening. There will be 6 sessions, covering everything from how to plan a productive fruit and vegetable patch, to how to make good compost. If you would like to find out more about organic gardening, now is your chance. You can come to all of the sessions, or just dip in as you prefer.

The 6, weekly taster sessions will start on Thursday 7th April between 1pm and 3pm and will take place at Pasture Rd Allotments in Stapleford.

All sessions are free of charge and open to all. If there are any arrangements we might need to make to make your access to the course easier, please get in touch.

Please contact Chloe Griffiths on 0115 9788 212 for more information or to book a place.
 
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Please note that all our projects involve people and communities and many have to be seen to be believed. They each have very different real life stories of transformation, they are very photogenic, and in order to continually improve our communities, we will be delighted to share more of these with you, including fielding interviews and making visits available to you

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

GGN has been established for 14 years

In a typical year we Groundwork Greater Nottingham works with communities to:-
· Develop and deliver at least 100 new projects
· Deliver over 4000 person days of youth activity
· Engage with over 200 local businesses
· Work in partnership with at least 80 schools
· Deliver 40 locally significant environmental improvement schemes
· Deliver 2 regionally significant conferences a year

We are currently working on 55 live projects

Nationally, Groundwork is one of the UK’s leading social and environmental partnership organisation’s, working with people, local authorities and businesses to promote economic and social regeneration by improving the local environment. Through it’s network of around 50 Independent Trust’s around the UK, from Tyneside to South Wales, Northern Ireland to Hackney, Groundwork uses the environment to improve their quality of life. Groundwork is an independent charity, which involves 60,000 adult volunteers and over 120,000 school children each year in local environmental projects. From small community schemes to major regional and national programmes, Groundwork’s local Trust’s work in partnership with local people, local authorities and businesses to promote sustainable developments in their local area.

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Groundwork Greater Nottingham
Denman Street East
Notingham
NG7 3GX

T: 0115 9788212
F: 0115 9787496
E: gn@groundwork.org.uk