RELEASE DATE 10 November 2006
TITLE SCISSOR SISTERS SUPPORT GROUNDWORK GREATER NOTTINGHAM
 

For Immediate Release

WHAT: Scissor Sisters concert supporting Groundwork Greater Nottingham
WHEN: Sunday 12th November 2006
WHERE: Nottingham Arena

Representatives from local regeneration and environmental charity,

Groundwork Greater Nottingham will be attending the forthcoming concert which is being played by one of the UK's most popular bands, Scissor Sisters at Nottingham Arena on Sunday 12th November. The band are supporting Groundwork Greater Nottingham during their visit to the city.

During the current UK tour, Scissor Sisters are supporting different local charities from the towns and cities in which they are performing. As well as assisting the local charities with obtaining much needed media coverage, they are helping local good causes by contributing cash raised through guest ticket contributions and other competitions.

Richard Chamberlain of Groundwork Greater Nottingham explains, "We were contacted by the Scissor Sisters to see if we would be happy for Groundwork Greater Nottingham to be supported by them at their concert at the Nottingham Arena. This was an opportunity we could not miss out on - being associated with a great band like this - so naturally, we were only too happy to get involved."

An American band, The Scissor Sisters were formed in 2001, but did not come to prominence in the UK until 2004 when their single, Comfortably Numb reached number 10 in the charts. Since then they have gone from strength to strength and are now one of the UK's most popular bands. Their current single entitled "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" is currently number 15 in the UK charts.

For more information, contact Richard Chamberlain on 0115 9788212.
 
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Background Information enclosed
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