RELEASE DATE 28 March 2006
TITLE Help Bring the Peoples Millions to Nottingham
 

A local charity is urging the people of Nottingham to add their support to a bid for Lottery funding to bring valuable new facilities into the area.

Groundwork is one of three charities in with a chance of securing £1.5 million from The People’s Millions in a contest launched by The Big Lottery Fund and GMTV aimed at giving the public a real say over where Lottery funding is invested.

Viewers of GMTV will decide where the money goes in a public vote which will take place during the week of 3 April and Groundwork is appealing to local residents to get behind their campaign.

Groundwork’s proposal – entitled Safe & Sound - will see the £1.5 million divided among 25 projects across England, Wales and Northern Ireland aimed at helping young people and adults work together to turn local eyesores into safe and attractive spaces.

If the bid is successful, Groundwork Greater Nottingham will be working with partners to create a new play area behind St Anns Play Centre. The area of land where the propsed improvements will take place will provide play opportunities for a range of different age groups.

Zbig Szulc, executive director of Groundwork Greater Nottingham says “All of the projects Groundwork delivers are designed to meet the needs and demands of local people in the areas that we support. The People’s Millions contest provides an opportunity for us all to register how important these new facilities are to improving the quality of life in Nottingham.

“Safe & Sound is all about getting people from different generations to understand each other’s point of view and work together to improve the environment we all share and create valuable facilities in areas that need some investment.

“Not all young people are hoodie-wearing yobs and not all adults think children should be seen and not heard. We want to break down some of the myths and stereotypes that exist and demonstrate that we’re all trying to achieve the same thing – a clean, safe and green local environment that makes us feel good about where we live.”

Groundwork’s Safe & Sound proposal will be showcased on GMTV during the week of 3 April with viewers able to make their views count through phone, text and online voting.

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