RELEASE DATE 29 July 2005
TITLE GROUNDWORK GREATER NOTTINGHAM DEMONSTRATES WIDER IMPACT
 

National regeneration media, partners and trust staff today gained a deeper insight into successful local sustainability projects within a complex environment as they visited the new NG7 headquarters building of Groundwork Greater Nottingham.

Located in Denman Street East, the HQ building is deliberately located within one of the key communities where demand has increased for Groundwork Greater Nottingham's work with partners to improve local people's quality of life and environment. A VIP tour of Groundwork Greater Nottingham projects took in Scotholme Primary School 'Scotalot' allotments project and 'Peggy's Park' a former railway cutting on the Edwards Lane Estate. (Background Information enclosed).

New Chair of the Trust, serial entrepreneur Valerie Dwyer, whose background includes enterprise, sustainability and partnership development, welcomed visitors to the morning event and tours which launch a new era for Groundwork Greater Nottingham. Valerie said:-

"I believe that Groundwork Greater Nottingham, as an innovator, is unique in being able to adapt and work with different programmes of activity to meet the needs of local communities. We are green, we are a charity and sustainability in the broadest sense is at the heart of who we are, what we do - but we are also professionals -driven by continuous improvement".

In taking people through the projects, Zbig Szulc, ED of Groundwork Greater Nottingham said:-

"In developing and delivering its activities, Groundwork Greater Nottingham encourages and facilitates genuine community engagement in order to deliver activity which is both appropriate and wanted".

A new strategy to raise their profile saw Case Studies and new marketing materials launched at the event which identify six interlinking key strands of delivery across Education, Land, Youth, Community, Employment and Business. Together these demonstrate innovation and experience in working with people to transform themselves and their communities, delivering Groundwork Greater Nottingham's mission - changing places changing lives.

Latest developments at Groundwork Greater Nottingham, including volunteering opportunities, can be found by speaking to us on 0115 9788212 or by e-mailing gn@groundwork.org.uk or visiting www.groundworkgreaternottingham.co.uk
 
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NOTES TO EDITORS
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