We're made up of three local Groundwork Trusts that work together across the South East.
Our introductory video and some of our most important initiatives.
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.
Further your career or help us make a difference.
Creating and delivering a strategy for coping with climate change needs to be at the top of the agenda for every local authority. That means devising ways of moving to a low carbon economy, and preparing for the impact of inevitable climate change. Groundwork Thames Valley has worked with Slough Borough Council and People 1st Slough to introduce The Green Doctor scheme to save energy in homes.
We can help with both. We have an impressive track record working with businesses and other organisations to help them cut resource and energy use and implement environmental management systems. We can help key industry sectors in your area make changes – and we can advise carbon reduction on the local authority’s own estate.
We’re also building our knowledge in how we will need to adapt outdoor environments for a future climate. This means reconsidering the role of green infrastructure in urban spaces, investigating natural flood management techniques and building green roofs and using technologies such as sustainable urban drainage systems. We run training in adapting the landscape to climate change.
Location: South East Groundwork and our team of Green Doctors are helping Southern Water to encourage customers to take advantage of the benefits of a water meter.
Location: South East Blue Sky Development & Regeneration is a social enterprise that helps ex-offenders move successfully into long-term employment.
Location: Swanscombe The Walkie Talkies™ initiative employs local people to spread a positive regeneration message, distribute news about major regeneration and renewal initiatives and feed back people’s views to local stakeholders and the local authority.
Location: Slough The Green Doctor service aims to tackle the issue of fuel poverty in low income vulnerable households in Slough and tackle climate change through a mix of workshops and home visits.
Location: Reading The Reading Motor Education Project works with young people from the age of 12 offering practical training in motor mechanics.
Location: Brighton and Hove Saunders Park is a 4.2-acre plot between Hollington Road and the A270. Its a handy spot for local families, but area was run down and the green space was woefully under-used.
Location: Kent Groundwork's Spark IT Training Centre operates from a local community building in Swanscombe, Kent, and since its opening in 2006 has offered a range of IT courses and employment and skills training to local people.
Location: Gillingham Groundwork undertook a project to improve the area around the flats in Britton Street, focusing on the open space around the flats, road and the car parking areas.
Location: Southampton One of the programmes that Groundwork delievers is the Governments Future Jobs Fund for people aged 18-25 who have been out of work for over six months.
Location: Kent The programme has been operational since 2008, with participants securing employment as well as recieving support to assist them in the search for future employment.
