Groundwork East Projects in Bedfordshire

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Projects we can run in Bedfordshire

  • River Champions
    River Champions

    A project to train volunteers to become River Champions to collect data on stretches of the Lea that are lacking, to build our knowledge of the river habitats, and allow partners working along the Lea to identify and deliver future river improvement works.

  • Memorial Park, Luton
    Memorial Park, Luton

    A hub of food growing activities where our staff work with residents to care for a garden, growing fruit and vegetables and learning about healthy eating and cooking.

  • Green Doctor
    Green Doctor

    Groundwork’s Green Doctors are energy efficiency experts providing free and impartial support helping residents stay warm, well, and save money on their household bills.

  • Family Gardening Sessions
    Family Gardening Sessions

    A two hour gardening session open to families to learn the basics of gardening, where our food comes from and to feel the benefits of working with nature.

  • The River Lea conservation
    The River Lea conservation

    Groundwork East have a number of projects along the River Lea, supporting management and conservation activities to protect and restore it.

  • Carbon Literacy Training
    Carbon Literacy Training

    Carbon Literacy is a one day course certified by the Carbon Literacy Trust designed for anyone to get to grips with zero-carbon living and working.

  • Wild Play
    Wild Play

    Family sessions focusing on the benefits of improving literacy by taking learning outdoors, also increasing physical and mental wellbeing.

  • Junior River Wardens
    Junior River Wardens

    Educating school pupils, youth and uniformed groups on the importance of maintaining the health of their local river and what they can do to preserve it.

  • Yellow Fish
    Yellow Fish

    Rivers are at the heart of a town or city’s historic, social, and economic development. This project raises awareness of what you can and can’t put down the drain.

  • Grow It, Cook It
    Grow It, Cook It

    Groundwork runs courses across the East of England that introduce families to growing and cooking, to improve their health and well-being.

  • Home Grown
    Home Grown

    An online course that supports families with young children showing them how to grow their own fruit and veg at home and how to cook food together.

  • Project Groundwater
    Project Groundwater

    The aim of Project Groundwater is, through innovative solutions and stakeholder engagement, to build resilience to groundwater flooding for communities

  • Single Use Sucks
    Single Use Sucks

    More than 5m disposable vapes are thrown away every week.This project raises awareness of how dangerous single use vapes can be to the wider environment.

  • Water Literacy
    Water Literacy

    Courses aiming to inspire, motivate and educate professionals to play their part in addressing the environmental impact of water scarcity in the UK.

  • Sustainable Business Service
    Sustainable Business Service

    Our Sustainable Business consultants offer a huge range of impartial, tailored sustainability advice to help organisations build a greener future.

  • Landscape Architect Services
    Landscape Architect Services

    Our experienced Landscape Architects understand that good quality green spaces are critical to how our neighbourhoods function.