Latest News & Blogs
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BLOG: Understanding IPS – Individual Placement Support
Here at Groundwork Greater Manchester we deliver skills & training programmes that help people be better equipped to access jobs, improving their life chances & well-being as a result of being in a fulfilling career. Several of these employment programmes take an IPS approach; Individual Placement Support. This includes our Working Well programme which supports…
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BLOG – Rochdale’s Green Spaces Fund Summer Roadshow
Background The Green Spaces Fund is a £2.6 million funding pot delivered by the GM Environment Fund. The project was made possible thanks to support from Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham. The funding helps local community groups increase the quality and quantity of accessible, nature-rich green space in their area. So far, funding has supported…
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STATEMENT – Congratulations to Andy Burnham, re-elected as Greater Manchester Mayor, May 2024
The 2nd May 2024 saw the re-election of Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester Mayor, providing Groundwork with the opportunity to share our expertise and the experiences of those we support with the new Mayor before plans are set in stone. Dear Andy, Firstly may I congratulate you on your re-election as Mayor of Greater Manchester.…
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NEWS – 25 years of Prince’s Trust at Groundwork Greater Manchester
Background Prince’s Trust TEAM programme is a 12-week development programme for 16 to 25-year-olds that are not in education, training, or employment. The Groundwork team currently deliver the programme in Ashton, Oldham and Rochdale supporting young people with a range of barriers restricting them from reaching their potential. 2023 marked the 25th year of the…
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BLOG – Our Land, Our Future – World Environment Day 2024
World Environment Day on the 5th June brings together millions of people from across the globe, engaging them in the effort to protect and restore the Earth. In 2024 World Environment Day focuses on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” Land restoration is vital…
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BLOG – Your views on Parting with Plastic – Earth Day 2024
Earth Day is the world’s longest running and biggest environmental movement driving positive action for our planet. In May 2024 150,000 partners in over 192 countries joined forces to reduce plastic production by 60% by 2040 and we were keen to ensure Greater Manchester residents were involved too! We know that climate action takes lots of…
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NEWS – Supporting Veterans – Our 2023/24 Annual Review
Groundwork have been supporting Armed Forces Veterans in Greater Manchester since 2017 when we launched the Operation Re-Org programme to help veterans secure and sustain civilian employment. Eight years later the programme continues to expand and adapt to where support is needed the most. In this blog, we will review how the programme team have…
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BLOG – Ideas for your National Education Nature Park grant project
Nurseries, schools and colleges across the country maybe able to receive a grant of up to £10,000 as part of the National Education Nature Park’s initiative to turn grey spaces in education settings green. The funding can help cover the costs of installing green features such as ponds, grasslands and wildflowers, flower, fruit and vegetable…
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NEWS – £1.2 Million Investment In The Medlock Valley
Groundwork Greater Manchester are pleased to announce a £1.2 million Species Survival Fund grant for a partnership project working in the Medlock Valley. Working alongside TCV, Canal & Rivers Trust, City of Trees and Mersey Rivers Trust and in partnership with Manchester City Council, Oldham Council and Tameside Council, the project will enhance habitats at…
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NEWS – Prison education programme commended as Good by Ofsted
Groundwork’s Employment Specialists are delivering a programme of practical and soft skills within a prison setting supporting people into careers such as construction and landscaping post-release and helping reduce the risk of reoffending. Over the past 18 months we’ve been working in HMP Forest Bank delivering a range of construction courses. We’re currently delivering the…
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NEWS – Local community celebrate International Women’s Day at Suffragette Square in Stockport
Background Suffragette Square, just off Bridgefield Street in Stockport town centre, was opened in 2018 by Stockport Council, on the 100th anniversary of women gaining the legal right to vote. Over the past six months, Groundwork Greater Manchester, Stockport Council and Totally Stockport have worked together and with local communities to revitalise the Square, refresh…
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NEWS – Young Volunteers Make A Big Difference at Spotland Community Centre in Rochdale
A group of 13 young people, aged between 16 and 25, have recently supported a community project at the Spotland Community Centre on Spotland Road in Rochdale. The young people have given the centre’s main meeting room and communal corridor a much need facelift. They have repainted the areas, including bespoke designs created by the…