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Every year Groundwork delivers hundreds of projects across North Wales creating better neighbourhoods, building skills and job prospects and helping people to live and work in a greener way.
Our project at the Erlas Kitchen Garden near Wrexham helped 8 young unemployed people to develop new skills to give them the confidence and training to secure sustainable employment. Erlas is a Victorian walled Garden in Wrexham, which Groundwork has brought back to life. The garden is now used as a training ground for young people with produce from the garden being sold locally.
Groundwork North Wales are running a Reach the Heights project in Conwy, Denbighshire and Gwyneth. The project is to encourage young people between the ages of 14 -19 years to gain confidence and knowledge to enable them to go on to further education, employment or training.
Groundwork North Wales is looking for groups of young people to take part in a fun and participatory programme of activities. Funded by Funky Dragon, the Children and Young People's Assembly for Wales, the programme is designed to help young people achieve valuable skills, accreditation and experiences which help them in the future.
Groundwork North Wales are delivering WCVA's Jobs Growth Wales programme in Ceredigion, around Aberystwyth. We are looking for organisations, small or large who would like to create a new employment opportunity for a young person aged 16-24 years.
Our Gateway to Work project targets people from Conwy and Denbighshire who are not currently in employment. Beneficiaries join a free programme to help them to get back into work, training or volunteering.
Our Engagement Gateway programme targets people in Wrexham and Flintshire who are currently not in employment. Beneficiaries join a free programme to help them to get back into work, training or volunteering.
Our Gateway to Work project is based at the Faenol Estate near Bangor and at our Caernarfon Office.
The ILM project at our site in Wrexham provides opportunities to 48 young unemployed people. The project aims to give young people practical work experience and access to training to improve their employment prospects.
Our ILM project at the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden at the 16th Century Mostyn Estate in Flintshire provides opportunities for 32 young unemployed people.The team at Mostyn have worked hard to restore the kitchen gardens to their former glory. A range of vegetables and herbs have been grown, including leeks, potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beans and pumpkins.
Groundwork North Wales developed a sensory garden with TAPE Community Arts and Film and a range of community groups from Old Colwyn Bay. The garden plays a key role in hosting events and workshops for disabled people and also helps isolated groups feel part of the community. Project in partnership with CEMEX Community Fund.
Groundwork North Wales has been working with local volunteers to develop a community allotment in Porthmadog to encourage people to take up and interest in gardening and growing. Project in partnership with Gwynedd Youth Service and Exercise Referral Team Gwynedd.
The funding from M&S' carrier bag charge has enabled Groundwork to develop a beautiful green space for the Community Centre at Ty Cegin, in Bangor, Gwynedd.
Groundwork and QuayCat (Connah's Quay Community Action Team) have worked hard to transform the wetlands area in Connah's Quay, The area is now a nature reserve teaming with wildlife and access to the site has been made possible thanks to the transformation work carried out on the site.
In partnership with Britvic UK and Bangor University volunteers from Groundwork North Wales worked with Bangor Football Club and students to make environmental improvements around the new stadium site in Nantporth. A great opportunity for groups to learn new skills such as planting trees and shrubs.
The Green Spaces Team worked to regenerate an area of land at Ysgol Llanfairpwll. Activities included tree planting, sowing wild flower seeds and maintaining a willow tunnel. Project in partnership with CCW.
Working in partnership with Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen to reuse an area of land while providing opportunities for pupils to develop new skills and a greater understanding of food production and healthy eating. Project in partnership with CCW.
Work included developing the school's allotment area by laying a network of paths and creating a live willow tunnel and outdoor learning area. Garden is now being used by pupils to enhance horticultural and environmental skills. Project in partnership with CCW.
In partnership with the High Sheriff Walk Fund, Groundwork North Wales cleared sections of the disused Central Anglesey Railway track.
The project was supported by volunteers from Lein Amlwch groups who worked towards accreditations as part of the Millennium Volunteers and John Muir schemes.
Groundwork North Wales recently worked with staff and pupils at Bwlchgwyn Primary School to complete a range of grounds improvements, with the help of funding from CCW. The school already have an active group which undertakes food growing projects within the school grounds, and the school had identified that they wanted a greenhouse facility to extend the growing season for these volunteers and pupils.
Groundwork has secured funding through the Wales Co-operative Centre's Social Enterprise Support Programme to deliver Groundwork's Green Dragon Initiative across the convergence areas of Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Denbighshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Tath, Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Torfaen).
Groundwork North Wales 'Green Doctors' together with Wrexham County Borough Council are to give a thorough health check to hundreds of homes in Wrexham to treat the symptoms of fuel poverty. Fuel poverty is caused by a combination of low household income, high fuel bills and a poorly insulated house, Green Doctors can help target fuel poverty through improving insulation and reducing fuel bills.
Groundwork North Wales are offering households in Gwynedd and Anglesey the opportunity to get free help and practical advice to enable them to save more than £100 per year on their energy bills.
Groundwork's Community Garden Network Project develops community gardens across Wrexham and Flintshire and is funded by the Big Lottery and the Countryside Council of Wales until 2013.
Groundwork's Community Garden Network Project supports existing community gardens and the development of new community gardens across Wrexham and Flintshire.
Groundwork's' Mentro Allan Project worked with adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, sensory impairments and carers, encouraging them to take part in outdoor physical activity to improve health and wellbeing.
Pedal Power is an innovative cycling service run and managed by Groundwork North Wales which provides unique cycling and volunteering opportunities for people of all abilities. We have 2 sites in North Wales, our main site at Alyn Waters Country park, Wrexham and we also run a smaller service at Rhydymwyn Nature Reserve in Flintshire.
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