Project Description
Building stronger, healthier communities
From Aberdeen to Cornwall, projects in 109 communities are doing good with #Greggs4Good!
The #Greggs4Good network brings together awardees from the various community programmes of the Greggs Foundation, which aim to make a difference at the heart of Greggs’ local communities. The awardees share updates and stories of their project’s progress to demonstrate impact.
To view the Greggs Foundation website, visit:
www.greggsfoundation.org.uk
Campaign updates
Here you’ll find the latest news regarding the progress of the campaign.
#Greggs4Good Photo Competition Winner Announced!
We have been so impressed by the standard of blogs posted and have loved hearing about how each of your projects have developed. The team at the Greggs Foundation have found it incredibly inspiring [...]
#Greggs4Good photo competition
We are very excited to announce that the first #Greggs4Good photo competition is now open! It has been so inspiring reading the updates from all Greggs Foundation grant awardees or scheme beneficiaries. We love [...]
Blogs from supported projects
Llansilin Over 60 Club – Spring and Summer Coach Trips
The project makes provision for 4 coach trips (Spring/Summer/Autumn). The first coach trip on Tuesday 14th May 2019, with 35 people participating, was via Oswestry, Shropshire and Welshpool, Powys and into rural mid Wales for lunch at the Dyffryn Café [...]
Combats Loneliness in the elderly – about the project
Llansilin Over 60 Club provides a meeting point for the elderly of the community. The majority of club members are single and live alone in an isolated rural community. Whilst many of the regular club activities are of a social [...]
Blackwood Stroke Support Group trip to Cardiff Bay
Blackwood Stroke Support Group braved the wild weather reports and took to the water on board the Seren Party Boat for a trip around Cardiff Bay and up the Taff to the Principality Stadium last Wednesday. The forecast stormy conditions [...]
Dementia Woodland Wellbeing Sessions from the Forest of Avon Trust
Woodland Wellbeing provides a space for people with dementia and their carers to spend quality time together in the relaxing environment of a local woodland. Our groups meets every other week for short walks, foraging, natural crafts etc. We have [...]
Up and Running!
The 'It's Better Together' Project funded by #Greggs4Good is now in full swing. Having purchased new Audio Visual equipment we are having a weekly coffee morning which has grown from 3 people initially to 12 at the last one. We [...]
The children take over The Berry Maze
The children take over the Berry Maze It's been a year and a half since the Berry Maze was planted, in November 2017. It was the result of a one year campaign which has seen the community coming together, donating [...]
We love the new equipment!
Our funding from the Greggs Foundation has been spent on new physical activity equipment across three of our Hampshire clubs. Our weekly clubs see older people come together and reminisce about sport, socialise and take part in physical activity games. [...]
Butterflies Transforming lives
Our grant to develop friendship group for the bereaved is making a real difference to the lives of people of all ages who have lost loved ones either recently or over the years. We have seen the numbers increase and [...]
Memory Boxes with Rotherham Social Days
As usual we have had the most wonderful day creating Memory Boxes specifically for a fabulous group of ladies and gents from Rotherham Social Days. Forteas which is the name of our Community Dementia Friendly Tearooms based inside Edlington Hilltop [...]
Let’s Get Active
We have had the most amazing time over the last few months getting active with the Greggs Foundation Grant we received. Our Young People went swimming during Half Term and had the best time playing around with floats and enjoying [...]
Families enjoy a fun filled session at Techniquest, Cardiff
Our amazing families spent a great evening at Techniquest in Cardiff, as the event was closed to the public it provided a safe and sensory aware space for all the children, their siblings and parents. Feedback from the event included: [...]
Thank you message
Always so lovely to receive thank you messages from patients and know that the care packs made a little difference in brightening someone's difficult day 🙂 #Greggs4Good
2000th care pack milestone!!!
Today Touch of Sparkle donated its 2000th care pack! 💜 To mark this special milestone, 50 care packs for boys and girls were donated to the Teenage Emergency Department at the hospital, providing overnight essentials, snacks and distractions for teenagers admitted to [...]
Blackwood Stroke Support Group learn all about the Welsh Regiment at Brecon Museum
Our first visit to Brecon Museum in April was so interesting that we decided to revisit it again in June. However this time we all brought packed lunches to eat in the Museum garden to give us all more time [...]
Sporting Memories – Hampshire projects new physical activity equipment thanks to #Greggs4good
Through funding received from the Greggs Foundation three of our Sporting Memories clubs (Eastleigh, Southampton and Winchester) have been playing with new equipment as part of their weekly club. After sitting down to reminisce about sport, older people 50+ who [...]
Nanas that knit
Since receiving money from Greggs, AList have been able to purchase wool to continue with our knitting for different charitable causes. These are school v-neck jumpers for students in India, Dementia 'twiddlemuffs', knee blankets for the elderly, blankets for the [...]
Our residential trip
Thanks to the Greggs 4 Good grant that we received, we managed to subsidise a residential trip for 10 of our deaf children and their families. They had an amazing time trying out some new sporting activities in a safe [...]
What a fabulous day!
Well, we've had a fantastic day down in Eastbourne! We weren't too lucky with the traffic, but once we got there the weather was glorious, hot and sunny, but a perfect breeze. Our members all made a beeline for coffee [...]
Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust School of Fishing and Conservation – 2
The second day put the young anglers to the test by getting a hands on experience of fishing at Carman Fishery. They all set up the rods and despite the windy conditions they all managed to fish very well. They [...]
Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust School of Fishing and Conservation
Last week was the premiere of our summer angling school, providing an opportunity to young people of West Dunbartonshire to explore the local aquatic environment and learn how to fish. This project was part of our Leven Legacy Project and [...]
Horseriding and train journies delight young children with autism
Ready Steady Go supports young children with autism in Monmouthshire, South Wales. The children who attend the weekly activity and school holiday club are now enjoying regular horse riding small group sessions and annual passes to Perrygrove narrow gauge railway, [...]
Greggs-funded initiative scoops award in recognition of support for older people in Oxford!
An initiative aimed at providing IT training for older people has led to an Oxford student winning a Vice Chancellor's Social Impact Award. In 2016 a group of students started IT lessons for older people. Oxford University student Albert Gifford [...]
Not long now…
We're off to Eastbourne in the morning! The weather forecast looks good, we've all packed our suncream and hats, and we're looking forward to fish and chips for lunch tomorrow. Everyone who has benefited from this has loved having something [...]
Connected Conservation
🐟🦟🌿 Connected Conservation Project 🐟🦟🌿 During June, we had the pleasure of working with Nat 4 Biology students from the Vale of Leven Academy to connect them to their local burn, the Mill burn. To start, we told [...]
Wild Trails
The River Leven has a number of paths and trails running along its length. In fact near the Strathleven estate, there is a lovely network of trails that locals and those working in the area can access if they want [...]
Another lovely thank you message
Another lovely thank you message received from a patient who received one of our cancer care packs at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge 🙂 #Greggs4Good
Thank you message
What a lovely thank you message 💜💜💜 #Greggs4Good
Preparing for our 2000th care pack donation
Our next donation will be our 2000th care pack! 💜 To mark this special milestone, we have been asked to provide care packs for teenagers at the hospital’s Emergency Department who are often admitted to hospital urgently and without any overnight essentials. [...]
Thank you messages
Amazing to receive such lovely thank you messages already following our donation of care packs yesterday 💜💜💜 #Greggs4Good
60 cancer care packs donated
Today 60 care packs (for both female and male patients) were donated to the oncology department at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. Thank you to everyone who donated and big thanks to our generous donor for helping to fund this batch [...]
Generous supporters!
What generous supporters we have! This week we received 4 parcels packed with goodies for our cancer care packs, including parcels all the way from Poland! They include everything from freshly made soaps to toiletries, sweets, biscuits, nail files, nail [...]
First purchase from #Greggs4Good
Today we received our first batch of goodies purchased with our amazing donation from the Greggs Foundation! 384 pairs of bedsocks, 108 playing cards, 120 notebooks, 96 chapsticks, 72 puzzle books, 80 pocket tissues, 96 Polos, 80 Maltesers and 500 [...]
Plant A Welly
Our St Ann’s Partnership Youth Club children designed & painted ceramic wellington boots before our plant a pot day for the local communities, some fab & creative designs 😄🎨
May Half Term Funday
Our St Ann’s Partnership Youth Club children had a fab Funday in the half term holidays!! 😀
Funshack Youth Club Trip
The Willows Centre where we hold our Youth Club Sessions is used a a polling station so rather than cancel our session with the help of Greggs we took them on a little trip to our local Funshack, the children [...]
We’re all going on a Summer Holiday!
My goodness but we're getting excited! Yes, June is turning out to be miserable and rainy, but we're confident that by the time July rolls around and we're on that coach to the beach the sun will be out in [...]
Blackwood Stroke Supports Group takes over the Rhondda Heritage Centre
Blackwood Stroke Support Group became the first Stroke Group to visit the Rhondda Heritage Centre on 22nd May. After prior discussions with the Heritage Centre and an onsite risk assessment a bespoke tour was agreed that overcame all safety concerns. [...]
Edward Kemp Community Garden, Ashville Road, Birkenhead
Thanks to the grant from the Gregg Foundation the raised beds are now completed and we have started filling them ready for our disabled plot holders. Andrew Sim is coming to the garden on Friday and will be taking possession [...]
Half-Term Excitement
It's less than a week to go until the start of May Half-Term and we have lots of incredible things happening here at the project! Greggs Charity Foundation have funded some exciting activities for us, the half-term timetable is looking [...]
Welcoming the newest member of the Cae Tan team
We are really chuffed to introduce Jessie Kidd, the new member of Cae Tan’s team. She is a dynamic & enthused representative of Cae Tan. Jessie has a BSc in Environmental Science, has worked as an education warden for Manchester [...]
Thank you Greggs Foundation!
CHAT - Chat2Us would like to say a big thank you to Greggs Foundation for their wonderful support for the Gosport community! CHAT help by engaging the local community in weekly craft clubs, monthly social lunches, litter picks and those [...]
Update from the Community Gardens March 2019
The gardens seem to have survived the recent storms relatively unscathed which has meant we've been able to crack on with sowing and making the new raised beds as the weather improves! The early potatoes are chitting away and are [...]
Spring Conservation Weekend at Hazel Hill Wood
I can’t believe that spring is here. Bluebells, primroses, hellebores and wood anemones are all poking their heads through the soft, wet leaves that cover the ground at Hazel Hill Wood. I am always excited at this time of year [...]
Splashing into 2019
Well, following on from our amazing award from the Greener With Greggs fund we've been able to equip ourselves with some fantastic equipment to help us keep our river free from the litter of modern society! We now have a [...]
Greenhouse now built!
The Premises Manager has done a fabulous job erecting the flat pack greenhouse ready for our children at Barmston Village Primary School to begin sowing seeds!! Thank you Greggs. We're looking forward to seeing the children begin to sow [...]
Dormouse Day at Hazel Hill Wood
Hazel Hill Wood, 7 miles east of Salisbury, is about to embark on a survey to look for the adorable and elusive hazel dormouse – and they need your help! On Sunday 10th February a free Conservation Day is being [...]
They’re in
On a cold January morning, members of Bilbrook community gathered in the Jubilee Wood to plant an orchard. Using money donated by the Greggs Foundation, 13 fruit trees were purchased and planted. The trees included apple, plum, pear and gage, [...]
January News from Grow Chichester
Update from the Community Gardens January 2019 Building the new raised beds Update Well 2019 has started with a cold snap but nonetheless [...]
Happy Christmas from the Community Gardens
Happy Christmas from the Community Gardens December 2018 Brussels sprouts ready to be picked. Update With Christmas nearly upon us it has been a good chance to celebrate the past [...]
News from the Community Gardens November 2018
News from the Community Gardens November 2018 Pumpkin harvested from the no-dig bed. Update With winter feeling like it might arrive any day we have been enjoying the last days of autumn in the community gardens. [...]
First outing
Our first event as 'Keep Ystradfellte Tidy Community Group' was on the 28th April 2018. We were greatly assisted by Rachel Palmer, local rep for 'Keep Wales Tidy', who supplied all the the litter picking tools, bags, gloves, hi-vis jackets [...]
Greggs signage added
We've now "planted" the new Welcome to Woodcroft Wildspace sign
Thank-you to Greggs!
Thanks to Greggs, we are looking forward to replacing the gardening shed at St.Andrew's CofE Primary School! The doors don't currently shut properly and it is soon becoming part of the greenery itself?! It will be great to get some [...]
Rusty wheelbarrows
Our gardening teacher is also looking forward to replacing the rusty wheelbarrows?!
Thank you to Greggs Foundation!
The Clean up Tarbolton woods campaign are delighted to announce we have been awarded a whopping '1850 from Greggs Foundation for our project 'Wild for Life at Brownies Parlour' Thank you so much! Here's to sharing our updates and finding [...]
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New trees planted. Thank you greggs
On a cool spring day 2 trees a blue atlas cedar and a japanese cedar were planted.
Greener with Greggs – Science under the stars
There was a great response to the house at the recent 'Science under the stars' event in Heswall. The event attracts a mix of families and educators and has a strong sustainability theme The model provided a useful conversation starter [...]
Greener with Greggs – Raising the roof and house warming
Much model making and another public outing under our belts and it's time for a belated update. First a piece of board was cut to size... Then strengthened... A box of roof tiles was cut to size... The tiles were [...]
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GREGGS grant for OASIS – Flowers for Life Project
We are delighted to tell the world that we have been given a grant from GREGGS to help our Flowers for Life project. We will be able to do some fabulous work with people of all ages in the Worksop [...]
Greener with Greggs – a day at the fair
Our second outing with the energy house was to Blackberry Fair in Whitchurch. Building on the first 'live' test in West Kirby the model has been adapted and further developed. More substantial windows have been added and the front facade [...]
Greener with Greggs – Earth Fest success
Our first 'live ' outing at a public event went well. We arrived in good time but in damp conditions. Heavy rain before the event and further showers during set up were not ideal. In view of the conditions [...]
Greener with Greggs – Preparing for ‘live’ test
With an event coming up on 9th September it is all hands to the pump to get the exhibit ready for its first live test. It won't be the finished model, but hopefully one ready enough to test the basic [...]
Greener with Greggs – testing time
With some key elements in place, testing has now begun. We need to start looking at the model through the thermographic camera in order to find out how well different heat sources look. Here we have an image of the [...]
Greener with Greggs – Wrapping up
Time for another update on the model making. Alan has been working hard wrapping one of the two semis with insulation. Previous the side wall and top floor ceiling had been insulated. Now the rear wall and floor have been [...]
Greener with Greggs – A photo for the competition?
We wanted to enter the Greener with Greggs photo competition. Unfortunately because we are not quite there yet with our project, we can't post the perfect picture that we wanted to. In my mind's eye I can see the image. [...]
Greener with Greggs – A new perspective
In order to give people a new perspective on energy efficiency we are creating an exhibit they can see in different ways: 'As is' - a model showing one house with energy efficiency measures and one without. Thermally - using [...]
Greener with Greggs – The house conversion in progress
Time to share some photos of the house conversion in progress. We started with a single dolls house but need to convert it in to two semis. The idea is to contrast one with the other. The conversion is not [...]
Greener with Greggs – our project begins
Delighted to begin our #GreenerwithGreggs journey! Earlier in the year we inherited a dolls house with the hope that one day we could use it to create an interactive model to showcase the benefits of energy efficiency measures. Thanks to [...]
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