Project Description
Groundwork Community Awards
Semble is a place where Groundwork Community Award applicants can connect and share inspiring stories of community change.
The Semble platform is home to over 3000 community groups connecting, sharing and promoting what they do. We’re partnering with the Groundwork Community Awards so that all Groundwork applicants can join in the fun!
For more on the Groundwork Community Awards and to vote in the People’s Choice Award visit www.groundworkawards.org.uk
Groundwork projects on Semble
Stories from the Groundwork Community
Community Award
B.K.A. Karate had a wonderful evening in London at the Groundworks Awards the hosts were fantastic and it was the best night anyone could ask for, the amout of work [...]
Communities Taking Action – Groundwork...
Up and down the UK, people are getting together and making things happen in their communities. From community gardens to youth clubs, Friends of Parks groups to local sports clubs, [...]
Zoe’s Blog
On the 24th August 2019 (Saturday), The East Lincolnshire Down Syndrome Family Support Group made Tomato Swirls. This helps the kids with Down Syndrome- and the siblings!- to develop [...]
SEED FESTIVAL – PLANTING BIG...
After we left Stir to Action (see previous blog) we travelled up to Stroud in Gloucestershire to take part in Seed Festival - a festival for Planting Big Ideas. We [...]
News and Resources
Getting Festive Sustainably
This time of year is for eating and gift giving among your neighbours, friends and family. If you haven't already been eating mince pies, carolling and posting cards you will be soon enough! The [...]
Making the most of the festive season to create change: how to network
It's that time of year again - the silly season when our diaries fill with festive gatherings. Colleagues, neighbours, friends and family get together to celebrate the year past and plan for the year [...]
Creating a website for your community project
One of the key Semble values is to champion the power of small. We do this every day by supporting grassroots projects to grow their impact. A website can be a useful tool for this. [...]
Battling loneliness through community
It would be fair to say that loneliness is a 'hot' topic right now. A subject that until in recent years was plugged as a something that only elderly people, and perhaps the stereotypical [...]
Getting media coverage and sharing good news
Getting media coverage for your project can help your community grow! But for many, the idea of pitching, writing press releases or talking to journalists is daunting... For all those community projects wondering what [...]
Supporting and celebrating volunteers
Voluntary action drives positive change in communities across the UK. Our friends at Groundwork have been thinking about how to celebrate the amazing achievements of volunteers and how to put more power into their hands. [...]
Get involved #GwkCommunity
Are you a Groundwork Community Awards applicant?
You can use this platform to come together with other projects, to promote and celebrate your work and to keep up with the latest in funding and volunteer opportunities.