Mark Makers is a Pollokshields Trust Project  to protect and enhance community recreation and green space in East Pollokshields. Go to our website below for full details and to watch our movie https://www.markmakers.org.uk/

Mark Makers is a Pollokshields Trust project  to protect and enhance community recreation and green space in East Pollokshields.

As we return to Spedan close Conservation area, we will be working to maintain the paths and woodland area to improve access and enhance the wildlife diversity. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts Read more [...]

We will be working with the Friends of St George’s terrace Nature Garden to look after this little wildlife refuge gem. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts with a warm up and finishes Read more [...]

Join us for a Hedgehog homes and habitat focused Workshop. Hedgehogs do not like being out in open spaces and will follow linear features such as hedgerows, walls, fences and buildings, they have poor eyesight but can recognise landmarks such as hedgerows, buildings and trees. We will be improving wildlife Read more [...]

Help us to preserve this site’s beauty and wildlife while improving your health. We will be managing any invasive plants in the butterfly meadow to encourage greater flower diversity. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each Read more [...]

Parks in Mind uses the power of nature to promote physical and mental health, whilst improving green spaces for people and wildlife. It does this by providing free volunteering opportunities on parks and open spaces where people can take part in fun nature conservation, health walks, arts and wellbeing activities. Read more [...]

Cancervive provides emotional support and practical help for people affected by cancer.  When someone close to you is diagnosed with cancer it can be an overwhelming experience.  Through face to face sessions and 24/7 Nationwide Telephone Support, we help our clients to cope with this life changing news. We support Read more [...]

Support for young people and children ​who have experienced any form of abuse or violence. Established in April 1994, 18U provides information and support to young people who have been abused in any way. The support we offer depends on the needs of the young person and it is confidential. Read more [...]

We want to create a growing space in our Community Centre so the children who attend our Youth Club can learn about biodiversity, connect with nature, enjoy and benefit from an improved environment and have the opportunity to grow their own organic vegetables. We would like to include the whole Read more [...]

Our spring/summer Habitat Management tasks have started! This session we will be working in the long grassland areas around the playing fields we will be pulling and digging out invasive and dominating plant species to maintain this precious habitat. Please note we have a new meeting point. Details in the Read more [...]

We return to Ingestre wood to care for the ranging habitat from Woodland through to Meadow. With your help we will be restoring the path and replacing sections of railing which have been degraded over the years. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, Read more [...]

Our spring/summer Habitat Management tasks have started! This session we will be working in the long grassland areas around the playing fields we will be pulling and digging out invasive and dominating plant species to maintain this precious habitat. Please note we have a new meeting point. Details in the Read more [...]

It Celebration time at Camden Green Gym! We have another extra special session today. Starting with a Bee Survey and count to track the bee populations and species type found in Waterlow Park. We will then break at 12.30 for a Summer Solstice BBQ in the Kitchen Garden. Although few Read more [...]

We are hosting a plum and stone fruit tree pruning workshop. In this session we covering the basics to Stone fruit tree prining and giving the orchard trees a sculpting. Learn new skills on how to successfully prune and how to manage an orchard. Sensible pruning can ensure the tree Read more [...]

You’ll be joining us for our regular Session at Waterlow Park. We will maintaining the vegetation cover and opening up last views in the Park’s wildlife areas. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts Read more [...]

Make Our Rights Reality (MORR) project from Youth Access, aimed at improving young people’s understanding and application of their rights as a tool to challenge injustice. In our first campaign – Our Minds Our Future – young people all over the country are teaming up to demand our right to mental Read more [...]

Butterflies Friendship Group is a place where bereaved and lonely people come together twice a month for two hours and where they can meet old friends and make new ones.  Through a range of activities and opportunities anyone who is lonely or bereaved can come along and find a safe Read more [...]

The Community in Cradley are joining together with Severn Rivers Trust and the Greggs Foundation to clean up the River Stour at Overend and a surrounding area of greenspace. The area is underused by local people because of litter and antisocial behaviour. With thanks to the Greggs Foundation, we will Read more [...]

Bright Futures are a registered charity working with young women aged 11-25 to give them a brighter future by raising their self-esteem and confidence around a range of issues which affect them including alcohol and substance misuse, sexual health and relationships, homelessness, family relationships, friendships, school, education, training, crime and anti-social Read more [...]

The Phab Freewheelers is a fortnightly evening social group for people with physical disabilities. We meet on Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent and offer free fun act and friendship.

Highway House is a homeless shelter based in Tottenham, London. We have been in operation for 10 years. We are expanding the provision of our services to all homeless people in Haringey by operating a day centre two days a week. The day centre will be open every Monday and Friday, Read more [...]

Craft at the Cowshed has been set up  to support The Cowshed Charity by upcycling unwanted clothing and textiles unsuitable for redistribution to those in need. Craft a the Cowshed meets currently on a weekly basis but we are hoping to expand to multiple locations. We are currently fundraising for Read more [...]

We are a faith group who since 1995 have run numerous community activities such as toddler groups, youth groups, luncheon clubs, art classes etc. Through a generous grant from #Greggs4good  we are expanding our provision by running ‘It’s Better Together’ – regular weekly relaxation and mental health coffee mornings together Read more [...]

A monthly group for older people living locally to get together, enjoy a cup of tea and scone and hear from an interesting speaker!

Creative sensory sessions with music and movement, for families with a child with disabilities. Running in the Newtown area of Powys around once a month and affiliated to the Touch Trust.

Kennet Furniture Refurbiz (KFR), are a white goods and furniture reuse charity. Recently awarded the “Reuse Organisation of the year 2019” by the Reuse Network, we aim to reduce usable items of furniture from entering landfill and refurbish items of white goods. Members of the public can donate their unwanted Read more [...]

Let’s Play supports 135 young people aged from 5-25 with additional needs in Banbury and the surrounding villages. The Project provides an After School Club, Holiday Club, Youth Group, and 18 plus group which is accessible to all. We have a bank of 30 playworkers who are highly trained in Read more [...]

Age Concern Bracknell Forest are taking a group of our members for a coach trip down to Eastbourne. We’ll have a great time, enjoying the fresh sea air whilst reminiscing about beach holidays in our younger days. And we’ll be off to Harry Ramsden’s for lunch!   We’re all incredibly Read more [...]

Motion Control Dance was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in May 2015 by the Charity Commission with an aim ‘ to ‘advance the education of people all ages, living in the Vale of Glamorgan and the surrounding areas, in the performing arts, particularly the art of dance, for the Read more [...]

We are a Leicestershire charity that seeks to help and serve our local community in a real and relevant way.On the last Sunday of every month we provide a Tea Party for mostly elderly people who are vulnerable for one reason or another. They may be experiencing loneliness due to Read more [...]

This is a multi-dimensional project which aims to achieve a lasting and meaningful legacy for the communities of Dumbarton and Alexandria, which are located within the geographical area known as the Vale of Leven.  The golden thread which links all of these sub-projects together is the River Leven which runs Read more [...]

A great big THANKS to Greggs Foundation for supporting Deaf Services Lanarkshire’s ‘KEEP FIT’ class.  The funding will enable us to continue the Keep Fit class and encourage the Deaf community to become more active, while socialising with other British Sign Language (BSL) users. We provide a wide range of Read more [...]

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/confidence-club In this day and age there are so many moulds that young people try to fit themselves into, and so many pressures on them to meet expectations it really ought not to come as no  surprise that we’re seeing such distressing rises in anxiety and mental health. Compounding the Read more [...]

Connect with an older person in your community with LinkAges Connect! LinkAges is an intergenerational  project in Oxford City, matching students and young professionals with local people who have lots of life experience! We offer lots of different experiences, from IT classes, to befriending. You will build mutual friendship over time Read more [...]

Thames21 are engaging and transforming lives and rivers in the River Brent Catchment, Greater London. Community-led river improvement and citizen science activities will be delivered through a series of practical river events; to develop skills, to share and building knowledge and experiences, to embed a greater love of our local Read more [...]

Each year we run gardening competitions across London and this year we are launching a new Community Garden Competition across all London. We are looking for sponsorship and entrants to the competition.

Saturday, April 27, 2019 1:00 PM  3:00 PM Coalie Park EdinburghScotland (map) Let’s give Leith a spring clean to celebrate #EarthDay2019. Last year almost 400 people took part in 11 litterpicks around Leith and collected more than half a tonne of litter from our streets. Can we break this record in 2019? Meet: Read more [...]

Keeping it Wild is a new three-year project, supported by National Lottery Heritage Fund, that will empower and inspire 600 young people aged 11-25, from backgrounds currently under-represented in natural heritage. They will gain vital skills while discovering, conserving and sharing their experiences of the capital’s wild spaces. The project Read more [...]

‘I find it hard to put into words what a crucial service Baby Basics is, as a midwife it helps me to provide safe care for my clients. There are no other services that could fill this gap locally’ NHS Midwife working with vulnerable women in Sheffield   Baby Basics Read more [...]

The South East Rivers Trust is an environmental charity which aims to acheive healthy rivers, for all, across the south east of England. We work from as far west as Baskingstoke, and as far east as Dover – looking after all the rivers and their catchments in between. We run Read more [...]

Stonehill Community Garden provides outdoor learning experiences for diverse groups. We provide a safe space where families, groups and individuals can come to enjoy nature, learn about sustainable gardening and meet new people and socialise. Our aim is to build self confidence and create connections between diverse groups in society, Read more [...]

Edible Paisley will grow fruit, herbs, vegetables and edible flowers in public spaces across North Paisley for everyone to share. A project coordinator and group of volunteers will care for two edible growing sites at local community venues. Community involvement will be supported with people taking part in gardening skills Read more [...]

The charity after 21 years in the Crypt of St Mary Magdalene Church is moving into new premises with widespread support of residents, businesses and partner organisations. The cost of refurbishment of a building empty and unused for many years bringing it into use as an important new community resource Read more [...]

The Share Shed is a Library of Things in Totnes (Devon, UK), where people can borrow all sorts of useful things, ranging from tools, house appliances, camping and gardening equipment, sewing machines, and much more! The project enables local people to borrow items at nominal cost so that they don’t Read more [...]

Friends of Horsey Seals are a Community Volunteer Group whose aim is to protect the breeding Atlantic Grey Seal colony at Horsey and Winterton on Sea from disturbance . With around 80,000 visitors each pupping season, it can be quite a challenge ensuring that visitors to the seals enjoy an Read more [...]

As one of the few areas harbouring natural chalk downland, this project will see an area of scrub and ruderals restored into a wildlife haven of diverse chalk grassland, using seed of local provenance for sowing and growing plug plants. These activities will be undertaken by our volunteers. This will involve scrub Read more [...]

Our project is supporting the members of local ethnic minority communities, particularly the Gurkha veterans communities at Aldershot, Hampshire to reduce carbon emissions and promote environmental conservation. Training, information and support are being provided to key members of ethnic minority communities to help them improve their understanding and skills on waste/litter Read more [...]

We have received funding from Regents Place Community Fund to run our Catering Project, taking place within New Horizon Youth Centre. It serves a healthy breakfast and up to 60 hot lunches a day to the most vulnerable and multi disadvantaged young people coming in to London. Many of these Read more [...]

Home-Start Camden and Islington has received funding from the Regent’s Place Community Fund to support 7 families living in the Regent Park area for 1 year.  We will do this by recruiting and training 7 volunteers who will visit the families in their homes for 3 hours per week to Read more [...]