Volunteering opportunities for young people, aged 11 to 16 years, to improve the physical environment of Roker Park, through activities including vegetation management and plant propagation. Young people will be taught a range of practical skills, providing them with a wide variety of skills and knowledge. CEED is delivering this Read more [...]
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Earth Moves Cooperative
Earth Moves offers educational and transformational experiences and events. We are a cooperative who adhere to cooperative ethics and principles. We advocate holistic, self-empowered and creative ways of engagement, healing, conflict resolution and enhanced understanding. We believe that arts, well-being activities, nature immersion and horticulture are life-enhancing for the individual, Read more [...]
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Reddy lane Market Garden
Reddy LaneÂ’s stall on Levenshulme Market and veg box scheme is one of only a few outlets for locally grown organic veg in Manchester. It is the only one where you can meet the growers, and all the income goes directly to cover farm costs and pay their wages. This Read more [...]
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Enhancement of entrances to the Nant Fawr Woodlands
The Friends of Nant Fawr is a voluntary group and we work with 6 local schools in the local environment. The Nant Fawr is 100 acre site of meadows and woodlands in the north of the City and the entrances are neglected areas (the local council depends on local volunteers Read more [...]
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Trinity Academy going green!
This year our academy has a strong focus on recycling, composting and becoming a greener academy! We will also post about our Trinity Farm. All of our students are always interested to get involved with our outdoor projects across the full campus, especially with our lovely farm animals!
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Walton Community Garden & Growing scheme
The friends of Walton hall park are an award winning group of volunteers working in the park situated in the north of Liverpool. The group has been growing plants in pots for three years now. But with the help of the Big Lottery they have now started a great community Read more [...]
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Cultivation Street
I work for a not for profit organisation called Cultivation Street, the founder being the Love your Garden gardener David Domoney. Cultivation Street was set up to primarily support community gardens – whether that be a community groups, school garden or even individual projects. Although the main attraction to Cultivation Read more [...]
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Rooted in Hull
Rooted in Hull (RiH) is an innovative Urban Agriculture Project currently being developed on St PeterÂ’s Street in the centre of Hull. Working in partnership with local business, RiH has take over a vacant development site and with the help of a broad coalition of community groups, local and national Read more [...]
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The Hive
Building better co-operative businesses The Hive is a business support programme from Co-operatives UK and The Co-operative Bank, for people wanting to start or grow co-operative or community enterprises. Our mix of online resources, advice and training can help you build a better co-operative business.
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Gift a Bundle – Gifting on outgrown baby clothing.
Redistributing good quality, outgrown baby and children’s clothing as gifts between families for Mother’s Day. When it comes to childrenÂ’s clothing weÂ’ve been looking behind the seams. A whopping 183 million items of outgrown baby clothing are stashed in UK homes, enough to provide over 250 items for each baby Read more [...]
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Learning from the River Brent
Thames21 runs the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre (WHEEC), adjacent to the Welsh Harp Reservoir in the London Borough of Brent. Within the 5ha of woodland with ponds and a small section of river Thames21 has been delivering sessions for primary schools, enabling local children to experience and learn from nature. Thames21 is Read more [...]
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Stone Age and Dig for Victory (WWII) Garden Volunteers
Our Stone Age and WWII Dig for Victory gardens are an invaluable resource used in our school and community outreach sessions. These garden sessions allow local children of all ages and abilities to engage with nature and spend time outside, a rare experience in London! Without volunteers, we would not Read more [...]
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Wassailing in St Laurence Orchard!
By popular demand, Trust Links are moving Wassailing to Sunday 28 January at 14:00-15:30 at St Laurence Orchard. Come and wake the trees up for the Spring in historic St Laurence Orchard, located in Eastwoodbury Lane (at the junction with St. Laurence Way), Southend-on-Sea Sample the spiced apple juice, join Read more [...]
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MCF Bulk Buster
MCF collect old bikes and wheelchairs, and use them for vocational maintenance training for hundreds of people in prisons and the community. Some restored bikes are sold at affordable prices in MCF Community Bikerys, but most are donated through partner organisations to disadvantaged people locally and around the world. Over our first five years, MCF Read more [...]
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Project Kingfisher
We are pleased to announce our new Education Project funded by the Greggs Foundation. It has been said that we learn to love nature as children but then commit to respecting and protecting it later in life. Therefore to protect our rivers for future generations, we need to ensure children today Read more [...]
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Make Dyke House Beautiful
A group of keen volunteers guerilla gardening on our Estate to make the place look and feel better.
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The Friends of Bassleton Beck
Bassleton Beck sits between two large communities in the Borough of Stockton on Tees: Thornaby and Ingleby Barwick. It has footpath access to it and along part of its length. This is potentially an ideal spot to walk dogs, enjoy the outdoors, for children to play, and to learn about Read more [...]
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Butterfly Project at Whickham Hermitage Garden
The Butterfly Project – helping restore natureÂ’s balance! The Butterfly Project is an ambitious, long-term scheme for Whickham Hermitage Community Garden. We’re building a series of greenhouses, or igloo pods, for native butterflies, ladybirds and other beneficial insects – natural plant pollinators which are currently in decline throughout the world. Read more [...]
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Guerilla gardening – let the petal see the metal
From October to December 2017 we at TheWharton Tust, The Annexe have been randomly planting over 5000 crocus and daffodil bulbs out in the community of Dyke House. We have a great team of volunteers who were out even in the snow! #geurillagardening So far we have planted at The Read more [...]
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All in the Making at Layer Breton Heath
Habitat management for nightingales and heath regeneration work. Scalloping a gorse hedge to open it up provide an open space for the public and greater area for birds to nest in. Removing self set trees to encourage a heath land habitat for the local community and the wildlife
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Year 1 Garden
We have received a generous donation from Greggs Foundation Environmental Fund to renovate a garden outside our Year 1 classroom.
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Wildlife Corner
Local voluntary organisation The Conservation Volunteers will clear, prepare and replant an area of land at the cemetery. Fast growing shrubs will be planted to provide a barrier at the edge of the cemetery and enhance the area for wildlife. A variety of shrub species, selected for their value as Read more [...]
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Roots for the Future, planting trees thanks to #GreenerwithGreggs
Roots for the Future’s mission is to engage communities in tree planting to cultivate a lasting legacy of environmental sustainability. We envisage a future where communities are inspired to implement natural solutions to climate change. We believe community activities, like Roots for the Future’s are at the root of curbing the Read more [...]
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Edible Rotherhithe
Edible Rotherhithe will transform an vacant area of land at the rear of a social housing estate into a thriving new community space in Rotherhithe, SE16. The project will feature a well being garden, food growing, a carpentry workshop, arts and crafts and, skills development opportunities run by ourselves and Read more [...]
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Hedgehog re-introduction and education programme
Our hedgehog re-introduction project involves fostering and caring for young hogs, setting up hog houses and food stations, releasing healthy hogs into the wild in the village, educating and encouraging the opening up of gardens and wilding of gardens to make them hog friendly. Using a night time camera to Read more [...]
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Tice’s Meadow Biodiverse Birdwatching Shelter
We are a community run volunteer group that works to manage the Tice’s Meadow Nature Reserve, near Badshot Lea in Surrey. Our project is the construction of a birdwatching shelter and community volunteering hub on the viewing mound on site. The shelter will be a converted second-hand shipping container, with Read more [...]
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Incredible Edible Avenue SW8
Greening the area between Thessaly Road and Stewarts Road, covered by three estates, Patmore, Carey Gardens and Savona. Planting fruit tees and bushes to create a community orchard Running regular gardening workshops – The Potting Shed Working with schools and community groups Upskilling around horticulture, upcycling, cooking, healthy eating Volunteering Read more [...]
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Developing a wildlife-friendly community garden in Mickleton (near Chipping Campden)
Connecting people with nature (World Environment theme 2017) Objective: to develop a small portion of the lawn area behind the Methodist Church as a ‘Community Garden with butterfly/bee-friendly shrubs and plants, a narrow strip of native wild flowers (characteristic of old flower meadows). Some bird boxes/feeders and insect ‘hotels’ might Read more [...]
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Incredible Edible Hooky School Garden
Our Incredible School Garden Project aims to develop a growing space within the grounds of the village school including raised growing beds for fruit and vegetables, a green house, cold frames, bee hotels, a compost bin and wormery. Children will be able to learn about sustainable horticulture, ecology and the Read more [...]
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Bee keeping training at Growing Matters – gardening therapy at Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden
We are delighted to have been awarded funding from the Community Project Fund supported by the Greggs Foundation. Growing Matters is a new charity operating from Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden, delivering therapy through horticulture. We have an enthusiastic group of volunteers from a variety of backgrounds, all united in the Read more [...]
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Bee keeping training at Growing Matters – gardening therapy at Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden
We are delighted to have been awarded funding from the Community Project Fund supported by the Greggs Foundation. Growing Matters is a new charity operating from Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden, delivering therapy through horticulture. We have an enthusiastic group of volunteers from a variety of backgrounds, all united in the Read more [...]
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Bee keeping training at Growing Matters – gardening therapy at Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden
We are delighted to have been awarded funding from the Community Project Fund supported by the Greggs Foundation. Growing Matters is a new charity operating from Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden, delivering therapy through horticulture. We have an enthusiastic group of volunteers from a variety of backgrounds, all united in the Read more [...]
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Mr and Mrs Polluto
Mr and Mrs Polluto is a series of fun-filled, interactive family performances for ages 4+ that generate an interest in caring for the environment and recycling. Taking place in Redbridge libraries and housing estates, the performances encourage residents to recycle more, litter less and take pride in sustaining green neighbourhoods.
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Future Gardeners – helping you on the way to a career in horticulture
Future Gardeners – new course start date – Wednesday 16th January Are you looking to get into gardening as a career? Are you currently unemployed and not sure where to start? Future Gardeners is a 10 week part-time course which will support you into a career in horticulture. It is Read more [...]
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Small Works Big Ideas
Are you 13 – 24? Do you live/work/ go to school in Islington? Do YOU have a BIG IDEA ? Small Works ‘Big IdeasÂ’ is an exciting and fun programme during which weÂ’ll help you turn your big or small idea into a real project. YouÂ’ll learn about social enterprise, Read more [...]
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Whirlygig Toy Library
We are a new toy library opening soon in Beacon Heath in Exeter. We are part of Merry Go Round Toy Libraries, a local small charity that provides really good quality toys, games and resources for children to play with then take home for a week or two. Our main Read more [...]
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PoetsÂ’ Corner Community Garden
Since January 2016 the members of PoetsÂ’ Corner Community Garden have taken on and transformed an underused former community garden on the Bethnal Green Estate & created a renewed, bigger, more beautiful garden & resource for the local community. Despite being the newest community garden in Tower Hamlets, PoetsÂ’ Corner Community Garden Read more [...]
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CARAS (Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers)
CARAS means Community Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Since 2002 we have supported refugees and asylum seekers in south London to integrate and lead independent lives. Last year our more than 120 active volunteers supported 300 people, primarily women and unaccompanied children, through English classes, one-to-one support, our problem-solving Read more [...]
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Punch and Juicy liquid foods
Who are Punch and Juicy Liquid Foods Punch and Juicy Liquid Foods are an Award winning social enterprise that primarily started out selling and promoting healthy liquid food We currently pop up in temporary locations including markets and events as a hire-able juice bar serving fresh Juices, Smoothies , Soups Read more [...]
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Graduate Planet CIC
Graduate Planet CIC is the UKÂ’s first social enterprise recruitment agency with a clear environmental mission. As a certified member of Social Enterprise UK we aim to make the world a better place by reinvesting our annual trading profit into environmental initiatives to raise awareness and combat climate change. These Read more [...]
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Greening De Frene Market Garden
There will be 3 main types of activity that will directly benefit our service users (co-workers) and the local community as well as the environment in which they work and live. Firstly we will develop more microhabitats and niches including: Butterfly garden – designed to feed caterpillars as well as Read more [...]
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National Sustainable Schools Conference – volunteers needed
SEEd and the Sustainable Schools Alliance are delighted to run our successful annual sustainable schools conference again. This year we are being sponsored by Supply Chan!ge, an EU project with Think Global addressing environmental and human rights around supermarket supply chains. Date: Monday 13th November Location: Baden Powell House, South Read more [...]
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Largs Organic Gardens
Community Garden at Largs Railway Station. A Viking themed community garden, created on a disused area of old track bed within the Railway Station. Situated next to Platform 1 garden members grow their own organic fruit, vegetables and flowers in whiskey barrels and raised beds. We have communal fruit trees, Read more [...]
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Skelton Grange Conservation Sessions
This year Skelton Grange Environment centre is celebrating it’s 25th birthday and working with a group of volunteers from the local community we will help to further improve the nature reserve through various conservation tasks. These will include sowing wildflower meadows, planting a vegetable garden, managing hedges, ponds and woodlands Read more [...]
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Friends of the croft school forest school
My children’s School , The Croft Primary School in Painswick, Gloucestershire currently has a small nature area for reception and year 1 children, the friends of the croft school (PTA) would love to develop this area further to become a proper functioning forest school where all ages can go to Read more [...]
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Archbishop’s Park Pre-School Family Allotment
A free Allotment Gardening group for local families with pre-school children at the corner of Archbishop’s Park. The two hour long workshops provide season planting, harvesting and craft activities for adults and children to enjoy together. Sessions run every Friday from 10 am – 12 noon. Children and their parents/carers Read more [...]
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Children’s residential holiday group leader
Do something amazing with your holidays – Free to Be Kids is looking for energetic, passionate volunteers to help lead incredible holiday projects for particularly disadvantaged children. Can you spare a week to help? Free to Be is a growing London based charity supporting children and young people who are Read more [...]
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Greenholm Primary School Farm
We have been allowed to take ownership of a field behind the school, which is landlocked and owned by the local authority. It is 5.2 acres and we plan to develop a school farm, and an area for the children to do PE.
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Wild Cat Wilderness
The Wild Cat Wilderness is a unique, wild community green space in Catford coordinated by the Rushey Green Time Bank. Here the local community can explore nature and wildlife, play or relax in its peacefulness, learn new outdoor skills, share and enjoy the space with other local people of all Read more [...]