GROUNDWORK CASE STUDY

PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS

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Groundwork MSSTTTimber Wharf

42 - 50 Worsley StreetCastlefield

ManchesterM15 4LD

T: 0161 220 1000www.groundwork.org.uk /msstt

C O M M U N I T Y

656 Adult volunteer hours

283 Young person volunteer hours

6 Community organisations supported

44 Events, workshops, meetings and training sessions held

Transformation of a disused car park into a community growing space

Formation of the Sale West Community Garden Group (SWCGG)

Group supported to plan and deliver on-site works and events to engage local people and promote the project

Delivery of healthy eating and art projects at local schools and the Youth and Community centre. The boards produced now decorate the garden

Involvement and support generated from the wider community, evidenced by the lack of vandalism on site and the well attended weekly drop in sessions

Group making future plans, including fundraising, development of new sites in the area and expanding the numbers benefiting from local growing

To establish a community group to deliver and run a community allotment on a disused car park

To ensure the group operates in a financially and environmentally sustainable way

To promote healthy lifestyles by providing the infrastructure to grow food locally

To provide a better quality local environment by improving a disused space

To build community involvement and local partnerships to help support the future of the group

GROUNDWORK CASE STUDY

OUR ROLE

PARTNERS

“Groundwork have provided local residents

of Sale West with the necessary skills

and tools to develop their own sustainable

community garden. The project has now flourished into a fully

functioning garden and allotment with a robust

committee. Groundwork went above and beyond

the outcomes initially set and delivered on a

fantastic project.”

Dale Ward, Trafford Council

For more information contact:Deborah Murray

Sustainable Communities Manager

0161 220 1000deborah.murray@groundwork.

org.uk

Supporting the establishment and initial activities of a constituted group, SWCGG

Helping the group to involve the wider community in the design, build and now on-going maintenance of the growing space

Supporting the group through provision of formal training sessions including event planning, involving others, risk assessment and applying for funding

Working with Trafford College to initiate a 6 week Introduction to Growing course

Facilitating the group’s development of local partnerships including with Irwell Valley Housing Association, Friends of Dainwell Park, the local SWAP partnership and local schools

Supporting the group to develop a sustainable plan for their future activities, including building up numbers of volunteers and fundraising

PROJECT OBJECTIVES