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Groundwork works on thousands of projects across the UK each year.
We're keen to share what we learn with others and help more lives and places change.
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Location: Kingston, London Jubilee Way Playscape offers an adventurous play area for children and teenagers that is very different to traditional playgrounds seen all over the country.
Location: Westminster, London Groundwork London were commissioned to create a new Nature Area in Paddington Recreation Ground by Westminster City Council as part of their Capital Programme with the aim of addressing an identified deficiency in access to wildlife in the local area, hig
Location: Hanwell, London The Playscape approach illustrates how the entire landscape can offer play value rather than simply relying on springy chickens,rubber impact surfacing and bow top fencing.
Location: Lambeth, London The redevelopment of Ufford Street Recreation Ground in the London Borough of Lambeth was funded by the profits from the 5p Marks & Spencer charges for food carrier bags. This is the first London ‘Greener Living Space’ to launch in the capital.
Location: Hammersmith, London The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Groundwork London are behind a remarkable garden - developed from a sketch on a paper napkin into a living, breathing oasis of green in a heavily built up urban area.
Location: Islington Groundwork London was commissioned by the Islington Strategic Partnership to deliver this project in partnership with Islington Council and complements their Energy Doctor in the Community programme. Other project partners are Newlon Fusion, Ebico and Hom
Location: Southwark, London In an area that had been causing concern for sometime amongst local residents, an inter-generational community art project took place aided by Groundwork London to brighten up dark doorways of the Browning Estate.
Location: Camden, London “Handbuilt” challenged the perceptions of different generations by bringing them together to work on a creative art project. Community artists ‘Face2Face’ worked with a group of young and older people to help them make casts of their own hands.
Location: Lambeth, London Groundwork London has been working in partnership with the Streatham Vale Park Friends of Group, London Borough of Lambeth, and the users of Streatham Vale Park since 2006. During this time, consultations with the community have lead to physical improveme
Location: Haringey, London The Haringey Time Bank was launched by Groundwork London in 2007 to encourage people to help each other by rewarding them for their time. For every hour of time given helping someone, one time credit is received. The Time Bank also runs fun, free activiti
