Our aims and objectives, impact on the ground and how we operate within a federation of charities.
The main themes of our work and some of our most important initiatives.
What we can do for the wide range of people and organisations that we work with.
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We believe that young people are part of the solution to improving disadvantaged areas. We have a dedicated Youth and Community Development Officer who develops a range of programmes and activities to build confidence and self esteem.
Young people are involved in projects at every stage – from having ideas to hands-on work on site. This builds a sense of pride and respect for themselves and the environment and reduces crime and anti social behaviour.
To engage more young people, we have set up a MySpace site – www.myspace.com/gwll so they can contact us with ideas for new youth projects.
We also give young people the opportunity to train and gain expertise for employment through our Bikes 4 All project.
Location: Shenton Primary School The children of Shenton Primary were over the moon when they heard Groundwork Leicester and Leicestershire were attending their summer fete to repair bikes, give advice and help with cycle training.
Location: Leicester In May 2010, Groundwork were approached by Leicester Bikeability for the second year in a row to organise an event rewarding children for completing their Bikeability training. The resulting partnership between Groundwork, Cyclemagic and Leicester City Council delivered a fantastically fun, well organised day out for all.
Location: Groby Community College Leicester school children were rewarded for their outstanding behaviour when Groundwork added a BMX skills course to their college’s cycling event.
Location: Schools are working towards an internationally recognised accreditation for environmental standards and pupils are leading the way on projects to improve their schools grounds and buildings.
Location: Young people designed and created their own outdoor space so they could relax and grow their own food.
Location: Leicester This scheme aimed to provide an allotment for people who wanted to learn about gardening and growing their own food and sourced grants to improve existing allotment sites.
Location: Aylestone Young people helped to clean up a rundown park to benefit the whole community.
