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The main themes of our work and some of our most important initiatives.
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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 encourage them to participate in positive community action to build confidence and self-esteem, and encourage interaction between young people and adults to challenge the negative perceptions of youth that many people hold.
We also give young people opportunities to take part in training and gain the expertise for work. And we work with schools to support ‘at risk’ young people, providing them with positive experiences and building the skills that will allow them to move forwards with education or training.
Location: Clowne Raising Aspirations is a construction training and employment skills project carried out by Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield & Mansfield.
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: Nottingham Play Rangers run several after school sessions, where local children can engage in either active play, such as basketball or playing on an adventure playground to more creative and art based activities such as colouring, painting and card making.
Location: Young people are being encouraged to avoid crime and anti social behaviour and get involved in positive activities.
Location: Nottingham This project involved teaching local Nottingham schoolchildren about the history of the tram and other public transport.
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire Volunteers of all ages and abilities are organically growing vegetables for the community as part of a social enterprise.
Location: Derby and Derbyshire Our digital media branch, The Imagination Lab, works with a wide range of people on a variety of projects. This page showcases some of our productions.