Groundwork Kent & Medway
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Groundwork Kent & Medway is an environmental
charity
operating in Kent
, and Medway
in the UK. It helps build sustainable communities in areas of need through joint environmental action. Groundwork Kent & Medway is part of a federation of independent Groundwork trusts that collectively form Groundwork UK
.
Groundwork has been working in North Kent since 1990 and extended its area of operation to the whole of Kent in April 2007 when the two existing trusts Groundwork Kent Thames-side and Groundwork Medway Swale merged. Whilst it will continue to focus on the Thames Gateway
it will be increasing the amount of work it does throughout the county and, through its trading company, even further afield.
Groundwork Kent & Medway is a local charity which works in partnership to bring about environmental, economic and community regeneration to address local needs, to help create a place where we want to work, live and stay. From small community projects to major regeneration programmes, Groundwork Kent & Medway uses the environment as a means of engaging and motivating local people to improve their quality of life. Long term knowledge of the area, coupled with professionally skilled, enthusiastic and committed staff ensure effective delivery of sustainable high quality projects. Groundwork recognises that people, places and prosperity are inextricably linked. It aims to develop and deliver programmes, creating opportunities for people to take local action, creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods and helping businesses and individuals fulfil their potential. Groundwork believes that the heart of a sustainable community is the active participation and involvement of all those who live and work in that neighbourhood. Each year the Trust delivers a programme of improvements worth £2 million, with projects ranging in value from £500 to £3,000,000.
Environmentalism
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charity
Charitable organization
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operating in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, and Medway
Medway
Medway is a conurbation and unitary authority in South East England. The Unitary Authority was formed in 1998 when the City of Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with Gillingham Borough Council and part of Kent County Council to form Medway Council, a unitary authority independent of Kent County...
in the UK. It helps build sustainable communities in areas of need through joint environmental action. Groundwork Kent & Medway is part of a federation of independent Groundwork trusts that collectively form Groundwork UK
Groundwork UK
Groundwork UK is an environmental organisation in the United Kingdom.-History:In 1980, the Countryside Commission launched an initiative known as UFEX80. This was re-branded as "Operation Groundwork" in 1981, and the first Groundwork Trust came into being at St. Helens and Knowsley that year...
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Groundwork has been working in North Kent since 1990 and extended its area of operation to the whole of Kent in April 2007 when the two existing trusts Groundwork Kent Thames-side and Groundwork Medway Swale merged. Whilst it will continue to focus on the Thames Gateway
Thames Gateway
The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching east from inner east London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. The area, which includes much brownfield land, has been designated a national priority for urban regeneration, taking advantage of the development opportunities...
it will be increasing the amount of work it does throughout the county and, through its trading company, even further afield.
Groundwork Kent & Medway is a local charity which works in partnership to bring about environmental, economic and community regeneration to address local needs, to help create a place where we want to work, live and stay. From small community projects to major regeneration programmes, Groundwork Kent & Medway uses the environment as a means of engaging and motivating local people to improve their quality of life. Long term knowledge of the area, coupled with professionally skilled, enthusiastic and committed staff ensure effective delivery of sustainable high quality projects. Groundwork recognises that people, places and prosperity are inextricably linked. It aims to develop and deliver programmes, creating opportunities for people to take local action, creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods and helping businesses and individuals fulfil their potential. Groundwork believes that the heart of a sustainable community is the active participation and involvement of all those who live and work in that neighbourhood. Each year the Trust delivers a programme of improvements worth £2 million, with projects ranging in value from £500 to £3,000,000.