Grow 73 is a community gardening group who were awarded charitable status for their work to bring the different generations together through shared gardening activities, environmental improvements and events. Grow 73 secured funding from Tesco’s Bags of Help to create a sculpture trail incorporating themes of art, heritage and environment ‘the Ruglen Ropewalk’ – a…Read More »
Where are they now? Our 2018 Community Awards Finalists – Dovecote Voluntary Parent Committee
Dovecote Children & Families project is a community led, parent managed scheme delivering various services to support the development and wellbeing of children, children with disabilities and families experiencing complex issues, poverty and social exclusion. After a tough beginning to the year for the Dovecote Parent Committee after a break in and a struggle to…Read More »
Where are they now? Groundwork Community Awards Finalists 2018 – Fix The Fells
Fix the Fells (FtF) Volunteer Lengthsmen are a group of 120 trained volunteers who support full-time National Trust upland path teams to undertake routine path maintenance and repairs to protect the spectacular Lakeland fells from erosion and damage. The core work of the volunteers involves ‘drain runs’ – maintenance patrols which ensure paths are kept…Read More »
