An accredited community based gardening and volunteering course that helps encourages adults to volunteer in local community activities, including a community owned growing space.
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GROUNDWORK CASE STUDY PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS “Loved that we are learning something we can do ourselves at home... Loved EVERYTHING, new friends, new skills, exercise, fresh air, inspiration!” Janet, Particpant from Newton Heath An accredited community based gardening and volunteering course that helps encourages adults to volunteer in local community activities, including a community owned growing space. f 10 adults completed Level 1 accredited course f 2 community gardens improved f Basic gardening skills developed by all learners f All learners gained valuable experience in planning and running a community project f Learners developed a greater knowledge of local community and groups available to them f Continued community commitment from learners; learners have decided to meet and ‘time-bank’ volunteer on each others’ gardens/ projects f Previously delivered in Salford (Salix Homes) and in Manchester also using employability units alongside gardening. GET GROWING ACCREDITED COMMUNITY GROWING COURSE Groundwork MSSTT Timber Wharf 42 - 50 Worsley Street Castlefield Manchester M15 4LD T: 0161 220 1000 www.groundwork.org.uk /msstt COMMUNITY
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GROUNDWORK CASE STUDY
PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS
“Loved that we are learning something
we can do ourselves at home... Loved
EVERYTHING, new friends, new skills, exercise, fresh air,
inspiration!”
Janet, Particpant from
Newton Heath
An accredited community based gardening and volunteering course that helps encourages adults to volunteer in local community activities, including a community owned growing space.
f 10 adults completed Level 1 accredited course
f 2 community gardens improved
f Basic gardening skills developed by all learners
f All learners gained valuable experience in planning and running a community project
f Learners developed a greater knowledge of local community and groups available to them
f Continued community commitment from learners; learners have decided to meet and ‘time-bank’ volunteer on each others’ gardens/projects
f Previously delivered in Salford (Salix Homes) and in Manchester also using employability units alongside gardening.
GET GROWING ACCREDITED COMMUNITY GROWING COURSE
Groundwork MSSTTTimber Wharf
42 - 50 Worsley StreetCastlefield
ManchesterM15 4LD
T: 0161 220 1000www.groundwork.org.uk /msstt
COMMUNITY
FUTURE PROSPECTS
Additional funding is being secured for a second course in Miles Platting to meet demand from existing learners and a further 15 new learners have expressed an interest. Groundwork has received multiple requests for further similar work from Peak Valley Housing and Salix Homes.
f Recruitment and advertising of course. f Facilitating the course in a community venue at a time when most
interested learners were free. f Delivering community capacity building training to ensure groups had
the skills and knowledge to operate without support in the future. f Facilitating activities which enable practical learning on topics
including action planning, risk assessment, reflection on learning and identifying local people and organisations who could help their ideas come to fruition.
f Engagement of the local community in the transformation of the site: series of group led, planned, practical tasks on two main sites.
f Supporting individual learners to achieve their own learning goals and find similar opportunities in the future.
f Deliver and quality assess delivery of accredited qualification and ensure learners obtain certified award where possible.
f Liaise with local partners including funder to publicise project from recruitment to celebration of success and press.
“Loved being part of something bigger than
myself”
Erica, Participant from
Collyhurst
“It was lovely to meet the group and really
inspiring to hear just how much they all love the course. See attached the evaluation that the group did last week –
there are some amazing comments! ”
Amy Davis,
Neighbourhood Development Officer,
Adactus Housing Association
f Church of the Apostles, Miles Platting Manchester
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