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How Argyle North West Construction helped Somerset Avenue Community Kitchen Garden to clear a two-acre land envisioned for a community kitchen garden Somerset Avenue Community Kitchen Garden is developing a community kitchen garden in a former garage site in Shakerley, Tyldesley, a lease from the council and Sadie Tshuma’s vision for what the two-acre plot […]
How In-house Research helped a foodbank supporting more than 11,000 people a year fill the gaps in donated stock Medway Foodbank supported more than 11,000 people last year. Nearly half were children. Demand has grown by 158% over the past six years, putting greater pressure on the stock needed to build a complete food parcel. […]
How a second project with Tilbury Douglas helped keep Aspull Rugby Union Club’s facilities open to its wider community Aspull Rugby Union Club’s car park serves more than the people who play rugby there. Dog training classes use it, as do a motorcycling club, a keep-fit group, walking groups and a pre-school based on site. […]
Poppy Hainge leads Social Value at Sureserve Compliance Fire Ltd, a fire safety and compliance business working with housing associations and local authorities across the UK. We caught up with her shortly after she spent an afternoon baking scones with residents at Audrey Needham House in Newbury. The project, delivered through A2Dominion’s Social Purpose team, […]
How Standish Energy helped bring the Slice of Hope youth pizzeria closer to opening For more than 50 years, the building that is now Lowton Community Hub has been part of the local community. Generations of local people passed through its doors as a youth club before the building fell into disrepair and faced an […]
How Salford Foundation turned a classroom workshop at Altrincham College into a real interview experience Fifty-five young people sat down for an interview that afternoon. A professional asked the questions, listened to their answers and offered feedback they could take into future interviews. Before the interviews began, Salford Foundation had already equipped students at Altrincham […]
How Fur Clemt CIC protected the fresh food at the heart of their community A 20-foot refrigerated unit is a vital force behind Fur Clemt’s community food project. When it failed, so did their ability to store fresh fruit and vegetables for the thousands of people who rely on the organisation’s food share scheme. Every hour […]
How balloons, bunting and a buggy helped create a day 300 people will remember For the past five years, Peabody’s Care and Support team has brought together people from its learning disability services for one day of celebration. This year, they decided to make it a carnival. More than 300 people gathered at Cressing Temple […]
There’s a question we hear from suppliers fairly often. They’ve signed up, they want to get involved, but they’re not finding the right project in the Directory to match with. What then? The answer is to make your resources visible. Instead of waiting for the right project to come up, you post what you have […]
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