{"id":1334,"date":"2025-08-06T10:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:17:57","slug":"coal-to-colour-one-partnership-brightening-up-a-wigan-neighbourhood-with-greenery-and-community-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/coal-to-colour-one-partnership-brightening-up-a-wigan-neighbourhood-with-greenery-and-community-pride\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Coal to colour’: a partnership transforming former mining districts into flourishing green spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pemberton Green Spaces and Radius Security Ltd dig in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What started as a pitch at our online event has blossomed into something special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late April, we hosted a briefing event for our partners in the North West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We gathered local businesses, VCSFE\u2019s and public sector representatives to celebrate successes, share tips, and look ahead to the future of social value delivery in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some community-based organisations from the region pitched their upcoming projects to other organisations in the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s one story from a resulting match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pemberton Green Spaces needed volunteers to help realise their \u2018From Coal to Colour\u2019 planting project in Pemberton, Wigan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project aims to enhance greenery on an urban highway in a busy residential area of Wigan\u2019s previous mining districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radius Security employees rolled up their sleeves and got involved. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here\u2019s what Ange Colquitt from Pemberton Green Spaces had to say about the partnership: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBusinesses like Radius Security are a vital part of our volunteer effort. We’ve found MMP really helpful for getting businesses and other organisations involved. It’s a great way to bring community groups and business\/other organisations together. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was easy to put our project request on the platform (Wigan Council are great at advising too on the off chance something in a request isn’t quite right). After speaking at the North West event, it was straightforward to do the \u2018match up\u2019 on the platform with Radius, and then liaise with Darren at Radius directly for the support we were looking for.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This collaborative effort is brightening up the neighbourhood with colour and greenery while also providing food and shelter for wildlife. As a result, the area feels more cared for, and is inspiring pride in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s to more partnerships planting seeds of positivity in communities across the North West and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Throughout August, we\u2019ll be showcasing some summer-themed case studies on our Journal and LinkedIn pages. Keep an eye out for more cheery stories like this one, and let us know if you have one to share!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you a business<\/strong> looking fulfil your Social Value commitments?
You can connect directly with grassroots organisations doing important work in local communities on Match My Project.
Are you a community organisation<\/strong> looking for a direct route to private-sector support? Your project could be the next to receive crucial support and resources.
Sign up via your local authority\u2019s homepage at matchmyproject.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pemberton Green Spaces and Radius Security Ltd dig in. What started as a pitch at our online event has blossomed into something special. In late April, we hosted a briefing event for our partners in the North West. We gathered local businesses, VCSFE\u2019s and public sector representatives to celebrate successes, share tips, and look ahead […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","category-local-impact","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1334"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1351,"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1334\/revisions\/1351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journal.matchmyproject.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}