Community Work

Community group

Building stronger neighbourhoods…

We work with people to help them improve both where they live and their quality of life. This includes helping them to have meaningful involvement in the development of their local area. Our teams of specialists are experienced in getting people to speak out, taking on-board their views and translating these into positive changes.

We also develop projects that bring together people from different backgrounds and age groups – reducing conflict and boosting neighbourhood cohesion. And we help people to adopt healthier lifestyles by becoming more active or being involved in food growing.

Cranbourne Primary School

Location: Hoddessdon Groundwork Hertfordshire dig in at Cranbourne Primary School at their annual team-building day.

Cedars Park

Location: Cheshunt, Broxbourne An exciting programme of works and activities that aim to improve Cedars Park, Cheshunt.

Cadbury's SvS

Location: Hatfield Cadbury is delighted to be part of

Walsingham Way

Location: London Colney Groundwork transformed an area of the Walsingham Way site in London Colney into an exciting natural play space which included a wooden snake for climbing, a mound slide, leap frog posts, a pendulum swing and native tree planting.

Home Energy Advice Team working in partnership with Watford Borough Council

Location: Watford In February 2010, Groundwork launched a new home energy advice scheme in partnership with Watford Borough Council.

Clarence Park

Location: Hertfordshire Groundwork worked with St Albans City and District Council, three local schools, the Asian Family Health Group and St Albans District Access Group to create a stunning sensory garden in an underused section of this popular park.

Green Aiders

Location: Dacorum and Broxbourne The Green Aiders project is designed to help vulnerable elderly and disabled people take back control of their gardens, and has seen fantastic results.