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Local Giving Doubles Our Money

22 Feb 2012
South Essex
As Spring approaches, Localgiving.com is pleased to offer community organisations, including Groundwork South Essex, a chance to boost fundraising efforts by matching donations £ for £ beginning 1st March at 9am!

Green Team Update

22 Feb 2012
Around South Essex
The Green Team has been busy over the last few months and certainly have not been letting the grass grow under their feet. Some examples of their excellent work across the region can be seen below.

GreenScene Blooming

05 Oct 2011
East Tilbury Junior School
The GreenScene gardening club entered the Thurrock in Bloom schools competition and scooped four awards.

Cooking up a Storm

05 Oct 2011
East tilbury Junior School
This week saw the GreenScene gardening club supported by magic cash for kids out of the garden and into the kitchen with the aim of using some of our home grown rhubarb to make a crumble.

A new face at Groundwork and a video in the pipeline

21 Sep 2011
South Essex
Jack Sweetenham, Is 18 years old, he joined the Groundwork South Essex team in August 2011, and has been doing different types of jobs throughout the office including admin work and work with the different projects.

Groundwork South Essex has their first video

21 Sep 2011
South Essex
Thanks to our Office Assistant, Jack Sweetenham, we now have our first ever video about the Green Team: Gardening Project which replaces GreenAiders.

New Term, New Gardening Club Recruits

21 Sep 2011
East Tilbury
After the success of the GreenScene gardening club at East Tilbury Junior School, supported by Magic Cash for Kids, it was a sad time for the club in July as many of the club members were year six pupils who would be moving on to secondary school. This term has seen some new year five recruits for the club.

'Green Team: Gardening' Launches

18 Aug 2011
The Green Team: Gardening project has launched, helping elderly or vulnerable people to maintain their gardens.

Woodgrange Estate

02 Aug 2011
Woodgrange Estate
Following consultations with local residents and Estuary Housing, two areas of land at the Woodgrange Estate have been redeveloped into new gardens for the community to enjoy.

Composting Magic

01 Aug 2011
Rayleigh
Support from local civil engineering contractor VolkerFitzpatrick, a VolkerWessels Company, has ensured a thriving gardening club can continue in the coming years at Wyburns Primary School garden. With a keen group of pupils attending a weekly garden club for the last two years, the school have had real successes with their garden, growing runner beans, tomatoes and pumpkins to mention but a few crops. However, after several growing seasons the filled raised beds became really depleted – with very little compost in which to grow anything!

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