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NEWS: Groundwork Youth Advisory Board 2025 opens for applications
Groundwork is looking for new voices to join their Youth Advisory Board in 2025. The Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is open to young people from across the UK, aged between 16 – 24, who are passionate about the same issues as Groundwork, are eager to create change and would like to join a group…
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NEWS: Professor Green to present Groundwork’s BBC Radio 4 appeal on Sunday 15 December
Musician Professor Green will lead an exciting BBC Radio 4 appeal to raise funds and awareness for Groundwork’s Green Doctor programme and help those living in fuel poverty across the UK. The recording will go live at 7.54am and at 9.25pm on Sunday 15 December and repeated again at 3.27pm on Thursday 19 December across…
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STORY: Green Doctor on the Ground – Jayne
Meet Jayne, 55 from Wigan, who joined Groundwork as a Green Doctor through the Cadent Foundation Green Doctor Academy. After a long-standing career in the transport industry, Jayne made the green switch to a brand new career where she is utilising her transferable skills to comfort and assist people living in fuel poverty. Before applying…
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STORY: Green Doctor on the Ground – Chris
Meet Chris, 66, who has had a career dedicated to supporting communities across the West Midlands. Chris has worked for Groundwork for over 23 years, initially working on community engagement and greenspace development projects – such as canal improvements, neighbourhood youth offending programmes and community food growing initiatives. During this time, he also gained experience…
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STORY: Green Doctor on the Ground – Janet
Meet Janet from London, who joined the Green Doctor team when the global pandemic took her career in a new direction. Before becoming a Green Doctor, Janet’s work had spanned several decades and sectors, including public, private and voluntary. She supported people to improve their lives and was successful in her efforts to advocate for…
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BLOG: Lucky numbers and lasting impact
A reflection by Graham Duxbury, Groundwork’s UK Chief Executive. Happy 30th birthday to the National Lottery! Like many others commenting and commemorating I too remember Noel Edmonds breathlessly trying to explain to us this strange new world of balls, bonus balls and machines called Guinevere and Lancelot. I also remember the experts in probability trying…