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Groundwork Devon and Cornwall has been restructured to become

Groundwork South West.

A new website,  under construction  to replace this current one, will be available from August 2009.

Alistair Cormie, formerly commercial and operations director at sustainable development  charity the Bulmer Foundation, has been appointed as Groundwork South West’s Regional Director.      

Click here for press coverage (Western Morning News May 2009).

Groundwork South West teams  - including community and youth workers, landscape designers, business advisers and educational experts – deliver projects that benefit local communities and businesses throught the South West region.

Successful projects have included:

The Horticultural Healing Project supporting people recovering from mental health problems and people with acquired brain injuries, using horticulture as a therapy medium. Groundwork is responsible for the maintenance of the prestigious grounds in the Royal William Yard, Plymouth, providing the Horticultural Healing project with an ideal, safe working environment. The grounds, which consist of walled gardens, greenhouses, lawns, flower beds, a wild garden and a tree nursery, provide an ideal range of settings for delivering horticultural therapy. 

The House, a pioneering, aspirational initiative to transform youth provision in St Austell. Until Groundwork began working in St Austell in 2007 through the Youth Works programme, there had been no youth work provision and no youth centre for over 15 years. In partnership with Restormel Borough Council (now Cornwall Council) a youth centre has been created which is for and run by young people. 

Based in Cockington Court, Torquay, Purist is a social enterprise that produces a range of natural handmade soap and body products. The ethos behind Purist was to produce and retail a range of natural soap and body products using sustainable ingredients, locally sourced (where possible), and employing local people ,therefore supporting the local economy.  Please visit www.puristnaturalbeauty.co.uk

The Architecture Centre in Bristol and Groundwork South West, with the support of Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, commissioned four artists to respond to the Spring Green 2009 theme of urban green space and green infrastructure. The exhibition ran from the 17^th March to the 25^th May 2009.

 

 

For details about Environmental Training Courses in Devon & Cornwall click here.  

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Check out our new venture - Hiring of Inflatables for events.  Based in Torquay we can now supply castles, bungee runs, sumo suits and a full Its a Knockout Event. Click here for full details

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