Community Spaces » Groundwork London http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk Community Spaces is a £57.5m open grants programme funded through the Big Lottery Fund and managed by Groundwork UK. This is a place for the Community Spaces team, Facilitators, projects as well as passers-by to share their stories about transforming green open spaces. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:19:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Funding available for trees! http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/2011/06/21/funding-available-for-trees/ http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/2011/06/21/funding-available-for-trees/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:30:05 +0000 nishavirdi http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/?p=2675

The Forestry Commision and DEFRA have joined forces to encourage and support community groups to plant more trees in their local neighbourhoods. The Big Tree Plant funding scheme, which is being administered by Groundwork London, is worth over £4m and has been launched to support the campaign.

The funding can pay for community involvement, site surveys and expert advice as well as trees, planting materials, labour, tree care and maintenance. Groups can apply for between £500 – £25,000 – although applications over this amount may also be considered.

The funding will be available until March 2015. To find out more about the Big Tree Plant funding scheme follow this link.

]]> http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/2011/06/21/funding-available-for-trees/feed/ 0 Vote Hackney for Best Heritage Project http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/2009/06/21/vote-hackney-for-best-heritage-project/ http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/2009/06/21/vote-hackney-for-best-heritage-project/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:57:18 +0000 Nick Booth http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/?p=417 The St John at Hackney Churchyard Gardens project in London, has reached the semi-finals of The National Lottery Awards 2009 in the Best Heritage Project category. 

 

The gardens used to be a magnet for anti-social behaviour, having fallen into significant decline over a number of years. But now, it is an oasis in one of the most densely populated, built-up areas of London.

 

national-lottery-awards_link-to-voteThe top three Best Heritage Projects will be decided by a public vote. To register your vote visit: 

www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards.

 

 NB This project is not part of the Community Spaces programme. 

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