It's Love Parks Week, a week hosted by Keep Britain Tidy to celebrate the incredible parks and green spaces on your doorstep. Looking for somewhere to walk, play, relax or reconnect with nature?
Groundwork Yorkshire
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At Groundwork Yorkshire we are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green and able to shape its own destiny, where every community is strong and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances.
We're working with The King's Trust to deliver a Green Skills programme for 16-30 year olds in Leeds. Join us in the Groundwork Learning Centre and hear all about roles in the sector while gaining valuable skills and experience. Join us on 4th August for a taster day.
Job: Lead Bushcraft Facilitator at Project: WILD C.I.C. At Project: WILD C.I.C., we help people build real, lasting connections with the nature on their doorstep. We’re currently recruiting an experienced Lead Bushcraft Facilitator to deliver our expanding range of outdoor bushcraft programmes.
There are just a few days left to apply for our Deputy Manager #JobVacancy! This role involves leading our projects, working across our and @bradfordautismaim.bsky.social 's service. To apply, please visit advonet.org.uk/2026/07/09/a... #HiringNow #LeedsJobs #CharityJobs
Great day today, working with staff from Miller Homes Ltd at Rabbit Ings Country Park. We cleared areas of grass to allow wildflowers to be able to flourish in the future.
We are recruiting for a: Sessional Digital Skills Learning Support Assistant We are seeking a patient, enthusiastic, and digitally savvy Sessional Learning Support Assistant to join our team.
It was great to be part of the Disability Pride event hosted by Scope at their Leeds base. A brilliant turnout, with talks, badge-making, and even BBC Radio Leeds dropping by to cover it.
Only a week to go until the next Health & Wellbeing Event for Morley and District. We'll be there with our Green Doctors, Morley Shed, Communities team and Learning centre colleagues. Hope to see you there
Groundwork went foraging at Appletree for elderflower to make cordial in early June. They also looked at fruit and veg from the supermarket to see where seeds come from so they can grow more.
Our 2026 #BrokenPlate report shows the price gap between healthier and less healthy food is now at its widest level in over a decade. We've identified four ways the government can reverse this trend and ensure everyone has access healthy and sustainable food: foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/...
After 18 months of R&D with a team of specialist academics, I'm VERY excited to say that @carbonbrief.org has just launched 'Project Cosmos'... ...the world's largest database of climate research Our hope is this becomes a major new resource interactive.carbonbrief.org/cosmos/index...
Project Cosmos – the world’s largest database of climate change research
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⚠️AMBER WEATHER WARNING⚠️ A heatwave is predicted throughout this week, so we have put together an easy-read guide to help you manage the hot weather 😎 >> www.leedsautism.org.uk/beat-the-hea
The ‘silent killer’: what you need to know about heatwaves How spells of hot weather put us in danger and what measures we can take to protect ourselves #climatecrisis #heatwave www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The ‘silent killer’: what you need to know about heatwaves
How spells of hot weather put us in danger and what measures we can take to protect ourselves
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New research is tackling climate risk head-on. A £1.2m UKRI-funded project is developing an early warning system to help insurers respond to flooding, drought & extreme weather, before impacts escalate. 🌍 Learn more: climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/protect... #Climate #Insurance #Resilience #Research
Protecting insurance in a changing climate - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
An early warning system that detects increasing levels of climate impacts is being developed by academics, insurance industry partners and the Met Office. Using decision games and storylines, the rese...
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Would you like to take part in the Community Leaders Programme 2026? The West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership Community Leaders Programme is recruiting. The FREE programme supports a public health approach strategy to improving community safety. clwy.org.uk/2026/06/16/c...
Second award in a matter of weeks for Groundwork Yorkshire's Landscape Architects. Read more here and see our new portfolio, launched today: gwkydesign.org.uk/second-award... #Yorkshire #Landscape #Architects
Second Award Winning Design in Weeks – Groundwork Yorkshire Landscape Architecture
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From last week: The first day of the new community garden at Sutton Road Estate, Bradford. We have got the raised beds ready for vegetables and planted courgettes and squash, thanks to seeds from Fothergills UK.
More than 7.4 million people in England live in areas completely devoid of immediate biodiversity, including 1.4 million children under 15, the report commissioned by a number of wildlife and environmental NGOs says. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England’s poorest areas face deepest cuts to green space under planning law changes, report finds
Exclusive: New loopholes for developers will exacerbate extreme disparities across country, charity coalition warns
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#BeatTheHeat During peak heat windows, organisations and individuals should implement baseline safety protocols to mitigate health risks:
Mental health can be negatively impacted when living in fuel poverty. Our courses teach key signs to look out for when speaking to clients. Find out the course dates that we have available: www.nea.org.uk/training/tra... #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
We had lots of fun at Millennium Green on Saturday. A big thank you to everyone that came along. We can't wait to see the wonderful artwork that everyone created to reflect the nature found here. And a big thank you to everyone who came along to help
#BeatTheHeat Worsening climate extremes will place new demands on households www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/worsening-cl...
Worsening climate extremes will place new demands on households
The Climate Change Committee has warned that worsening heatwaves, flooding and drought are threatening public health, the NHS and basic living standards across the UK. Its new report finds that withou...
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34.8ºC at Kew Gardens breaks its May AND June records by OVER 4ºC for its May record set in 1922 and by 0.2ºC for its June record set in 1976. Unprecedented heat for the UK in late May, and likely to be bettered tomorrow. A rounded 35ºC temperature should not happen in May.
💚 Looking for a way to stretch your budget and connect with your community? 💚 Our Community Pantry at Groundwork Yorkshire is here to help! 🛒 Any 6 items for just £1.50 (maximum of 2 of the same item) 🥫 Mix and match to suit your needs 🛍️ Up to 12 items per day – only £3.00 per person/family
Really nice short film here checking out ‘Ascension’, this huge new mural by @cbloxx_ (of @nomad.clan ) in the viaduct arch at Penny Pocket Park in Leeds www.facebook.com/reel/2261196...
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