CommunitiesGroundwork Solent is committed to supporting neighbourhoods viewed as disadvantaged. We work work closely with other organisations and community groups to improve the local environment and ensure that people are involved in decisions that affect them. We help people improve the appearance of their streets, parks and housing estates and encourage greater cohesion within neighbourhoods by helping residents of different ages, cultures and backgrounds to get to know one another and take responsibility for their surroundings. When communities get involved in making their neighbourhood a better place to live, improvements are more likely to last Examples of our work include Garden Assistance Project
This pilot project has been running since mid 2006, and in the first two phases of the project tenants from around twenty properties in Southampton had assistance with their gardens. This assistance ranged from simple tasks, such as weeding, to complete removal of brambles and trees.
The long term aim is to establish a permanent garden assistance scheme for use by residents of Swaythling Housing Society properties. A mobile task force would carry out basic tasks for the vulnerable and elderly and for other residents who do not have resources or ability to carry out grounds maintenance and gardening themselves. This scheme could then be used by other providers of social housing as a means of improving the welfare of some of their most vulnerable residents. Daedalus Community Consultation
SEEDA has appointed a team of specialist advisors to assist in the preparation and delivery of a masterplan for the site. Groundwork Solent was appointed in January 2007 to facilitate a high quality, carefully planned programme of consultation, engaging with residents, community groups, schools and businesses. Groundwork Solent is leading the consortium of organisations delivering the community consultation, which includes Groundwork UK South East region (for GIS mapping) and Civic Regeneration Ltd (for business consultation).
For more information on the project, please visit the the Daedalus website Itchen Navigation Heritage Trail
Groundwork Solent was appointed to undertake consultation for this project targeted specifically at young people aged 13 – 25 years old, paying particular attention to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups across Southampton, Eastleigh and Winchester to determine the types of new activities they would like to see and how they would like to get involved in the restoration of the Itchen Navigation. By targeting and involving under-represented groups in this way, the restoration will truly reflect the needs and aspirations of all those affected by the project.
As a result of the evidence gathered and the different groups consulted, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust were successful in securing a further grant of £1.6 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to continue the project. |
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