Who is Involved?

• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
• Groundwork
• GreenSpace

In association with:

• The Civic Trust
• The Experience Corps
• The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
• The Wildlife Trusts

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) was created as a central department in its own right in May 2002 and brings together key responsibilities for regional and local government, fire, housing, planning and regeneration. ODPM also includes important responsibilities for Social Exclusion and Neighbourhood Renewal. ODPM works across Government, and in partnership with others, to build thriving, inclusive and sustainable communities in all regions. Their focus is on delivery: making a difference to people's lives by helping to raise the quality of life for all and to improve the communities they live in.

www.odpm.gov.uk

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Groundwork

Groundwork is a leading environmental regeneration charity making sustainable development a reality in the UK's poorest neighbourhoods. Every year Groundwork Trusts deliver thousands of projects in neighbourhoods which are blighted by high unemployment and crime levels, poor public health, run-down housing and public spaces, waste ground and struggling businesses. These projects aim to improve things in three ways:

• For People - creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and take local action;
• For Places - creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods;
• For Prosperity - helping businesses and individuals fulfil their potential

www.groundwork.org.uk

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GREENSPACE

GreenSpace (formerly Urban Parks Forum) is a not-for-profit organisation set up to help those committed to the planning, design, management and use of public parks and open spaces. Generally recognised as the voice of parks and green space, GreenSpace is a membership organisation dedicated to promoting the importance of public spaces whilst increasing awareness of related issues. GreenSpace first came into being to promote the regeneration of public parks and open spaces in towns and cities throughout the UK and to support the investment being made in these important social and cultural assets.

www.green-space.org.uk

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The Civic Trust

The Civic Trust inspires and promotes improvements in the quality of urban life for everyone throughout the UK. It is devoted to enhancing the quality of life in Britain's cities, towns and villages: the places where people live, work, shop and relax. The Civic Trust creates and develops partnerships between government, business and communities to help deliver improved local environments. They also set high standards of design and sustainability and recognise, and reward, the very best through the annual Civic Trust Awards and the Green Flag and Green Pennant Awards schemes.

www.civictrust.org.uk/ctru/ctru.shtml

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The Experience Corps

The Experience Corps is an independent, non-profit-making company, set up to encourage all people, aged 50 and over, to offer their skills and experience to benefit others in their local communities. With an ever-growing range of imaginative and innovative opportunities and projects and backed by strong and imaginative marketing, The Experience Corps enlists people who have either never been interested in volunteering before, or who may have become “lapsed” volunteers. In addition, the organisation attracts members of the black and minority ethnic groups from their individual faith groups and communities.

www.experiencecorps.co.uk

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Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens

The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens is a charity which supports, promotes and represents city farms and community gardens throughout the UK. Our members range from organic orchards to pockets of urban space saved from development; from allotment associations to well-established city farms. There are 59 city farms, over 1000 community gardens, 75 school farms, many allotment groups and 200+ potential city farms and community gardens in the UK.

www.farmgarden.org.uk

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The Wildlife Trusts

The Wildlife Trusts partnership is the UK’s leading conservation charity exclusively dedicated to wildlife. Their network of 47 local Wildlife Trusts, alongside a junior branch, Wildlife Watch, work together to protect wildlife located within towns and the countryside. The Wildlife Trusts care for over 2,560 nature reserves; from rugged coastline, to urban wildlife havens. With more than 413,000 members, and unparalleled grass roots expertise, The Wildlife Trusts lobby for better protection of the UK's natural heritage and are dedicated to protecting wildlife for the benefit of future generations.

www.wildlifetrusts.org

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