Since 1996 more than 100,000 has been raised for the project, both from grants and private sponsorship. The young people of Ironville were consulted about how they wanted the club to develop and they were involved right through from planning to construction. After all, they're the ones that spend most of their time in the local park or on the street-corner. Young people are too often seen as the problem but Groundwork sees them as the solution. Working closely with other agencies our youth workers around the country are reaching out to these young people, gaining their confidence and involving them in projects that bring them into contact with the rest of the community and making a real impact on their neighbourhood.
Groundwork is a leading environmental regeneration charity.
From small community schemes to major regional and national programmes, Groundwork's network of over 40 local Trusts works in partnership with local people, local authorities and business to promote economic and social regeneration by improvements to the local environment. Groundwork believes in using the environment as a tool to engage and motivate local people to improve their quality of life. Groundwork's activities reach over a third of the population and are increasingly focused on the most deprived and disadvantaged groups within society. Groundwork involves 60,000 adults and over 120,000 schoolchildren in sustainable development projects each year.