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GROUNDWORK CASE STUDY 16 Alleyways and 2 community venues set up growing schemes, many of which were still thriving 2 years on 17 Community groups and 323 adults received community development support and growing training Participants felt their sense of community had increased, social isolation reduced and health and well-being improved Development of an informal network of community growing groups across Salford, supported by high impact promotional activities such as a video and production of a local cookery book Inspired by the success a further 2 Grow Cook Eat courses were delivered PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS PROJECT OBJECTIVES To encourage healthy eating To transform alleyways into a productive space To increase access to locally grown produce To bring the community together to take action GROW COOK EAT SALFORD Groundwork MSSTT Timber Wharf 42 - 50 Worsley Street Castlefield Manchester M15 4LD T: 0161 220 1000 www.groundwork.org.uk /msstt COMMUNITY

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Page 1: Grow, Cook, Eat Salford

GROUNDWORK CASE STUDY

16 Alleyways and 2 community venues set up growing schemes, many of which were still thriving 2 years on

17 Community groups and 323 adults received community development support and growing training

Participants felt their sense of community had increased, social isolation reduced and health and well-being improved

Development of an informal network of community growing groups across Salford, supported by high impact promotional activities such as a video and production of a local cookery book

Inspired by the success a further 2 Grow Cook Eat courses were delivered

PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

To encourage healthy eating

To transform alleyways into a productive space

To increase access to locally grown produce

To bring the community together to take action

GROW COOK EAT SAlfORD

Groundwork MSSTTTimber Wharf

42 - 50 Worsley StreetCastlefield

ManchesterM15 4LD

T: 0161 220 1000www.groundwork.org.uk /msstt

COMMUNITY

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Lower Kersal & Charlestown New Deal for Communities, DFID, Environment Agency, Salford Community Centre, People’s Voice Media, Willow Tree Healthy Living Centre, St Sebastian’s Centre, Refugee Action

GROUNDWORK CASE STUDYOUR ROLE

PARTNERSFor more information contact:

Deborah MurraySustainable Communities Manager

0161 220 [email protected]

Running a marketing and promotion campaign to raise awareness of the project

Delivering community training including fundraising, involving others, budgeting, action planning “ Grow Your Own” training and cookery courses

Devising specific sessions to target particular groups e.g young people

Organising and delivering community events to engage all residents in the project

Evaluating behaviour change pre and post project We also ran a series of climate change workshops with residents in the Lower Kersal area of Salford at which local people pledged behaviour change

“One of the best things about the project has

been the response from the neighbours who have

surprised me by their enthusiasm for growing food. The support from Groundwork has been

invaluable”

A local resident