What do training organisations need to do, and what support they need, asks Nichola Hay MBE. Graham Duxbury says there’s a gap for IAG and inclusive role models in environmental sectors. He’s also rolling out carbon literacy training to his staff at Groundwork UK #aelpNC22

Great opportunity for land and nature organisations. Groundwork UK are now looking for host orgs that can offer exciting and varied jobs to show how exciting it is working in the land and nature sector. 👇👏

Thanks for the coffee and honey sample today Grow Speke. Lovely place to start the day.

Latest instalment in our ongoing work to understand how best we - and others - can support practical community action as part of the way we respond to multiple and interlinked crises ... climate, nature, cost of living and over-stretched public services.

A report published in Groundwork UK's 40th year sets out what works in helping to empower communities to take action on poverty and the environment. Graham Duxbury highlights the key findings. bit.ly/3OK5Guh #localgov

I'm not a Brummie, but have been walking through the city on my way to the office for 24 years. The place is still a building site (obvs), but has never looked more splendid.

Chanced upon PoliNations walking through central Brum this evening, just in time to see it 'coming to life'. What a brilliant and affecting thing.

We're marking our 40th anniversary during 2022 while developing a new strategy to guide our work over the coming years - working out what more we can do to help communities combat and cope with the climate and cost of living crises. Come and be part of it.

Couldn't get the kids excited by composting but I certainly enjoyed hearing about the work being done by Amelia and the team Groundwork RI on stormwater, climate safe neighbourhoods, youth employment and green skills on our US trip.

Our latest podcast is out next week: Dr Sarah Knight Department of Environment and Geography, BrendanBurchell Cambridge Sociology and Graham Duxbury Groundwork UK will talk about our physical environment. Here’s a taster from Sarah: “Wwhere there’s transport, and where there’s people, there’s nitrogen dioxide”

.Graham Duxbury Groundwork UK reflects on the network's achievements over 40 years. He says the fight to address the climate and nature emergencies will only be won by rooting solutions in the reality of people’s lives. ➡️bit.ly/3WAAySx - free to read #localgov

Strong cross-party call from Lords to Michael Gove yesterday that #LevellingUp laws should include: 🍄"Glover" reforms giving #NationalParks & AONB purposes & powers to restore #nature. 🍄A levelling up mission for #EnvironmentalEquality 🍄Making LNRSs statutory planning docs.

This has to be one the most exciting and important programmes we've worked on - helping young people find practical outlets for their passion, adding capacity to help brilliant organisations do more work and helping the sector become more diverse and relevant to a wider audience.

🧩 Local action is the ‘missing piece’ of plans to fight climate change. 🎨 Watch our 1-minute animation on how communities can blast through the inaction and be part of the solution.

Such brilliant stuff, and so important to hear it first hand. The stats never tell the full story.

Really enjoyed opening night. Turning a complex plot into such a funny and accessible production while artfully navigating all the offensive stereotypes of the age is quite a triumph.

The ⁦Guardian newspaper wants to hear from you about the barriers to children playing out where you live. Tell them! ⁦Harriet Grant⁩ ⁦The Guardian⁩ ⁦Society Guardian⁩ theguardian.com/society/2023/m…

As the government announces its new net zero strategy, we’re deeply concerned that it does not acknowledge the threats to mental health, which continues to be severely affected by worsening climate conditions. 1/

Every home in England to be given four new bins soon amid big change lancs.live/news/uk-world-…