Employees from Groundwork Greater Manchester came together on the 25th September to help spruce up Trafford Ecology Park. Stepping away from their usual roles which include supporting people into employment, helping people stay warm and making businesses be more efficient the team of over 50 got stuck into a range of tasks which included: Filling a skip…Read More »
This September over 80 PwC employees descended on Trafford Ecology Park ready for a day of volunteering and team building. The park and group divided into 4 and the adventure began when the volunteers had to navigate to their zones supplied only with a map. Once there each team undertook a range of tasks, including:…Read More »
This September we’re welcoming a number of learners from a local school in Salford to Trafford Ecology Park for the very first time. The young people involved are working to increase their confidence and reduce their anxiety through a number of different programmes, including visits to the park, practical conservation and forest school experiences. As…Read More »
This month, 24 year five children from St George’s Primary School in Salford visited Trafford Ecology Park for a Forest School experience to celebrate the launch of the new outdoor classroom which was built last month thanks to funding from the Cargill Cares fund. The generous donation not only provides a new outdoor classroom for…Read More »
Trafford Ecology Park will soon be able to cater for school group visits thanks to support from local business Cargill, whose Cargill Cares programme has funded the construction of an environmentally sustainable classroom. The new facility at Trafford Ecology Park is a key element of Groundwork’s vision to establish the Ecology Park as an exemplar…Read More »
Employees from regeneration business Peel L&P teamed up with Groundwork Greater Manchester to tidy up Trafford Ecology Park this month and make way for a new education centre to open. 10 volunteers from the Peel Dome office at the intu Trafford Centre picked up their tools to clear overgrown areas ready for a new outdoor…Read More »
Last October eighteen employees from Highways England, North West division, volunteered to help maintain Trafford Ecology Park as one of their corporate social responsibly action days. Employee volunteering is an important activity here at Trafford Ecology Park; ensuring that the park is well maintained for both wildlife and park visitors. The Ecology Park is a…Read More »
On Wednesday 21st March Groundwork welcomed 17 volunteers from HSBC from around Greater Manchester to the wonderful Trafford Ecology Park. Liz Edwards, Community Lead at Groundwork Greater Manchester explained what happened throughout the day: “The volunteers were able to help with some of the general park maintenance as well as creating bug hotels, renewing the paths,…Read More »
We are currently in the process of building The Meeting Place; a new sustainable meeting room in Trafford Ecology Park, Manchester which will be available for businesses to hire in 2020. In this blog we look at a selection of the world’s greenest offices and meeting rooms and consider whether The Meeting Place could soon…Read More »
