Groundwork Wakefield

Allotments

A common request received by Groundwork Wakefield is for assistance in the reclamation of allotment sites that have become run-down and used for nuisance behaviour (flytipping, vandalism etc.). The Trust’s focus is to turn them into useable community spaces as part of wider neighbourhood planning activities.

Working with local communities Groundwork Wakefield can help to develop projects that regenerate abandoned allotment sites.

The Trust can support the creation of community groups, facilitate the design process for the site, help to create funding packages and assist with funding applications.

Through its Community Pride Contract Teams, Groundwork helps to fund and implement some of these regeneration schemes.

Community Pride gives quality training in hard and soft landscaping to local unemployed people and helps them to find full time employment.

Groundwork runs allotment programmes across the region. This provides a knowledge base and allows other opportunities to be explored.

Programme Format

Each allotment project goes through the following key stages:

• Consultation to identify future use of allotment
  
• Initial design ideas are produced by one of Groundwork’s Landscape Architects in conjunction with the community
  
• Funding identified and support provided to assist community group with application
  
• Final designs developed
  
• Project and contract implemented by Groundwork
  
• Celebration event at project completion.

Product Sheet (PDF) Allotments

Groundwork Wakefield
Block C, Normanton Town Hall
High Street
Normanton WF6 2DZ

T : 01924 307222
F : 01924 307220
E : wakefield@groundwork.org.uk