29th Apr 2022
At Greenfingers, we enjoy being able to help at local community projects, and we recently got to go along and help with a fantastic community project at The Orchard in Salford. The Orchard was a derelict piece of land that originally had houses built on it. They were consequently knocked down, so the land stood […]
21st Apr 2022
We really enjoy getting involved with residents’ engagement days and helping communities to transform a space and our recent project was no exception. Our team recently attended a resident engagement day at an estate we have previously worked our wonders on in Sheffield. We were there to improve a few areas on the estate such […]
18th Jan 2022
Southway Housing Trust and Manchester City Council residents partnered in December for a clean-up community event with support from Greenfingers. The Environmental & Sustainability manager from Southway Housing Trust, Peter Jordan, and Customer Involvement Manager, Maureen Ward, planned the community event after conversations about how Southway Housing could improve the local environment with the Easthope and […]
11th May 2021
Castle Vale Community Housing (CVCH) are a community-focused housing association based in Birmingham. We’ve been working with Castle Vale Housing for a few years now, and we’re delighted to have continued our support in helping them make Castle Vale a great place to live. Recently, the Greenfingers team carried out a full day’s clearance work […]
14th Apr 2021
Here at Greenfingers, we’re dedicated to helping worthy causes in our local community. Over the past few years, we’ve worked closely with Manchester homeless charity, Embassy, an organisation focused on ensuring the homeless have a safe place to sleep at night. Embassy has provided shelter to the homeless for many years using a converted bus. […]
31st Mar 2021
Greenfingers are proud to support Great Places Housing Group by providing ornamental grasses, perennials, soil and mulch in our latest CSR project at Pomona Gardens. Pomona Gardens is a sheltered scheme for homeless and vulnerable people within Trafford. During lockdown, residents were enjoying the good weather and decided to take ownership of the garden. They […]
10th Feb 2021
This week the Greenfingers team were out in force to help tackle some troughs and give them some much needed TLC. The resident at Housing21 loves to grow strawberries and raspberries but her planting areas were showing some signs of wear and tear. So, the team got to work emptying them and relining with a […]
27th Jan 2021
In support of Clarion Housing, we’re delighted to have completed a major overhaul on the Shalfleet estate allotment last year. The allotment grounds had seen better days – the outside area was massively overgrown and needed some TLC. Not to fear, the Greenfingers team were up for the job and ready to get stuck in. […]
15th Nov 2020
The Alvaston Neighbourhood Partnership held an event with their residents at the beginning of last year and after making us aware of some big issues they were facing in the community, Greenfingers were on hand to help. The local area was prone to anti-social behaviour, poverty, dog fouling and fly-tipping. When compared to national statistics, […]
2nd Oct 2020
Greenfingers are delighted to have worked on a recent CSR project contributing towards the completion of the Community Orchard at the Elmete Estate. What used to be an unused open grassland area, often falling victim to dog fouling, is now a beautiful garden that can be enjoyed by all members of the community. The garden […]
