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South East Regional Work

Since its establishment in 2004, Groundwork's South East regional team has played a number of roles:

Supporting Local Delivery

The majority of Groundwork's delivery in the South East region is carried out at the local level. This is through established Groundwork Trusts, or partnerships with other delivery organisations. A key function of the regional team is therefore to support and enhance this local delivery.

Contribute to the Development of Regional Strategy and Policy

Groundwork's experience as an organisation that finds practical solutions at a local level means that it is often invited to feed this back up to inform strategies of its key partners.

Recent examples include:

•  Helping to develop spatial policy for the Urban Fringe section of the South East Plan, based on the Countryside Agency/Groundwork shared vision document "the Countryside In and Around Towns".
• Contributing to the development of the Regional Economic Strategy, particularly in relation to the themes of sustainability and coastal regeneration.

Regional Programmes

In consultation with a range of regional partners and the South East Trusts, the South East regional team have developed the following 'thematic' areas of focus for the development of regional programmes:

• Reducing the Footprint
• Healthy and Active People
• Safer Communities
• Sustainable Greenspaces
• Home 2 Hub

In addition to this, the South East team are also developing two 'enabling' programmes that are designed to assist the Trusts, and others, to provide better and more sustainable services. These are:

• Roots to Financial Sustainability
• GIS

Sub-Regional Initiatives

Thames Gateway

Groundwork SE represents Groundwork on multi-agency partnerships such as 'Greening the Gateway' and is developing pan-gateway programmes such as 'Children in the Gateway'.

Housing Growth Areas

Groundwork SE is also overseeing a development study in the Milton Keynes Housing Growth Area, looking at the oportunities for community dialogue, alongside the formal local authority consultation process.

Services & Skills

A number of professional services are available at a regional level and are delivered by a combination of regional office and specialist trust staff working together.

• GIS - Geographic Information Systems are increasingly used in different areas of public and business life. GIS uses computer-based maps and databases to show information clearly and simply or to carry out analysis. See www.groundwork-gis.org.uk for more details.

• Landscape Architecture - Groundwork has specialised in combining good landscape design of public spaces with community development and environmental considerations.
• Consultation - Groundwork's extensive experience in engaging local communities and helping form project-based partnerships can also be delivered across different parts of the region.
• Environmental Business Services - We offer training and advice and carry out reviews and audits. We also support business communities by helping them improve their practices, their premises and the local environment at the same time. We can also help businesses and other organisations stay competitive and successful by helping them to become more responsible corporate citizens and increasing their links with the local community.

Development Partners

• SEEDA
• GOSE
• SEERA
• RAISE
• Natural England
• Sport England
• Forestry Commission

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