Month: November 2023
We’re delighted that The Green Estate CIC has been recognised by Opportunity Sheffield for our outstanding dedication to training and developing staff. Martin Collins, our Head of People Services, received the award at Opportunity Sheffield’s Celebration of Advance and Advancing Digital event on 29 November. The event celebrated training providers, participants and employers who have […]
On Tuesday 28 November, everyone at The Green Estate said a huge ‘thank you’ to our amazing group of volunteers who have worked really hard this year helping out our Parks and Heritage teams. The ‘Thank You’ Event brought all of the volunteers associated with The Green Estate together for the first time to celebrate […]
We were delighted to win Best Supplier at the Pro Landscaper Sustainability and Biodiversity Awards ceremony on Wednesday 22 November. The awards recognise and celebrate companies and projects in the landscaping industry that are contributing towards a more sustainable future for their respective sectors. More than forty companies and projects were shortlisted across twelve categories, […]
On Tuesday 21 November, the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) unveiled the membership of its new local-led Business Advisory Board, which included our CEO, Roz Davies. The Board, which is made up of some of South Yorkshire’s brightest and best business leaders, is committed to growing South Yorkshire’s economy and driving business growth in […]
Recent wet weather and storms Babet, Ciarán and Debi resulted in a short delay to the Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SuDS) works, as the ground was too wet for the heavy machinery to be safely operated onsite. With the forecast looking set to improve, we anticipate work to restart onsite in the next couple of […]
On 8 November, our Parks Team celebrated the opening of the new Woodthorpe Ravine playground with teachers and pupils from Prince Edward Primary School. It was lovely to hear that most of the pupils had already started using the equipment at weekends and after school. The headteacher and form teacher were great advocates for outdoor […]
The Bonfire Night Celebration at Manor Fields Park started in 2010 when the park was beginning to mature as a well-loved and well-used landscape, almost ten years after it had been created. Bret Nuttall from The Green Estate Community Interest Company and Craig Judson from MASKK were two of the key instigators. At the time, […]