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What’s happening at The Green Estate
From prestigious award-wins to exciting project updates – there’s always something happening at The Green Estate!
On Sunday 6 July, The Green Estate opened its entire site to the public in celebration of National Meadows Day, inviting the local community and beyond to find out more about our work and our mission. On the day, over 700 visitors enjoyed exploring the wildflower meadows across our site and meeting The Green Estate’s […]
We’re happy to announce that The Green Estate has been selected as a finalist in this year’s NatWest SE100 Social Business Awards! These awards recognise social ventures and mission-driven enterprises that are leading by example in their quest to provide solutions for some of the biggest social and environmental challenges. The Green Estate has been […]
On 13 June, Sheffield Foyer celebrated the opening of its new outdoor space created by staff from The Green Estate CIC and funded in part by Brett’s Memorial Fund. Sheffield Foyer, which is run by The Guinness Partnership, provides accommodation, training and support for young people who have been affected by homelessness. The new outdoor […]
In 2024, The Green Estate CIC was successful in receiving a small pot of funding from the National Garden Scheme to help us establish a community forest garden in an underutilised area of the site. The funding enabled us to purchase plants and materials to establish the new forest garden, which was completed in June […]
Britain’s warmest May Day on record was more than just a meteorological milestone-it was an environmental, social and political wake-up call! The Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) latest climate adaptation progress report was published in the same week. Its focus is deeply entangled with the May Day election results. Climate adaptation is a national wake up call […]
We’re pleased to announce that the restoration work on the Apothecary Garden at Sheffield Manor Lodge has now been completed! Funded by Tesco Stronger Starts in association with Groundwork, the restoration project has significantly improved the Apothecary Garden, which had started to fall into disrepair over recent years. The Apothecary Garden is very popular with […]
On 8–10 April, The Green Estate staff attended the 2025 University Horticultural Officers’ Conference at Nottingham Trent University. The event was hosted by Horgan Alan, Landscape Services Manager at Nottingham Trent University, and sponsored by Pictorial Meadows. The Green Estate’s Horticulture Innovation Manager, Owen Hayman, delivered a great presentation on the history of The Green […]