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Maximise your green spaces and biodiversity Arrow right

Green roofs are becoming increasingly popular way to combat climate change and promote sustainable development. The market has grown due to increasing demands for eco-friendly building solutions and the desire of businesses and individuals to reduce their carbon footprint. They also have the potential of helping to meet the government’s target to achieve net-zero greenhouse […]

Support our work Arrow right

The walls of Sheffield Manor Lodge have stood for over 450 years. We want them to stand for many more. We are a not for profit community interest company that looks after this special place. We’ve had 5,049 GCSE students visit the site to learn about the history including the Tudors, since last June. Your […]

The Green Estate Awarded Prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise Arrow right

It has been announced today (Friday 21 April) that The Green Estate Community Interest Company has been recognised by the King for its work in Sustainable Development. Originally set up as a heritage and environmental regeneration project, The Green Estate and its 70 strong team together with 40 volunteers and partners have turned 42 hectares […]

Making cycling e-asier  Arrow right

Cycling UK’s exciting new scheme, Making cycling e-asier, is offering people in Sheffield the opportunity to try an e-cycle through free skills and confidence sessions and free one-month loans at The Green Estate. Visit us at the Discovery Centre, 197 Manor Lane Sheffield S2 1UJ. To find out more, or to sign up visit cyclinguk.org/making-cycling-e-asier.  YouTube […]

Growing Communities Arrow right

Throughout 2023 we will be working with volunteers from our local S2 to grow food on our community allotments, here at Manor Oaks. Participants will develop skills and knowledge around food growing, which will take them on a seasonal journey from propagation through to harvest and feast. The sessions will run from April to October […]

The “ECHO” Project Arrow right

York House, 535 City Road, is our ‘Centre in the Park’ at Manor Fields Park where we support a variety of community groups and activities and in particular  “ECHO “.  There have been big changes at ECHO in the last few months .  In addition to selling quality, affordable second-hand clothes, we now have a Toy […]

More Rhubarb Shed than ever before Arrow right

Lots of changes are starting to take place across  our Manor Lodge site. The first that most people will notice is that the  Rhubarb Shed café, which grew up in one of our  old barns, has now  just  moved to a bigger one!  That means lots more indoor and outdoor space for visitors to enjoy […]