Key facts and figures
In 2005/6 the Groundwork Trusts in London:
- completed 1,089 projects
- worked with 1,111 businesses
- worked with 1,246 schools
- planted 20,563 trees - This is enough to offset nearly 13,500 tonnes of CO2, which would be the amount of CO2 produced by 11,000 return flights from Stansted, London to JFK, New York
- improved over 220 hectares of land - An area greater in size than Regents Park
- maintained over 200 hectares of land - A total area equivalent in size to Monaco or 20,000 times the size of Trafalgar Square
- actively involved 57,742 young people in projects
- actively involved 46,082 adults in projects, and
- provided 6,235 training weeks.
