1. Libby Goodacre Regional Development Manager – Yorkshire
Community Outreach
Libby Goodacre
Regional Development Manager – Yorkshire

2. Community Outreach – the vision
2012 Key Investment Project
To grow the reach of the RHS by raising the visibility of our work and developing opportunities to directly involve people where they live in RHS activity.

3. Community outreach
To increase the number of people who are actively gardening in their community
To increase our engagement with schools, gardening clubs and local horticultural associations
To build a network of gardening initiatives by working with partners
To bring in new funding

4. Community Fund Direct investment for community gardening activity
Open Grant Scheme
Yorkshire
Scotland
2013 31 17
£59,822
2014 28 27
£59,677
TOTAL
59 groups supported
44 groups supported
103 groups supported

5. Community Fund –Yorkshire
The Growing Rooms St Georges Crypt – “Turning Yorkshire Yellow” Leeds in Bloom “Gold”
Archways – Young people’s project - Gardening club activities

6. Community Fund – Scotland
East Haven – Coastal community garden run by retired residents wins Beautiful Scotland ‘Best Newcomer’
‘The Wee Gardens, Dunlop – A community garden brings the whole community together on a shared project

7. Britain in Bloom Largest UK community gardening campaign Federation
16 Regions & Nations
Over 300,000 volunteers
4.4million hours
50,000 acres of public space
It’s Your Neighbourhood Groups

8. Britain in Bloom 2015 50th anniversary celebrations
RHS Greener Streets: Better Lives
Hampton Court Palace Show garden – repurposed
Wild about Gardens Week

9. National Community Outreach Team
2014 investment and expansion:
9 UK English Regions and 3 Nations