Work has recently been completed on Cedar Road Pocket Park in Stocksbridge, creating a natural play area for children, improving the environment for wildlife and providing an outdoor area for everyone to enjoy. The £20k project was developed following a survey of people in the area, looking at how the outdoors could be improved for … Continue reading New ‘Pocket Park’ opened in Stocksbridge
Volunteering can benefit your health
“I’ve made friends and gained confidence working in a team.” - Steel Valley Project Volunteer - This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and whilst the 2019 theme is body image, it's still a great opportunity to talk about health and wellness in general. There have been lots of studies over the years about how … Continue reading Volunteering can benefit your health
Exciting proposal to improve green space in the heart of Stocksbridge
We unveiled exciting plans this week for a proposed project which will see improvements to the green space on Edward Street in Stocksbridge but need support from local residents in a public vote on Wednesday 8th May 2018 (6.30pm-8.30pm at The Venue) to ensure it can go ahead. How will the space be improved? If … Continue reading Exciting proposal to improve green space in the heart of Stocksbridge
Job Vacancy: Environmental Project Officer
£21,479 to £23,556 pro rata + 3% pension contribution 30 hours per week (potential to increase to 37 hours) 2 year initial contract with potential for extension APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED We are currently seeking an Environmental Project Officer, working 30 hours a week, to deliver our environmental projects and lead a team of dedicated volunteers. … Continue reading Job Vacancy: Environmental Project Officer
Planned Steel Valley Projects for the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership
Back in October 2018, an announcement was made that the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership (SLLP) had been awarded £2.6m from funding raised by National Lottery Players for wildlife, heritage and cultural projects in north-west Sheffield. When you add match funding, in-kind contributions and volunteering from the SLLP’s partners to that figure, the total amount available … Continue reading Planned Steel Valley Projects for the Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Partnership
Collaboration with Sheffield City Council Housing and Neighbourhood Services
Over a 7 month period in 2018, the Steel Valley Project carried out work on a project for Sheffield City Council Housing and Neighbourhood Service. The project helped people in council housing who were struggling to keep on top of their gardens. Our usual working environment sees us in local woodland, parks and moorland, so … Continue reading Collaboration with Sheffield City Council Housing and Neighbourhood Services
Fantastic response from community to help replace our stolen strimmer
When the local Stocksbridge community asked us to set up a crowdfunding appeal earlier this year to help us replace one of our stolen strimmers, we had no idea what the response would be. However, it's fair to say that we've been blown away by everyone's generosity so far. We were originally looking to raise … Continue reading Fantastic response from community to help replace our stolen strimmer
Celebrating 30 years of the Steel Valley Project
Members of the local Stocksbridge community recently joined Steel Valley Project staff and volunteers on a sponsored walk to celebrate our 30 year anniversary. There was a choice of a 12 or 6 mile route, both of which visited many of the sites where we have undertaken projects over the years. The walk started at … Continue reading Celebrating 30 years of the Steel Valley Project
Volunteering with the Steel Valley Project? “Give it a try!”
We have a great team of volunteers here at the Steel Valley Project, some who have been with us for years and others who joined us relatively recently. Earlier this year, Paul French was looking at local volunteering opportunities on a website and found the Steel Valley Project. He'd already seen the work which we'd … Continue reading Volunteering with the Steel Valley Project? “Give it a try!”
Raising funds to replace a stolen strimmer
If you follow the Steel Valley Project on social media, you'll know that back in June we sadly had 2 of our strimmers stolen whilst working on a countryside management project in Stocksbridge. Unfortunately, although insured, we were unable to claim for the strimmers as they were stolen from one of our worksites rather than … Continue reading Raising funds to replace a stolen strimmer