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What a ‘treemendous’ week…

National Tree Week has come to an end but the legacy of the work by hundreds of TCV volunteers who have planted trees this week will last for decades to come.…

Social prescribing: It’s thanks to you

In January 2018, the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) funded TCV to act as lead in the development of a quality assurance process for social prescribing.…

Happy 25th birthday to the National Lottery!

On 19th November 1994, the first National Lottery draw was broadcast on BBC 1.…

Celebrate 60 years of TCV by planting trees to kick-start National Tree Week!

This year marks a very special milestone for us as we celebrate our 60th anniversary.…

Green Gym at Skelton Grange goes on growing

The Green Gym at Skelton Grange started life as a piloted project with local Clinical Commission Group (CCG) funding.…

TCV’s Heroes for 2019

The TCV 60th Anniversary Hero Awards are a celebration of the people who go above and beyond to support the work of TCV in communities across the UK.…

British Apple Day – Growing Communities’ community orchard

Today is British Apple Day. Common Ground, a Dorset-based charity focused on community conservation and environmental education in England, launched Apple Day with the intention for it to be both a celebration and a demonstration of the variety we are in danger of losing.…

Growing communities in West Sussex

The Growing Communities project is a localised offshoot of TCV and is a partnership with Adur & Worthing councils, funded by The National Lottery’s Community Fund.…

I Dig Trees wins Charity Times Award

I Dig Trees has won the Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Year at the 20th annual Charity Times Awards – celebrating best practice in the UK charity and not-for-profit sector.…

Mayor of London kicks off National Tree Week with 55,000 free trees

55,000 free trees are up for grabs today for residents of London to plant in their gardens and shared green spaces, as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s National Tree Week celebrations, which runs from 23rd November – 1st December.…