As part of the first article of the year, we thought we’d take a look back on 2021 and some of the projects we’ve managed to support with the help of your business.

As you know, all our company’s profits are all donated to our charity, Newground Together. The charity aims to empower people to create sustainable communities that are connected, resilient, healthy, and prosperous.

By working with us, you are directly funding great projects that help persons in need within the north of England.

Here’s our month-by-month overview of 2021:

• Your subscription helped deliver vital support for people experiencing food poverty during the pandemic – December 2021
• Read how your support helped to fund a community project at Mytholm Court – November 2021
• Read how your support helps provide grants to local community groups – October 2021
• How your support helps communities – September 2021
• How your business supports others get back into work – August 2021
• Your support has contributed to over £1 million in donations to charity last year! – July 2021
• How your support has helped to deliver 1,762 meals & support to local communities – June 2021
• Read how you’ve helped Jeff and 100s more on their employment journey – May 2021
• Your subscriptions support nature reserve improvements – April 2021
• Your ongoing support is changing the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children during the pandemic – March 2021
• Your subscriptions support woodland community heritage project – February 2021 
• Your subscriptions contribute three quarters of a million pounds to charity – January 2021

In 2022, we are as committed as ever to continue supporting communities through our charity

You can read more about our parent charity  here.

As you will likely know by now, 100% of profits generated by our business go directly to our parent company & charity Newground Together.

In 2020/21, your support has directly contributed to a donation of £734,000 to Newground Together. With the additional contribution of £300,000 from other sources, we’re extremely pleased to announce over £1.1 million has been donated to our charity this year.

This has set Newground Together well on its way to achieving its goal to empower people to create sustainable communities that are connected, resilient, healthy and prosperous and achieve our ambition; better lives, and opportunities for our communities.

Through the pandemic, the work of the charity has been more vital than ever before. Here is just a small selection of the many things we’ve achieved with your financial support throughout 2020/21.

• 5,522 meals provided to the community.
• Over 2,200 hours of crisis support for young people.
• 2,012 emergency fuel vouchers distributed (£80,559 total value)
• 195 young people supported with employment, education & training.
• 182 people supported into jobs across all our employment programmes.236 outdoor activity sessions.

So what next?
In 2021/22, Newground Together aims to develop and grow activities that have a positive social impact. The key focus areas are as follows:

To support people into employment or enhance their position in work.
To engage people in the natural environment.
To make the neighbourhood where we operate better places to live.