Working With The Community, For The Community
We are very proud of our community engagement and development. We work with residents, businesses, schools, local key stakeholders and community groups whenever wherever we can. We work with residents, businesses, schools, local key stakeholders and community groups whenever wherever we can. We invest time and effort getting to know local businesses who can support our improvements.
Benefits of Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way to boost your skills at the same time as making a real difference to your local community.
Whether you’re looking to gain work experience and broaden your horizons, fulfil your passion for environmental issues or simply want to give a few hours a week to a cause that benefits your community, Twiggs can help you do something special.
We regularly work with volunteers and value the contribution they make to our projects in enhancing and developing our aims and objectives in changing places and changing lives.
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Community Engagement
Education is key for sustainability, and working with a large number of local schools gives us a great opportunity to educate the younger generation towards a cleaner future. Our teams have vast knowledge and experience in what benefits the environment, and we cut no corners when striving for a cleaner and greener community. Even our Waste Transfer Centre operates within ISO 14001 for Environmental Management and strives for zero to landfill.
Our Aims
- Create a well maintained, clean, safe, well presented and welcoming physical environment
- Help residents / community groups to take responsibility for green areas, shrub beds, planters etc.
- Provide opportunities for young people to volunteer, gain work experience and support the local community
- Create local apprenticeship opportunities
- Increase the number of people engaged in volunteering activities in the community
- Ensure that local communities are kept clean and litter free
Our Community Projects
Partnering with NHS Social Prescribing to Combat Social Isolation
We have started working with NHS Social Prescribing to help socially isolated individuals reconnect with their community. On the 15th of May, we took our first step in this collaboration by meeting with a worker from Link Works – Barnsley Healthcare Federation and her client at Chestnut Court. During our chat, we discovered that the […]
Collaboration with E-gener8: Pallet Donations
We collaborated with E-gener8 who have generously offered to donate wooden pallets through Twiggs for community allotments and growing spaces. This initiative aimed to enhance our local green spaces and support community projects. The first drop-off of pallets was made to the Helpful Heathens community allotment. These pallets were used to build a new shed […]
Great British Spring Clean: Partnering with Oakwell Training
As part of the Great British Spring Clean initiative, we proudly partnered with Oakwell Training to offer a free “Introduction to Volunteering” workshop for residents within the central ward. We had a fantastic turnout for the first session of the year, where participants delved into a range of topics including health and safety, various volunteering […]
Collaboration with the Helpful Heathens
On the 24th of April, our Digital Marketing Apprentice and Community Development Officer teamed up with the Helpful Heathens at the Raley Street Community Allotment for an exciting project. Our goal was to conduct a video interview for promotional purposes, focusing on the theme of community gardening and its positive impact on both people and […]
Partnership with Popeyes Chicken Restaurant
We are thrilled to announce our continued partnership with Popeyes Chicken Restaurant. Our first collaborative event took place on the 12th of February, 2024. This initial session focused on cleaning up the Dearne Valley Park entrance on Harborough Hills Road. During the event, three dedicated Popeyes staff members joined forces with 12 enthusiastic volunteers. Together, […]
Twiggs Community Clean Up at Kendray Park
We are excited to share the success of our recent community clean-up event at Kendray Park, where we joined forces with local students to make a positive impact on the environment. During the clean-up, all participating students got involved and worked hard to improve the park. Our activities included: • We safely collected litter scattered […]
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