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The Macclesfield Groundwork Trust was established in 1983 as one of the first Groundwork Trusts in the country.
In 1988 it was extended to include the neighbouring borough of Vale Royal. Both boroughs lie within the County of Cheshire. In 2006, the borough of Congleton joined the Trust and it became Groundwork Cheshire. Following local government review in 2008, and the formation of 2 new unitary authorities in April 2009, Groundwork Cheshire expanded its area of operation to include the former Crewe and Nantwich borough area, along with Chester and Ellesmere Port.
Our area of working is extensive and largely rural in nature, but includes the towns of Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Knutsford, Winsford, Northwich, Chester, Ellesmere Port, Congleton, Sandbach, Crewe, Nantwich and Frodsham.
Salt extraction and other industrial processes have left their mark upon the Cheshire landscape. This creates opportunities for regeneration and wildlife, but also presents seemingly intractable problems through the scarcity of financial resources to tackle dereliction.
Despite Cheshire’s leafy image, the county contains distinct areas of social, economic, and environmental need with several wards in amongst the top 10% of the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
