Case Studies
Health and wellbeing
BTCV’s target for 2009-13 is to provide opportunities for 500,000 people to become fitter and improve their mental health. Here’s some examples of the innovative and life-changing BTCV projects that are helping us to achieve this figure:
Transforming a neglected area with
Sonning Common Green Gym in Oxfordshire [180Kb pdf]
Food growing with the V Full On Group in Salisbury [136Kb pdf]
Getting active with the Doncaster Green Gym [52Kb pdf]
BTCV International Conservation holidays
- a unique model for international development
BTCV International has developed a unique model for the integration of short-term volunteering projects - BTCV International Conservation Holidays - in international development. The model maximises the engagement between BTCV, local partners and volunteers by ensuring that holidays are an integral part of the development process, rather than 'standing alone' or as an adjunct.
Greener, safer, cleaner communities
BTCV and community groups across the UK have achieved greener, safer and cleaner environments for everyone to live in. Read the case studies headlined below that show what we can achieve when inspiring people work together.
Environments for All
The case studies here are just a few of the 40 published in Environments for All, the BTCV Guide for Community Action. View the Guide online here. Read about the amazing journeys made by people from diverse communities and backgrounds making a positive difference to their environment.
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Visit our Environments for All case studies page to read the case studies
Green Gym
The power of the BTCV Green Gym to transform people and places is widely acknowledged. Read these case studies to find out more.
Individual Case Studies
People are at the heart of everything BTCV does. We continue to be delighted and amazed at the achievements people make while volunteering with BTCV. Read these case studies to find out more.
- Sheena Frempong
- Niveen Abu-Rmeileh
- Naila Akram
Now tell us yours – go to Talk to us and tell us about your experiences with BTCV.
People’s Places Award Scheme
Awards of £3,000 to £10,000 were available under the People's Places Award Scheme, launched in 2001.
The scheme was aimed at community groups in England living in areas of deprivation, and disadvantaged groups - volunteers making a difference to their community by creating or improving a "people's place".
The grant scheme has closed, but the work was celebrated at a Conference in November 2005.
Prudential Grass Roots
The Prudential Grass Roots programme is run by BTCV and funded by PRUPIM.
Since 2001 this award-winning programme has helped to drive regeneration for people and wildlife in communities around shopping centres and business parks throughout the UK, which are invested in by Prudential plc and managed by PRUPIM. Read the case studies that show the valuable outcomes for people and wildlife in towns and cities across the UK:
- Birmingham (pdf - 290KB)
- Bristol (pdf - 104KB)
- Bristol Three Brooks (pdf - 460KB)
- Cambridge (pdf - 553KB)
- Colchester (pdf - 423KB)
- Cwmbran (pdf - 639KB)
- Dundee (pdf - 525KB)
- GreenPark (pdf - 109KB)
- Manchester (pdf - 530KB)
- Paramus (pdf - 1305KB)
