Project location & overview:
Greyfriars Project Management is managing the Trees for Cities project on behalf of Great Yarmouth Borough Council to plant over 500 trees to support green jobs and provide a boost for nature recovery.
The urban tree planting is being delivered as part of the Forgotten Places: Greening Coastal Towns and Cities initiative which is funded through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.
The project aims to expand tree canopy cover to increase resilience against the effects of climate change, and supports local greening and biodiversity strategies in response to the climate crisis.
Planting began in January 2022 and will be completed by spring 2023.
In addition to enhancing green spaces and improving air quality, local residents, especially young people, can participate in a variety of opportunities to build their environmental knowledge and learn tree-related skills that are relevant towards the green sector, for example learning how to plant urban trees and attending training courses to identify, care for and protect trees where they live. The project will also support three newly developed full time green jobs or traineeships such as tree-planting coordinators, ecologists or horticultural officers.
Planting trees has been found to have a positive impact on people and the environment. The project will help to tackle green inequality by increasing the people’s opportunity to benefit from urban trees in Great Yarmouth.
The project is also part of The Queen’s Green Canopy, a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Local residents will be invited to get involved and “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.
The funding forms part of the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund and was developed by Defra and its arm’s-length bodies. The fund is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England, the Environment Agency and Forestry Commission.
Services we are providing:
- Project management as client
- Cost planning
- Report writing
- Governance support
- Governance reporting
- Risk management
- Budgetary controls
- Project controls
- Support client team
- Document review
- Strategic advice
- Independent advice
- Post project review / evaluation
Our projects:
Angel Road Schools, Norwich
Greyfriars Project Management supported the Evolution Academy Trust in completing a time-sensitive construction project at Angel Road Infant School in Norwich.
Middlegate Regeneration, Great Yarmouth
New and accessible specialist play areas, communal garden green spaces and activity areas will help to regenerate this estate and create a high quality, attractive area for the community.
Safer Streets, Great Yarmouth
This project aims to improve the environment in residential areas with a package safety and crime-prevention measures including the installation of street-lighting and CCTV and the employment of a Community Safety Officer.
Great Yarmouth Business Incubator
The Incubator is an exciting project in South Denes for Great Yarmouth Borough Council. The aim of the project is to create a new Business Incubation centre, to provide facilities and support for start-up business.
Riverside Regeneration, King’s Lynn
This project for King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council will regenerate areas of the historic river front in Ling’s Lynn, creating an exciting and vibrant new leisure area in the town.
CP Groundworks
We work collaboratively with CP Groundworks across the country to manage the delivery of civil engineering and groundworks projects as subcontractor to leading construction companies. Our services include project management, contract programmes and contract administration.
Trees for Cities, Great Yarmouth
This project will plant over 500 trees to support green jobs and provide a boost for nature recovery. Expanding tree canopy cover will increase resilience against the effects of climate change, and support local greening and biodiversity strategies in response to the climate crisis.
Transport for Norwich
Transport for Norwich is a programme of work to improve accessibility by all forms of transport around the city. Greyfriars led the project management of the strategy review, and the revised strategy was approved by Cabinet in December 2021.
Market Place public realm, Great Yarmouth
Leading the client-side project management for Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Market Place public realm works, we aim to sympathetically improve the functionality of the space whilst being sensitive to the location’s heritage.
Aircraft refurbishment facility, Norwich Airport
This large scale commercial project for KLM UK Engineering included the delivery of a cutting-edge aircraft refurbishment hangar and aeronautical workshop. We delivered the project on time and to budget.
Great Yarmouth Operations & Maintenance Hub
The Great Yarmouth Operations and Maintenance hub is an innovative and strategic project, sponsored by Norfolk County Council, Great Yarmouth Borough Council and New Anglia LEP, working in partnership with Peel Ports.
A47 Corridor Improvements, Norfolk
Greyfriars Project Management is drawing on its in-depth experience of the Planning Act 2008 and strong record of infrastructure delivery in the eastern region to support the Highways England delivery team.
Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing, Norfolk
Greyfriars Project Management provided a range of support services to the Third River Crossing scheme which involves the construction, operation and maintenance of a new bridge over the River Yare in Great Yarmouth.
Gull Wing Bridge, Lowestoft
The Lowestoft Lake Lothing Third Crossing is an exciting and much needed piece of infrastructure that will provide a much-needed link from Waveney Drive (South) to Denmark Road and Peto Way (North) of Lake Lothing.