Nature and Mental Wellbeing Service

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Katy Reed

Value

£558,000

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Health and social work services
Forestry services
Environmental services
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Recreational-area services
Wellness services

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Submission Deadline

1 month from now

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5 hours ago

Description

City of Bradford Metropolitan Council is looking for Service Provider(s) that will engage and enthuse local people in urban areas to increase the amount and quality of green space in their neighbourhoods and evaluate the impact it has on mental wellbeing. Activities will encourage people to work together, giving them a sense of ownership of the green spaces to enable them to be cared for and maintained in the future. The service will increase local people’s knowledge, awareness and appreciation of plants, wildlife and nature and the benefits that they have. It will increase people’s skills in community engagement, communication, gardening, food growing and increasing biodiversity.

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