Groundwork is a training provider and environmental regeneration agency based in Burslem in Stoke-on-Trent. What that means in plain English is that one of the things they do is take long-term unemployed people and get them ready for work again with a programme of training and paid work. For ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Stoke’s Inside Lives, a number of people involved with Groundwork have been working on the stories of their lives and work. Melvin Durber is one of the supervisors at Groundwork – he is responsible for getting young men and women back to work. It is a challenging role – demanding emotionally and physically – as is Melvin’s favourite leisure activity – football refereeing, which he talks about in his Inside Lives story.
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One of the young men who has been given a helping hand by Melvin and Groundwork is 19 year old Andy Jones from Bentilee. After coming to Groundwork – Andy found employment on an in-house building project at Groundwork’s Burslem base. Now Andy is looking forward to a bright future – as he explains in his Inside Lives story – which Andy recorded while he was driving down memory lane on home turf in Bentilee.
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22 year old Marvin Watts had been on the dole for far too long when he was given a helping hand by Groundwork. A combination of training and work experience on landscaping projects has boosted his employment prospects, given him greater confidence, put money in the bank, and helped him with the ladies – as he explains in his Inside Lives story.
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