Fresh Ideas Case Studies
Bill Quay Community Farm Association
http://www.billquayfarm.org.uk/
Bill Quay Community Farm is based in Gateshead, and since 2013 has been run by Bill
Quay Community Farm Association, a registered charity that operates the farm on a not-forprofit basis, benefitting the wider community.
The farm received a grant of around £50,000 through the Fresh Ideas Fund in 2013 which
helped it to develop the infrastructure that it needed to generate a sustainable income
stream.
The grant was used towards developing its staff, which in turn has led to Bill Quay
Community Farm offering educational courses in partnership with Houghall College to young
people. This has benefitted the local community by providing young people with new
opportunities, education and skills.
The full time education courses on offer at the farm are: Countryside Skills, Animal Care and
Animal Management.
Groundwork North East
http://www.groundwork.org.uk/sites/northeast
Groundwork North East (Groundwork) focuses its activity in communities where it can make
the most difference. Its work is carried out regionally across three main areas: creating better
places; improving people’s prospects; and promoting greener living and working.
Groundwork was awarded a grant of just over £20,000 through the Fresh Ideas Fund to
assist in the purchase and modernising of Butterwick Tree Nursery CIC, which provides
horticultural training for offenders and unemployed young people.
The grant enabled Groundwork to spend invaluable money on marketing, including a
redesign of the Butterwick Tree Nursery’s website, organising events and securing
advertising in trade magazines.
Thanks to the Fresh Ideas Fund, Groundwork was then able to access further funding which
then went on to help it employ an apprentice at Butterwick Tree Nursery.