The charitable trust and social enterprise, which runs Prince’s Trust programmes, has been involved in a vast number of environmental projects locally, whether carrying out major improvements at nature reserves or helping to create school or care home gardens.
Here is a selection of pictures from the archives showing some of that work and the heroes involved in it.
21. Wigan Groundwork heroes
Prince's Trust Volunteers Team 14 pictured with certificates at the newly-opened JJB Stadium in 1999, where the Trust, in conjunction with Groundwork Wigan & Chorley, launched a partnership with Wigan Athletic. With them are John Scott, divisional director The Prince's Trust, Phillip Williams, Brenda Spencer and Brian Ashcroft, Latics director, chief executive and director, and Bob Allen, executive director Groundwork Wigan & Chorley Photo: NICK FAIRHURST
22. Wigan Groundwork heroes
Groundwork staff get involved in one of the many school projects in the Wigan area in 1999 Photo: submitted
23. Wigan Groundwork heroes
Groundwork Wigan & Chorley's Prince's Trust Volunteers with Wigan Warriors and Wigan Council Park Rangers at the handover of a Community Project pathway in Alexandra Park, Newtown Photo: send in
24. Wigan Groundwork heroes
Wigan Mayor, Coun John Hilton is pictured at the opening of Marsh Green Primary Schools new seating area and playground improvenments with pupils and Groundwork Wigan & Chorley landscape architect Katherine Cowley who designed it. The Mayor was presented with a painting (pictured) by Julie Hunter, entitled The Tree of Life to mark his visit Photo: NF