VIY helps young people learn hands-on construction skills renovate and retrofit local community spaces that matter, including youth and community centres, supported housing, grassroots sports clubs, outdoor green spaces and heritage buildings - community facilities in need of repairs, refurbishment and improvement.
VIY learners are mentored by professional tradespeople and work towards gaining City & Guilds vocational accreditations whilst delivering the works for the community space.
A typical project lasts between 1-6 weeks and scope of works can include tasks such as: partitioning larger spaces to create new spaces including plastering, retrofit works to boost energy-efficiency, building wooden storage and seating, simple brick structures including BBQs, kitchen and bathroom works (units, accessibility, tiling etc), outdoor renovation of green spaces and extensive painting & decorating including prep work.
Below are some examples of projects that we undertake:
-Completing vital retrofit works to boost energy-efficiency and reduce energy costs in Norfolk -Separating and creating spaces for new activities including podcasting and digital arts
here in Cardiff-Events and catering spaces for clubs and community places like
Hunslet Warriors RFC in Leeds to become more financially sustainable
-Using art and the power of paint to transform tired spaces and boost community pride - see examples across the country
here-Building outdoor green spaces for mental wellbeing/green social-prescribing at a
hospital in Surrey
Whilst completion of this form does not guarantee a successful project application, this does allow us to find out a little more detail to help us determine if your proposed project would be viable as a VIY project or in a location in which we operate. A member of our team will be in touch should we wish to take your project proposal forward.
