Welcome

Greenfields is a Community Gateway Association based in the Braintree District, Essex.

From April 2013, the Government is introducing the Welfare Reform Act. This means that there are going to be a lot of changes to how the Department of Work and Pensions process and pay benefits. Find out out more about Benefit Changes and how they could affect you.

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Latest News

  1. Greenfields host tea party to celebrate National Volunteers’ Week

    National Volunteers Week Celebration Event

    Greenfields hosted an afternoon tea party in Braintree on 5 June to celebrate National Volunteers’ Week and to highlight the work of their many dedicated volunteers.

  2. Art from the Heart community artwork boards unveiled

    Underpass art project

    On Monday 13th May, the Braitnree East – Art from the Heart of the Community artwork boards were installed and unveiled on the walls of the A120 underpass.

Getting young people into work

Braintree District Council, in partnership with Groundwork Hertfordshire and Greenfields, is offering 10 local young people the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised qualification and improve employment prospects.

The pre-apprenticeship project, called ‘The Green Team’, is a 16-week voluntary employment training scheme aimed at taking on young people who have been in long-term unemployment, not in education or training (NEET). Find out more here.

Managing Health Programmes

We can help you

We would like to invite anyone suffering with the physical and psychological affects of a long-term health conditions to attend one of our free programmes.

  • Managing Health
  • Challenging Pain Workshop
  • Coping as a Carer

For more information view our Managing Health Programmes Poster [pdf] 274KB.

If you think you would benefit from attending one of these FREE programmes contact: Carol Roe on 0300 003 2126 or 0300 003 2127.