Bolton Green Umbrella was formed in August 2016 when a small number of like-minded people talked about how encouraging and motivating it was that we had at last discovered each others’ existence.
For years each of us had been despairing of the deterioration we saw in our town; the loss of the pride in one’s own community that used to exist.
That’s the spirit we want to recover in our town.
Bolton Green Umbrella also provides small grants to help registered groups fund local environmental and community projects. Click here to learn more and apply.
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Volunteering offers help to people in need, causes, and the community; the benefits can be greater for you, the volunteer.
We're about groups & volunteers developing a network to make Bolton a cleaner and greener town.
As well as regular volunteering opportunities, our local groups have occasional events. You can find details of upcoming events in our Events section.
Community Alley Garden Egerton With the opening of the Greater Manchester Green Spaces fund and also the trialling of the rain garden planters in Edgworth we are interested in putting a bid together for rain planters around Bolton. Project Title: Un-grey the Alleyway Aim to encourage sustainab...
St Andrew's Methodist Church in Tonge Moor has been awarded "Bronze Eco Status" by charity A Rocha The change began in May 2022 when children leading a Sunday School Anniversary service urged the church to act on climate change. Within a month, this led to the formation of the Eco Action Group, mad...
After being told the litter and weed-strewn area behind their homes one of the worst in the neighbourhood, a group of residents rolled their sleeves up to create a small, green oasis. Click here to read an article in the Manchester Evening News about the transformation of Rock Avenue in Halliwell.
Elderflowers: We are a group of residents who live in sheltered accommodation at Danesway Court, which is off Hobart Street in Halliwell BL1 3PY. Six of us went to the garden centre to use the grant we had from Bolton Green Umbrella. We bought new hay racks,4, new perennials and alpines to plan...
