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.
A new community development project focused on the environments along the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal has been launched following the award of funding from Bolton CVS. The 12-month pilot project will bring together residents, community organisations like BGU members and landowners to begin rei...
Cheers rang out in the council chamber after plans to build 80 homes in Harwood were thrown out, as reported in this Bolton News article. A dozen local residents attended the meeting as planning bosses discussed the application by Rowland Homes for land off Arthur Lane. Concerns about local biodiv...
BGU and many of our registered groups are joining forces this summer to tackle the scourge of Himalayan Balsam (HB) Huge efforts have been made in the past several years to tackle HB and great progress has been made in certain areas - but we need much more as it is so widespread. So BGU are working ...
The Bolton Eco Toolkit is a free, practical resource supporting Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations in Bolton to take meaningful action on environmental sustainability. It brings together simple tools, templates, guidance and local case studies to help organisations reduc...
