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.
Bolton Green Umbrella received £50,000 from Bolton Council from their UKSPF (UK Shared Prosperity Funding) to fund the enhancement of green and blue spaces and the environment across Bolton and develop and maintain the volunteering network over two years (£25 000 in 2023-2024 and £25 000 in 2024-2...
Following our thank you letter in January 25 I now write to demonstrate what we have spent the £1000 grant from Bolton Green Umbrella on - it was so helpful as start up funding and we would have struggled without it to get as far as we have done - I also enclose a summary of our activity up to Dec2...
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...
The BGU Micro Grants programme is now open and over 20 grants have already been awarded. The aim of these BGU grants is to provide quick and easy access for small groups who are registered on the BGU website to access a relatively small sum of money (£200). We know how difficult it is for small volu...
