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 2024-2025)
We have produced two reports showing how that funding has been used:
BGU Grant Feedback Report Year 1
BGU End of Grant Report (covering the two-year period)
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...
One of BGU's targeted projects using funding from Bolton Council/UKSPF has been the setting up of a community allotment on Tonge Moor Allotment site. The work has been carried out by volunteers from Bolton Conservation Volunteers began in late 2024 and has transformed a completely derelict plot in...
In 2024 Bolton Council installed a number of Volunteer Vaults in ten locations across the town. The tough cabinets are designed to protect tools and deter vandals, and are made of steel, securely locked and firmly fixed to paths and walls. Each one is located close to where volunteer groups regularl...
