Harwood Community Garden

Gardening Community group
Postcode: BL2 3JT
Location: Longsight Park, Longsight Lane, Harwood, Bolton. BL2 3JT
Area: Bolton East

Brief Description:

Harwood Community Garden is an offshoot of Friends Of Harwood & Longsight Park. Our aim is to provide an secure, safe area which is accessible to all, it will be disability friendly and used by Bolton Cares, wheelchair users, users with autism, and the wider community.

Full Description:

Harwood Community Garden is work in progress, we have been granted use of half the compound on Longsight park for our project. Once the council have finished clearing out the piles of soil we can set to work laying paths and building raised beds. The Community Garden will DDA accessible, with raised beds for wheelchair access, there will also be beds for growing native species which will then be planted out in community spaces. There will be a community area for local schools to visit to take park in environmental projects, this area will also facilitate outdoor yoga sessions for all genders. As of 1.2.26 this is work in progress so please email for further details.

Volunteering opportunities:

Day for activity: Sunday
Time of day: Morning, Afternoon
Details of activity
The Community Garden is work in progress, we have to lay paths, build raised beds, and lots of planting out to do. We will then need volunteers to help to maintain the beds, help deliver environmental projects to schools, planting out native species etc. Please ring or email for further updates.