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BGU event – Queens Park – 10 May

The Friends of Westhoughton Station Tuesday 09 September 2025

We will be at the BGU event with a small display and photos of our work.  Hope to see you there.

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A New Rose Garden at the Station

The Friends of Westhoughton Station Sunday 23 November 2025

We recently received a donation from Park Cakes of Bolton to create a new rose garden.  We have cleared an area on the Bolton-bound platform, put up a trellis at the back and planted a variety of roses and other plants.  We are hoping this will create a beautiful new display next year.  Many thanks ...

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The Gates Primary School Eco Team

The Friends of Westhoughton Station Tuesday 09 September 2025

Following on from the Eco Festival held at the school, we are looking to build up a partnership with them.  We have approval from the Station Management (thanks to Sarah Morgan at Northern Trains) to allow small numbers of pupils and supervising teachers to visit the station, under strict safety pro...

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The Gates Primary School EcoFest

The Friends of Westhoughton Station Tuesday 09 September 2025

The Gates Primary School is next to Westhoughton Station, they have set up an environmental team of pupils and staff.  On 21 May they held their first Eco Festival, and after-school event with stalls from local environmental and community groups.  They also had a tree-planting event in the school gr...

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