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)
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...
Bolton Council would like to hear your views on extending the current Moorland Wildfires Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) period, banning BBQs, open flames like campfires and camping stoves, fireworks and Chinese lanterns from moorland areas, to reduce the risk of wildfires. The restricti...
