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.
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 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...
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...
