Green Shoots Bolton NW

Address: Harpers Lane Community Garden, adjacent to 122 Harpers Lane, Bolton, BL1 6DD

Tel: 07790 424290

Website:

Who the organisation is for: Children with Additional Needs, Families (Parents and Children Together), Looked-After Children and Young People, Men and Women, Offenders / Ex-offenders, Older people, Parents/Single Parents, Young Children (aged 0 -12), People affected by Domestic Abuse and Violence, People identifying as LGBTQ+, Young people (aged 13-25), People from minority ethnic communities, People experiencing mental health issues, People with learning disabilities, People with physical disabilities, Refugees and asylum seekers, Service and ex-service people, Victims / survivors of crime, Tenants and residents

Where the organisation operates: Chorley Roads, Halliwell & Crompton, Unsure

The organisation’s themes: Ageing Well, Being Included/Social Inclusion, Environmental Protection or Improvement, Keeping Active and Involved, Leisure and Hobbies, Mental Wellbeing, Physical Activity, Support for People with Learning Disabilities, Support for People with Physical Disabilities, Supporting Victims of Crime

Organisation Description: Green Shoots Bolton NW (originally Harpers Lane Community Garden) is an umbrella group for a number of projects within the Bolton area. This includes:-
Harpers Lane Community Garden - a maturing walled garden
Ivy Rd Community Project - an project to turn a neglected green space into a community forest garden
Bolton West Guerilla Gardeners - planting in other neglected green spaces
Litter Pickers of Bolton West - litter picking mainly in Halliwell, Smithills, Heaton and Queens Park and Central as well as across the Borough
Gilnow Rd Green Island - greening up a traffic island
Friends of Captains Clough - transformation of a neglected Local Nature Reserve into a nature trail with added features
Moss Bank Way/Halliwell Rd Art Project - cleaning up a negleccted feature