GIANT hogweed is returning alongside Bolton s waterways, with people being urged to stay away from the plant. The invasive plant can be found along the rivers Tonge and Croal, and has been spotted in Leverhulme Parka and Moses Gate Country Park. It can take up to two years to grow, spread up to 100,000 seeds and can reach a height of 18 feet. Contact with the plant can cause severe burns and blisters, which are extremely sensitive to the sun for years, and can cause blindness if it comes into contact with eyes. Chris Banks, a volunteer for Bolton NEWT, reveals how you can identify the plant. He said: It can be easy to misidentify the plant with our native hogweed or cow parsley. As it is part of the carrot family it shares the same traits such as the white umbrella-shaped flower head.
A SPECIALLY adapted minibus has been donated to a children’s charity by a Bolton organisation so that families who have lost a child or have a child with complex health needs can enjoy a day out. Bolton At Home made the donation to Reuben’s Retreat, a charity set up by Nicola Graham whose son Reuben died in August 2012 aged just 23 months. Wanting to support families in similar situations, Nicola created the charity which provides therapeutic activities, counselling, peer support groups as well as fun activities and short breaks. Reuben’s Retreat has helped over 1,169 individuals across the UK since it was launched.
Bolton Fund DETAILS of more than £700,000 handed to charities and good causes through the Bolton Fund to help with work through the pandemic have been published. The fund brings together grants from Bolton Council, NHS Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group, Bolton at Home and Bolton CVS and is handed to applicants in the community who fulfil certain criteria. Bolton CVS, which administer the funds, has published where the cash has gone over the past few months. Between October 2020 and February this year 31 groups were given £250,000 between them under the heading ‘Emergency Food and Essential Supplies’. The biggest grant was to Bolton At Home, which received £50,000 for the purchase of food to support the establishment of four pantries, including two mobile units across the borough.
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Community Grants BOLTON’S community groups, voluntary organisations and charities are being invited to apply for cash grants from a new investment programme. The eight housing associations which form Bolton Community Homes (BCH), including Bolton At Home, are making money available to fund community projects helping tenants and residents. Groups can apply for up to £500 to support projects that help people in tackling poverty, community Cohesion, environment, healthier and active ageing and youth. Officials from Bolton At Home have given examples of the types of activities under the categories which would be deemed suitable. They included supporting people to relieve financial pressures and reduce poverty with an example being a sewing group helping with school uniforms.