Congratulations to our Golborne in Bloom group, who’ve retained their Green Flag for the incredible work in the town for a second year!
This group of dedicated green fingered volunteers won their first coveted Green Flag – an internationally recognised symbol of excellence – in August last year. And their continued hard work means they can continue to fly it for another 12 months at least, outside Golborne Library.
Golborne in Bloom are the group responsible for the beautiful blooms on Golborne Library’s gardens; the Charles Napier gardens and in the car park, the lush planting on the embankment of Tanners Lane between the library and bridge and in the garden borders of Peter Kane Square… and that’s just some of their work!
Golborne in Bloom have had support from local businesses, including Murphy, as well as Wigan Council and other local organisations.
The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world. As a result, you’ll often see the Green Flag flying proudly in the best parks and green spaces across the country.
And across Wigan Borough, as well as Golborne in Bloom’s Green Flag, Mesnes Park (Wigan), Pennington Hall Park (Leigh), Alexandra Park (Newtown) and Jubilee Park (Ashton-in-Makerfield) have all retained Green Flag status.
For the first time, Central Park in Atherton has been named on the coveted nationwide list of well-managed greenspaces.
And the community led site at Colliers Corner in Howe Bridge also retained its Green Flag, too.
Cllr Paul Prescott, cabinet portfolio holder for planning, environmental services and transport, said: “We are blessed with a wealth of greenspaces across our borough and we are delighted that we are able to continue our proud record with the Green Flag scheme.
“It is recognition of all the hard work from our dedicated teams and volunteers across all of our sites.”
Parks form a prominent part of Wigan Borough Greenheart network, incorporating flashes, woodlands and wetlands.
In 2022, the Flashes of Wigan and Leigh were given National Nature Reserve status, the first in the region.
Find out more about green spaces on offer around the borough: wigan.gov.uk/greenheart.
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