Year: <span>2017</span>

BoltonCDP and partners from the African Council Uk (ACUK), Pentecostal Community Association (PCA) and the team from Bolton Council had a very productive and interactive session to deliberate on projects aimed at fostering community cohesion and building bridges between generations. We will update you as the project develops.

Bolton CDP facilitated the setting up of the Rachete youth club. This youth club will serve as a platform for engagement of the youth members in improving the health and well-being of fellow youths in Bolton. They will also be actively involved in sports activities, environmental projects like the Kingsley street garden project in Crompton...

Bolton CDP and other partners organisations met on the 5th of June 2017 at the Halliwell UCAN Centre to talk about their roles in helping to develop the Place Based Initiative PBI. This initiative will give an opportunity for groups to take active leadership and collaborative role in helping build the capacity of local residents...

BoltonCDP team participated in a brainstorming session to look at strategies for engaging the hard to reach communities in Bolton Borough. The event was organised by the Bolton NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and hosted by the Bolton CVS. The outcome of the session will be used as a framework to support Dementia intervention within...

The members of the ABCD steering group made up of representatives of partner organisations that oversees the activities of BoltonCDP met on the 14th of June 2017 to look at projects carried out by BoltonCDP and to discuss new projects by members. The steering group governs the work of the Bolton CDP and helps give...

BoltonCDP participated in a seminar on the 9th of June 2017, hosted by the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA). The seminar topic was; The role of community assets in improving health and wellbeing in later life. The seminar was attended by representatives from government agencies, universities, researchers and members of the third...

The Kingsley Street community garden project launch with students of St Thomas Primary School year 5 and 6 on the 26th of May 2017. For more photos follow us on Instagram!

Precious Gems, a partner of BoltonCDP whose Dementia Project called Precious Memories was featured as the theme project under ageing well, had the opportunity to sign up to support and play an active role in achieving vision 2030. Also, we have a great photo with the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton. Also to add that the...

BoltonCDP participated actively at the just concluded Bolton Vision 2030 conference organised by the Christian Cohesion of Bolton for church leaders which took place on the 23rd of May 2017. This conference informed and served as an opportunity to mobilise Christian leaders in Bolton to identify their role achieving the objectives of the vision 2030....

BoltonCDP was at the Poster Presentation at the University of Salford on the 25th of May. We were privileged to have eight students studying masters degree in Public Health from the faculty of environmental and life sciences supporting BoltonCDP in researching on two projects designed in engaging the communities of Halliwell and Crompton wards of Bolton respectively....