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We fund projects that are making Greater Manchester greener 🐝 Home of the Green Spaces Fund and Renew Community Fund 💚

12/06/2026

Plant ID request: anyone recognise this plant?

Not sure if it's native or invasive but it's certainly very pretty... 😉

Brilliant photo from The Monastery Manchester; Green Spaces Fund recipients from Round 5.

We're hoping for some really bad puns in the comments by the way.

10/06/2026

🐝 Green Spaces Fund Case Study 2/10: Bury 🐝

The “Rewilding Fairfield Hospital” project, run by NorthCare Charity, received a grant of £40,000 in Round Four of the Green Spaces Fund to enhance the grounds of Fairfield General Hospital in Bury.

The charity knew that the hospital site, which sits in one of the most deprived wards of Bury, had so much natural beauty and potential, but not enough resource, funding, or expertise to unlock it.

Thanks to the Green Spaces Fund, they have created three distinct gardens, each with its own purpose:

🐸 Bog Garden: Supports wildlife and enhances biodiversity.
🕊️ Peace Garden: Designed to promote well-being for staff and patients.
🐞 Education Garden: Provides a learning space for local nurseries and schools.

In total, they’ve enhanced 9,174m² of green space and planted over 13,000 bulbs and 190 trees around the site.

The gardens are now also a valuable tool for social prescribing, connecting people with preventative health support and helping reduce pressure on NHS services.

“We’re thrilled that the project has raised awareness about the importance of green spaces for health and wellbeing” - Emma, NorthCare Charity.

The Green Spaces Fund is currently open for applications. Visit https://gmet.org.uk/green-spaces-fund for more.

08/06/2026

Are you in the know about Right to Grow? 🤔🪴

Last week, we attended the fifth Green and Blue Spaces Action Network event in Bury, making it the first GBSAN event to take place outside of central Manchester.

The session explored how the national Right to Grow movement has been embraced in Bury.

Right to Grow is Incredible Edible's proposed legislation to change the law so that more people have the right to grow food on public land, and it was really encouraging to hear from local groups and supporters who are already demonstrating the power community growing can have.

Make sure you're at the next GBSAN event if you're invested in GM's greener future 🌿

Sow the City
Lancashire Wildlife Trust

04/06/2026

Join our team! We're excited to be hiring a full time Grants Officer at the GMET.

We're seeking a Grants Officer to support the delivery of our Green Spaces Fund, helping us support the hardworking groups that are making Greater Manchester greener 🌿

So if you're a motivated, personable and organised individual, then this could be the role for you!

For more information and to apply, visit https://www.lancswt.org.uk/jobs/gmet-grants-officer-1

Deadline 28th June 2026. Please pass this opportunity on to contacts in your network.

Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Groundwork Greater Manchester
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside.
Sow the City
City of Trees
RHS - Royal Horticultural Society

02/06/2026

🐝 Green Spaces Fund Case Study 1/10: Bolton 🐝

The “Ivy Road Community Project” was launched by Harpers Lane Community Garden: a dedicated group of volunteers who are committed to greening up patches of Bolton.

The project received £32,800 in Round Four of the Green Spaces Fund.

They wanted to transform plain grass verges on either side of the street into a thriving green hub, as the diverse local community are largely without access to gardens or growing space.

They have planted 15 fruit trees on site, several fruit bushes, hundreds of bulbs and a wildflower patch. This has resulted in a notable increase of wildlife, particularly insect wildlife, thanks to this diverse mix of pollinator-friendly plants.

They’ve also added many edible plants, providing free food for anybody who needs it. Any unused produce is donated to the local food bank.

They have used the space to hold several successful community events such as family wildlife days, foraging workshops, walks and meditation sessions.

“The site has now become a place for people to use and enjoy rather than the scrubby land they saw previously.” - Heather, Harpers Lane Community Garden.

The Green Spaces Fund is currently open for applications. Visit https://gmet.org.uk/green-spaces-fund for more.

01/06/2026

GBSAN is back this week! 💚💙 The fifth Green & Blue Spaces Action Network event is taking place at Philips Park in Bury on Wednesday 3rd June.

This session will explore how the national "Right to Grow" movement has been embraced in Bury, helping the local community develop their own growing spaces.

GBSAN events are free to attend and open to anyone with an interest in taking action to link up and improve green and blue spaces across GM.

You'll need to register for your free space via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gm-green-and-blue-spaces-action-network-june-2026-event-tickets-1989822242893

Sow the City

29/05/2026

You can be part of the greener picture by applying or contributing to the Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund.

The fund provides grants between £2,000 - £40,000 to community groups who want to increase the amount of accessible, nature-rich green space where people need it most. Any project, no matter how small, can help us make GM greener, healthier, and better connected.

🪴 If you're a community group with a great green idea for your community, we want to hear from you!

🌷 If you're an organisation that wants to support the Green Spaces Fund or are interested in funding a new Green Spaces Fund project in 2026, drop us a message.

The Green Spaces Fund is now open for applications until 3rd August 2026. Visit the link in our bio for more information and to apply.

The Green Spaces Fund is delivered in partnership with:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Sow the City
Groundwork Greater Manchester
City of Trees
Royal Horticultural Society

28/05/2026

We'll be on BBC Radio Manchester in about 20 minutes!

Our Comms Officer Annabelle is a guest on the afternoon 'Trenders' show, bigging up the work of our 122 Green Spaces Fund projects across the city region.

If you miss her live, you can catch up on BBC Sounds 📻

26/05/2026

The Manchester Flower Festival was bloom-tastic, according our Programme Manager, Grace 🌸

Now in it's ninth year, the festival transforms the city centre into a colourful celebration of flowers, green spaces, and urban nature.

It's yet another way that Greater Manchester is becoming greener, and we love to see it!

The Manchester Flower Festival

22/05/2026

Something peaceful for your Friday: a bee enjoying some ceanothus at a Green Spaces Fund project in the Northern Quarter 🐝💙

The 'Green Spaces for Smithfield' project has used the fund to bring some much-needed colour to a social housing estate in the Northern Quarter from planting shrubs and flowers to cleaning up graffiti and litter.

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