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Painting railings in Aspull
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The team in Ince with the Leader
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Pruning flowers in Lowton
We launched the Cleaner, Greener project in response to residents who told us they wanted to see improvements in their local town centres during the Big Listening Project.
Our Town one took place over a 6 month period across 12 districts, between May and October 2021, and was a huge success for Wigan Borough. The 12 district centres were: Hindley, Golborne, Ince, Orrell, Aspull, Lowton, Standish, Pemberton, Ashton, Atherton, Platt Bridge and Tyldesley.
Our Town Two took place in 2022, visiting 13 more districts, with improvement works carried out in: Bryn, Douglas, Atherleigh, Astley / Mosley Common, Wigan West, Wigan Central, Leigh East, Leigh West, Shevington, Hindley Green, Worsley Mesnes, Winstanley, and Leigh South.
Our Town Three is starting this autumn in Ince, and will visit every ward in the borough for a week of intensive activity over six months until late March 2024. Our Town Three is being funded by part of the borough’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation.
Our Town Three Waste Amnesties
On the Saturday morning, between 8am and noon, at the end of the week of action in each ward, the council will host a waste amnesty.
Residents will be able to come and drop off similar items to those accepted at our Household Waste Recycling Centres, such as old and worn furniture, old toys, garden furniture, appliances and white goods, excess household waste, and more all for free.
The locations for each week will be added here, in the week ahead of each waste amnesty.
- Leigh South - 23 March, opposite 141 Hurst Street, Leigh WN7 3AN and opposite 10 Central Avenue, Leigh WN7 3BH
Previous dates
- Ince - 16 September - Parliament Street / Lancaster Street, WN3 4JH
- Golborne and Lowton West - 23 September - Car park to the rear of 1-15 May Street, WA3 3TU
- Atherton North - 30 September - Car park at the side of Salvation Army, George Street, Atherton, M46 0EL
- Pemberton - 7 October - Grassed area at the junction of Bombay Road and Canberra Road
- Ashton-in-Makerfield South - 14 October - Opposite the Eagle and Child Pub, Ashton Heath
- Lowton East - 21 October - Parking bays outside 50 Maple Avenue, Lowton, WA3 2DB
- Hindley - 28 October - Hindley Market Square
- Aspull, New Springs and Whelley - 4 November - Arley Close / Withington Lane
- Orrell - 11 November
- Abram- 18 November
- Tyldesley and Mosley Common - 25 November - Car park off Shakerley Road, opposite Glenview Road
- Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North - 9 December, outside of Land Gate Lane, WN4 0EP
- Douglas - 16 December - in front of gates at Bramble House, 8 Broom Road, WN5 9QE
- Atherton South and Lilford - 13 January 2024, entrance to Green Close, Hindsford
- Standish with Langtree - 13 January, Standish Leisure Centre car park, WN6 0XB
- Astley - 20 January, land next to 115 Princes Avenue, M29 7AW
- Wigan West - 27 January, land on Netherby Rd leading to Lavender Rd, opposite Beech Hill School side entrance
- Wigan Central - 3 February, Moore Street East car park, WN1 3XZ
- Leigh Central and Higher Folds - 10 February
- Leigh West - 17 February, old garage site on Briar Grove, junction of Birch Road
- Shevington with Lower Ground and Moor - 24 February, Randall Avenue, Shevington, WN6 8HN
- Hindley Green - 2 March, the land at rear of Victoria Inn, 551 Atherton Road
- Worsley Mesnes - 9 March, St Judes ARLFC Keats Ave WN3 5UB
- Winstanley - 16 March, St Aidans Club, Highfield Grange Ave WN3 6EE
What have we done?
Spanning public realm, street-scene and environmental projects, works in 2021 and 2022 included:
- 18,000 square metres of jet washing
- Over 270 new bins installed
- 41 ‘grot spots’ cleaned
- Over 80 tonnes of litter, fly-tipping and debris removed
- Engagement with over 1,400 businesses
- 62 miles of roads and footways swept
- 312 lighting columns painted to prolong their life.