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Nature Based Workshops

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Bug Hotels – Workshop

Golborne Library Tanners Lane, Golborne, Warrington

Join Victoria from Give it a Grow Wigan at Golborne Library for a hands-on workshop all about helping the tiniest creatures in our gardens. In this fun and creative session, we’ll be learning about the insects that live around us and how we can support them with simple, nature-based crafts. Everyone will decorate and build […]

Create a Creature – Workshop

Atherton Library Atherton Town Hall, Bolton Road, Atherton, United Kingdom

Join Dawn from Give it a Grow Wigan for a relaxed, hands-on workshop in Atherton Library, where families can explore their creativity using natural materials from the garden. We’ll be making fun woodland-inspired creatures using clay, sticks, and pine cones, with a range of beautiful natural materials, ideas and guidance ready to help. You can […]

Create a Creature – Workshop

Tyldesley Town Hall Elliott Street, Tyldesley, United Kingdom

Join Dawn from Give it a Grow Wigan for a creative, nature-inspired workshop at Tyldsley Library, where families can make their own portraits and woodland crowns using leaves, petals, sticks, and other natural materials. This session invites children and families to create playful portraits of people or animals using foraged textures and colours, then make […]

Create a Creature – Workshop

Leigh Library Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Market Street, Leigh

Join Dawn from Give it a Grow Wigan for a creative, nature-inspired workshop at Leigh Library, where families can make their own portraits and woodland crowns using leaves, petals, sticks, and other natural materials. This session invites children and families to create playful portraits of people or animals using foraged textures and colours, then make […]

Play Day

Mesnes Park Mesnes Park Terrace, Wigan

Join us as part of the amazing Play Day! A full day of free fun for children and families in Mesnes Park. Ali will be there, creating all kinds of leaf art. We'll be painting, printing, stamping, and having fun with leaves of all shapes and sizes to create beautiful nature inspired art for you […]

Bug Hotels – Workshop

Platt Bridge Library Platt Bridge Community First, Rivington Avenue, Platt Bridge

Join Victoria from Give it a Grow Wigan at Platt Bridge Library for a hands-on workshop all about helping the tiniest creatures in our gardens. In this fun and creative session, we’ll be learning about the insects that live around us and how we can support them with simple, nature-based crafts. Everyone will decorate and […]

Bark Owls and Creatures – Workshop

Tyldesley Town Hall Elliott Street, Tyldesley, United Kingdom

Join Ali from Give it a Grow Wigan in Standish Library for a fun, hands-on creative art workshop where children can create their very own woodland owl and other clay creatures. We’ll be using a variety of locally fraged natural materials and clay to create owls and other cute woodland creatures. Using bark, twigs, moss, […]

Nature Portraits & Crowns – Workshop

Tyldesley Town Hall Elliott Street, Tyldesley, United Kingdom

Join Dawn from Give it a Grow Wigan for a creative, nature-inspired workshop at Tyldsley Library, where families can make their own portraits and woodland crowns using leaves, petals, sticks, and other natural materials. This session invites children and families to create playful portraits of people or animals using foraged textures and colours, then make […]

Pressed Flower Art – Workshop

Hindley Library First Avenue, Hindley, Wigan

Join Victoria from Give it a Grow Wigan for a gentle, creative workshop at Hindley Library, where children and families can make beautiful bookmarks and cards using pressed flowers and natural materials. Using real blooms collected and pressed from the garden, you'll create your own pieces of art, from delicate bookmarks to colourful floral cards, […]

Nature Portraits & Crowns – Workshop

Atherton Library Atherton Town Hall, Bolton Road, Atherton, United Kingdom

Join Dawn from Give it a Grow Wigan for a creative, nature-inspired workshop at Tyldsley Library, where families can make their own portraits and woodland crowns using leaves, petals, sticks, and other natural materials. This session invites children and families to create playful portraits of people or animals using foraged textures and colours, then make […]

Family Blackberry Pick

Gidlow Field Newman Ave, Wigan

Join us for a free fun Family Blackberry Pick on the field. Bring a container or basket and let's see who can collect the most! There's plenty to be had 19th Aug at 4pm on Gidlow Field,off Newman Ave, Wigan WN6 7PA Free, no need to book Lead by Give it a Grow Wigan

Gardening Together

St Anne's Community Garden 152 Beech Hill Ave, Wigan, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Join us in the community garden every other Wednesday morning, 10am – 12pm, for some company and gentle movement in the outdoors. At the community garden, we tend to several raised beds, borders, a greenhouse, fruit trees, and a wildlife pond together. We grow all kinds of fruit and veg, and there is often produce […]