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The local community has played a vital part in achieving
the successful regeneration of the forest. Following public
meetings in 1999, a formally constituted community group,
the ‘Friends of Blackley Forest’, was established. The City
Council is responsible for the overall management of the
forest, and supports the Friends Group with advice and
funding. The Friends Group have provided very effective
practical support for the work of City Council by, for
example, producing a local newsletter, applying for grants
and organising activities such as litter cleanups, control of
invasive species (Japanese Knotweed, bracken), painting
railings, making bird boxes and planting trees and bulbs.
This form of joint working with local groups actively
involved in improving their own areas has proved to be a
vital element in city wide initiatives to improve the
environment in Manchester.
Officers Chairman - Dot Keller
Secretary - Jerry Sorfleet
Treasurer - Bernard Healy
We are always looking for volunteers. If you are
interested in joining the Group as a volunteer, please ring
Dot on 0161 795 0900 for details.
For details on projects that the Group are currently
carrying out in the forest click here.
To view the Friends Group's mission statement and vision
for the forest click here.
the successful regeneration of the forest. Following public
meetings in 1999, a formally constituted community group,
the ‘Friends of Blackley Forest’, was established. The City
Council is responsible for the overall management of the
forest, and supports the Friends Group with advice and
funding. The Friends Group have provided very effective
practical support for the work of City Council by, for
example, producing a local newsletter, applying for grants
and organising activities such as litter cleanups, control of
invasive species (Japanese Knotweed, bracken), painting
railings, making bird boxes and planting trees and bulbs.
This form of joint working with local groups actively
involved in improving their own areas has proved to be a
vital element in city wide initiatives to improve the
environment in Manchester.
Officers Chairman - Dot Keller
Secretary - Jerry Sorfleet
Treasurer - Bernard Healy
We are always looking for volunteers. If you are
interested in joining the Group as a volunteer, please ring
Dot on 0161 795 0900 for details.
For details on projects that the Group are currently
carrying out in the forest click here.
To view the Friends Group's mission statement and vision
for the forest click here.
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