Eighteen ESOL students joined a My Place Heritage Walk around Queen’s Park, Bolton, on Friday 19 June 2026. In warm, sunny weather, the group spent around an hour and a half exploring the park’s winding paths, rivers, Lakes and hills while guides Laura and Peter shared stories about its fascinating past. The students discovered that…
We are happy to share the publication of the new issue of Worktown Words. This issue was curated and edited by Romina Ramos on the theme of Empathy. And if you’ve missed any previous issues, you can find our catalogue here. Submissions will open again shortly for the next publication.
After being involved at the end of 2025 in the BBC Radio 4 documentary Bolton: The Happiest Town on Earth?, we were equally pleased to hear from BBC North West Tonight who were keen to find out more about Mass Observation and the Happiness Survey that was a subject of the radio programme. After exchanging…