Our Town is back bigger and better for 2024; Our Town, Cleaner, Greener, Safer.
With the usual targeted environmental and Streetscene works, Our Town Four will bring together the council, blue light services, community groups, volunteers, businesses and more to deliver a cleaner, greener and safer Wigan borough.
Our Town will visit every ward in Wigan borough between May 2024 to February 2025.
There will also be a waste amnesty in every ward, with the locations added to this webpage in advance.
Our Town Four is being funded by part of the borough’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund allocation.
Our Town Four Waste Amnesties
During the Our Town visit 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.
- Orrell - Monday 18 November and Thursday 21 November, 9am-2pm, Orrell Water Park, Lodge Road, WN5 7AT
- Atherton South and Lilford - Monday 25 November, 9am-2pm, Howe Bridge Leisure Centre car park, Eckersley Fold Ln, Atherton, M46 0PJ, and Monday 2 December, Green Close, Hindsford, M46 9BY
- Astley - w/c 9 December
- Tyldesley and Mosley Common - w/c 3 February 2025
- Atherton North - w/c 10 February 2025.
Past dates
- Ince - Monday 13 May, 9am - 2pm, car park opposite 31-37 Banner Street, WN3 4NA and Friday 17 May, 9am - 2pm, car park opposite 13 Kendal Road, WN2 2NR
- Pemberton - Monday 20 May, 9am - 2pm, St Thomas Labour Club car park, Comet Road, WN5 0ET and Thursday 30 May, 9am - 2pm, car park opposite 17 Selkirk Grove, WN5 9XX
- Golborne and Lowton West - Monday 10 June, 9am - 2pm, 5-15 Naylor Avenue, Golborne, WA3 3LR
- Ashton-in-Makerfield South - Monday 24 June, 9am - 2pm, opposite the Eagle and Child pub, 223 Heath Road, Ashton Heath, WN4 9HW
- Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North - Monday 1 July, 9am - 2pm, Priory Road, WN4 9UG
- Abram - Monday 15 July, 9am - 2pm, car park on Stephen Street, WN2 3UL
- Leigh West - Monday 22 July, 9am - 2pm, junction of Dale Grove / Mount Street WN7 4QY and Monday 29 July, 9am - 2pm, at the side of 97 Melrose Avenue, WN7 5PQ
- Leigh South - all at 9am-2pm: Monday 5 August, rear of 2 Arrow Street, WN7 3AR, Thursday 8 August, opposite 11 Central Avenue, WN7 3BH, Monday 12 August, side of 27 Young Street WN7 2NJ, Thursday 15 August, car park opposite Leigh Community Centre, Hope Carr Road, WN7 3ET
- Leigh Central and Higher Folds: Monday 19 August, garages rear of shops on Richmond Drive, WN7 2XY, Tuesday 27 August, area to the side of 17 Boughey Street, WN7 4DY
- Aspull, New Springs and Whelley, all at 9am-2pm: Monday 2 September, Aspull Civic car park, WN2 1PJ, Wednesday 4 September, car park off Anderton Way, behind Withington Grange, WN2 1JS, Thursday 5 September, car park of Whelley Labour Club, 27 Northumberland St, WN1 3PZ
- Wigan West, Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 September, between 9am-2pm at the Wellfield Hotel car park, Wellfield Road, WN6 8NQ
- Wigan Central, between 9am-2pm: Monday 16 September, Moore Street East car park, WN1 3XZ and Thursday 19 September, side of The Swinley Club, Coppull Lane, WN1 2LQ
- Douglas - all between 9am-2pm: Monday 23 September, Newtown Working Mens Club car park, Liptrot St, WN5 0TT, Wednesday 25 September, Logwood Ave, WN5 9RG and Friday 27 September, Heritage Way, Trencherfield Mill, WN3 4ET
- Winstanley - Monday 30 September, 9am-2pm, St Aidans Parish Centre, Highfield Grange Ave, WN3 6EE and Friday 4 October, 9.15am-2pm, St Aidans Parish Centre, Highfield Grange Ave, WN3 6EE
- Worsley Mesnes - Monday 7 October, 9am-2pm, The Hawk Public House car park, Carr Lane, WN3 5ND and Friday 11 October, 9am-2pm, St Judes Rugby Club car park, Keats Ave, WN3 5UB
- Hindley - Monday 14 October, 9am-2pm, on Belmont Road, Hindley, WN2 4JN
- Hindley Green - Monday 21 October, 9am-2pm, land rear of Victoria Inn, 551 Atherton Road, Hindley Green, WN2 4QF
- Lowton East - Monday 28 October, 9am-2pm, Oaklands Road, Lowton, WA3 2LA (behind Lowton Surgery)
- Shevington with Lower Ground and Moor - Monday 4 November, 9am-2pm, car parking area on Randall Avenue, WN6 8HN
- Standish - Monday 11 November, Standish Leisure Centre car park, Rectory Lane, WN6 0XB.
Updates
Council's 'cleaner, greener, safer' action returns to Wigan Borough