There are huge plans for more houses to be built in Horwich including 1,700 at the Loco Works site and 140 on the Victoria Road Bolton College site. This is going to place a burden on transport infrastructure, local schools and medical facilities.
Horwich has already suffered in recent years with the loss and down grading of facilities causing popular amateur clubs to leave the town. With housing for thousands more people being planned, there is going to be an increase in pressure on the available playing fields.
Chris Green says “I have always enjoyed playing sport having played Sunday league and 5-a-side football, squash and doing the occasional half or full marathon. As we lead increasingly sedentary lives, good quality playing fields and sporting facilities are vital for good health and community spirit so Bolton Council should take every opportunity to invest in the health of the people of Horwich. The Loco Works development is a great opportunity that should not be missed!”