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Northern Roots Social Media Rules

We encourage you to have your say by commenting on our social media posts. We won’t censor comments - even if they are critical of Northern Roots. However, we do have a few rules everyone must follow and will remove posts that don't meet these standards. Monitoring

Although we try to manage the content our social media channels inside office hours, we can't moni

tor posts 100% of the time. We will remove any content that doesn't fit within our guidelines as soon as we see it. Respecting others

Bullying of any kind will not be tolerated. Anyone making abusive, discriminatory or offensive comments will have them removed and they will be blocked from posting on our channels. Please note any comments implying discrimination will also be removed. No trolling

Where posts or comments are off-topic, insulting or use threatening remarks to upset another user, group of users, or Northern Roots employees and volunteers, they will be removed, and users will be banned from commenting. Strictly no swearing

While you may be passionate about subjects we post about, swearing and offensive language will not be tolerated. Any swearing or offensive language will be removed completely and any repeat offenders will be blocked. Blocking of users

We reserve the right to block users, without notice if necessary, for seriously breaching or continually breaching these rules about acceptable use. We reserve the right to change these rules, without notice, to better align with our values and other online protocols.

22/12/2025

2025 has been a year of tremendous growth for Northern Roots!

Hear from our team about how we’ve supported the environment, created jobs and opportunities for local people, used nature to improve wellbeing, and started work on a beautiful new Visitor Centre in partnership with I love Oldham.

Whether you’ve had fun at our events, engaged with our social content, collaborated with us on projects, or helped fund our vision, we’re incredibly grateful for your support.

Thank you for being part of the Northern Roots journey so far. We hope you will continue to support us and stay on the journey with us in 2026 as we bring the next phase of Northern Roots to life.

Seasons greetings,
The Northern Roots team, volunteers, and community✨

Make sure to sign up to our newsletter for progress updates and opportunities coming in 2026👉 http://eepurl.com/iUqIx2

21/12/2025

Happy winter solstice from the Northern Roots volunteers and team!✨

Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and means we’re slowly returning to summer. To mark the moment, we gathered in our woodland to reflect on our achievements in 2025 and what we want to let go of, and we set positive intentions for 2026🌱

Northern Roots aims to bring people together in nature through arts, culture, heritage, sport, food and wellbeing, and o...
19/12/2025

Northern Roots aims to bring people together in nature through arts, culture, heritage, sport, food and wellbeing, and our 2025 What’s On programme did just that!

With the help of local artists, chefs, performers, community organisations and our brilliant in house team, we created a packed programme of activities and events and welcomed over 1900 of you to Northern Roots.

Visit our Gallery page to see what we got up to👉 https://northern-roots.uk/our-nr/gallery/whats-on-2025/

That's all, folks! We're signing off for the festive period today, after what has been another fantastic year at the GME...
19/12/2025

That's all, folks! We're signing off for the festive period today, after what has been another fantastic year at the GMET 💚

We've launched more rounds of both the Green Spaces Fund and the Renew Community Fund, teamed up with some fantastic corporate supporters, and generally helped Greater Manchester become that little bit greener...

Thank you to everyone who has supported our charity in 2025, and huge congratulations to all our funded groups who have worked so hard. We'll be back on the 5th of January!

We're wishing a very Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, and thanks to Northern Roots and The Leap Children & Families Centre for sending these festive pictures in their Green Spaces Fund projects! 🎄

Our Natural Health Service team has been working with Turning Point Rochdale & Oldham and individuals in recovery for th...
16/12/2025

Our Natural Health Service team has been working with Turning Point Rochdale & Oldham and individuals in recovery for the last two years.

Using nature-based activities to provide connection, community and support for people in their recovery journey.

We've had the privilege of getting to know and work with some incredible people, seeing them flourish, and become a valued part of the Northern Roots community.

12/12/2025

✨️What a magical day for a festive gathering on the Urban Farm! What a lovely community we have built at Northern Roots.

From volunteers, Natural Health Service participants, artists, architects, and Community Champions, to students, community groups, Councillors, ecologists and educators, thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate a brilliant and busy year at Northern Roots. Thank you for being part of the journey, for your support, and for helping to bring Northern Roots to life👏

In 2026 Northern Roots will open a Visitor Centre with café, shop, production kitchen and more, plus a Forestry Skills Centre and four more acres of Urban Farm. Whilst Northern Roots will always be a long-term, evolving project, community and connection will always be at the heart of its ethos. 

We hope you join us on our journey to opening and become a part of the Northern Roots community in 2026. Make sure you sign up to our newsletter to hear of upcoming jobs, volunteering, events and opportunities to get involved.

Click the link in our bio or sign up here - https://eepurl.com/iUqIx2

07/12/2025

“I’d been blacksmithing for a long time, and then I thought, why don't I set up a business at Northern Roots, so I applied to the Northern Roots Enterprise scheme. Northern Roots is one of the only places that would allow me to be on site, which gives me enough opportunity to get set up and start earning money. I even got married here this year!” Joe, Yggdrasil Forge

Meet Joe, an Oldhamer, self-taught blacksmith, owner of Yggdrasil Forge and a Northern Roots based business.

Read Joe’s full story here👉 https://northern-roots.uk/our-nr/stories/meet-joe/

Do you have a business idea that could thrive at Northern Roots?💡

A core objective for the charity is to support new local businesses and social enterprises to set up and flourish from the Northern Roots site. We are also interested in supporting existing businesses that align with our mission and objectives.

Visit our website to find out more - https://northern-roots.uk/opportunities/enterprise/

Featuring photography from Karen Berry.

05/12/2025

‘’I think it’s really important to have places like Northern Roots in Oldham, to have places that offer skills and training and get local people excited about being outdoors again.’’ Joe, Yggdrasil Forge

Meet Joe, an Oldhamer, self-taught blacksmith, owner of Yggdrasil Forge and a Northern Roots based business.

Blacksmithing is a traditional heritage skill dating back to the Bronze Age, and Joe is keeping the craft alive right here at by sharing his passion with the public.

Keep an eye out for blacksmithing experiences in 2026⚒️

Read Joe’s full story here👉 https://northern-roots.uk/our-nr/stories/meet-joe/

Featuring photography from Karen Berry.

Last week the Natural Health Service cancer recovery group had a beautiful day den building, learning how to light a fir...
03/12/2025

Last week the Natural Health Service cancer recovery group had a beautiful day den building, learning how to light a fire, and connecting inside our cozy tipi tent.

Want to learn more about the Natural Health Service and ? Visit our website🌱 https://northern-roots.uk/opportunities/natural-health-service/

30/11/2025

Growth continues at Northern Roots in 🌱

This November we welcomed Andy Burnham back to site to see the progress we’ve made and to see the Visitor Centre and Forestry Skills Centre rising from the ground.

Thanks to our hardworking Land Team and volunteers we’ve planted new trees on the four-acre Phase 2 Urban Farm and our new, commercial grade poly tunnels are going up.

Most importantly, our beautiful compost loo, with its gorgeous stained-glass, is now complete, and we reckon it’s got to be the prettiest compost toilet in the whole of the North West!

We rounded off November with a staff get-together, quiz and games at the gorgeous Fox and Pine Oldham. If you haven’t been in, go! You’ll get a lovely welcome from the team there.

To learn more about Northern Roots, visit our website👉 https://northern-roots.uk/about-us/plans/

As Northern Roots grows, so will our community. Sign up to our newsletter to hear how you can get involved📩 http://eepurl.com/iUqIx2

27/11/2025

‘’I was looking for the next step in my career, and when my friend sent me a link to Northern Roots, I was just flabbergasted. Everything I read was everything that I valued and believed in.’’ Kate, Project Support Officer

A born and bred Oldhamer, Kate is supporting our current heritage project, the wider Northern Roots charity and sharing her passion for nature connection along the way.

Read Kate’s full story here - https://northern-roots.uk/our-nr/stories/meet-kate/

If you’d like to get involved at Northern Roots, sign up to our newsletter to hear of upcoming job vacancies, volunteering opportunities and much more as we grow - http://eepurl.com/iUqIx2

This role was made possible thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Congratulations to our friends and neighbours over at Fatima Women’s Association. Fatima Women’s Association does brilli...
26/11/2025

Congratulations to our friends and neighbours over at Fatima Women’s Association. Fatima Women’s Association does brilliant work in the community and it's wonderful to see them receive funding that will support longterm plans. Congratulations to you all.

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