Calling all Creatives! Bury Town of Culture to fund local artists
A new open call has been announced by Bury Town of Culture to find six local artists to create a series of creative micro-commissions for the town.
A new open call has been announced by Bury Town of Culture to find six local artists to create a series of creative micro-commissions for the town.
Bury town centre has been awarded Purple Flag status for a fifth consecutive year in recognition of its thriving night time economy.
Bury is drawing up a packed programme of events to celebrate its year as Greater Manchester’s first ever Town of Culture.
A memorial statue for Victoria Wood is planned to be unveiled in her home town of Bury, and a limited edition run of 40 scale sculptures of Graham Ibbeson's full-size piece are now on sale to raise funds to pay for the sculpture.
There’s something for everyone at a huge range of Christmas and New Year celebrations taking place at Bury Venues.
Victoria Wood was brought up and went to school in Bury and her brother Chris has set up a crowd sourcing site to help raise money for a permanent memorial to be put up in Bury in her memory.
A permanent memorial to Bury’s much loved entertainer Victoria Wood will be built in the town centre.
Residents and visitors are being encouraged to share their views and suggestions on the evening and night-time attractions in Bury town centre.
Live music, theatre and arts venue, The Met in Bury, is to undergo a £4.6 million refurbishment starting this March 2016 to meet growing audience demand, thanks to a £3.1 million capital investment from Arts Council England and supporting contributions from Bury Council and other benefactors.
Purple Flags will continue to fly proudly in Bury over official recognition of the town’s night-time economy.
All the family is invited to the Radcliffe Live and Summer Fun Day this Saturday (1 August) held on Radcliffe Piazza from 1pm to 6pm.
Local businesses are being offered a unique opportunity to be part of this year’s Bury Light Night.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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