Armed Forces Day marked with intent to review Covenant in Bury
Work will take place to review Bury’s Armed Forces Covenant to support serving and former members of the military in Bury.
Work will take place to review Bury’s Armed Forces Covenant to support serving and former members of the military in Bury.
Veterans organisations met the Mayor of Bury during Armed Forces Week to discuss their work and the issues facing former military men and women.
Financial help of £100,000 is being used to support some of the most potentially vulnerable people in Bury.
Bury urgently needs more foster carers to come forward after the number of people looking to become foster parents in the borough plummeted by nearly two-thirds during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Updated advice on taking part in individual prayer is being provided to faith communities by Bury Council.
Armed Forces Week is an annual celebration of the country’s serving officers, cadets, veterans and reservists.
Bury Council has extended the deadline for local care providers and charities to apply for money and bring a smile to those they look after during the lockdown.
Due to coronavirus and uncertainty around when mass gatherings and events can take place safely, the Bury Running Festival scheduled for Sunday 20 September 2020 must be postponed to 2021.
Bury Trading Standards is supporting the Citizens Advice campaign on scams awareness which is currently running.
Bury Council is today (Monday 22 June) launching a six-week public consultation on a strategic new vision for the regeneration of Radcliffe, aimed at transforming the town for generations to come.
With the welcome news that children eligible for free school meals will receive food vouchers through the holidays, Bury’s education chiefs have turned their attention to support for pupils who’ve missed out on learning through the COVID-19 crisis.
This week is the fourth National Loneliness Awareness Week, to raise awareness of loneliness and encourage people to speak about it openly.