Skip to content

Press release -

Give us your views on improving people’s skills and job prospects

The man leading Bury’s new Life Chances Commission is inviting residents and businesses to meet him and share their views.

Former Bury man Phil Collins is hosting three sessions in the borough, and wants to hear from as many people as possible about the best ways that education and industry can work together to maximise people’s potential and employment opportunities.

The details and venues for each session are as follows:

Session 1: Friday 4 November, Millwood School, Radcliffe (5-7pm).

Theme: Early Years and Second Chances (the two ends of the education system, family, school readiness and opportunities for adults).

Session 2: Wednesday 16 November, Peel Room, Bury Town Hall (12-2pm).

Theme: Education (the formal system, in all its guises, from 5 to 18). During this session we would like to hear from as many students as possible.

Session 3: Friday 9 December, Elton High School, Bury (5-7pm).

Theme: Enterprise (the links into work, the quality of work, pay progression, skills etc).

Each session will feature an hour of open discussion, followed by the opportunity to meet Mr Collins on a group or one-to-one basis.

Mr Collins, a former student of Bury Grammar School, is a columnist on The Times newspaper and was previously a speechwriter to former Prime Minister Tony Blair.

He was invited to chair the Bury Life Chances commission by Councillor Rishi Shori, leader of Bury Council.

Cllr Shori said:“The role of the commission is to ensure that the council and its partners can support Bury residents, especially young people, to develop the skills required for employment opportunities. We also want to consider how we can jointly tackle some of the inequality of opportunity in the borough and some of the poverty within some of our neighbourhoods.

“Our ambition is to create a system between schools, businesses and public services that ensures opportunities for everyone. This is a unique opportunity to hear the voices of Bury residents, schools, businesses and wider stakeholders.

“It is important that everyone has the opportunity to provide their views, and I encourage everyone to attend these sessions and talk to Phil.”

If you can’t attend one of these sessions, Mr Collins urges you to contribute your views by emailing the commission at BLCCommission@bury.gov.uk

ENDS

Press release issued: 31 October 2016.

Topics

Categories

Regions


Contacts

Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty

Press contact Press Officer Press Office

Committed to providing good quality services to our residents

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.

Bury Council
Knowsley Street
BL9 OSW Bury, Lancashire