The 19th May 2026 would have been Victoria Wood’s 73rd birthday, and 2026 marks the 10th anniversary of her passing. To celebrate the life and achievements of Bury’s most famous daughter, Bury Art Museum is adding to its major new exhibition devoted to the much-loved entertainer, which opened in April this year.
There’s something for everyone at a huge range of Christmas and New Year celebrations taking place at Bury Venues.
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.
The Rocket, a young Bury band supported by The Met and Edwin Street Recording Studio, were the invited guests to open the prestigious O2 Media Awards at the Lancashire Cricket Club last Thursday night with their self-penned track, Noah.
A busy programme of entertainment and activities has been lined up for December at Radcliffe Civic Suite.
Several major pieces of lighting artwork will be on show at Bury Light Night this year on Saturday 20 October thanks to the kind generosity of Blackpool Illuminations.
Organisers of this year’s Bury Light Night are advising visitors to start planning their evening’s entertainment as the itinerary is now online.
As part of the Whitefield Halloween Festival, local business Slattery Patissier and Chocolatier is offering two free places on a spooktacular chocolate workshop.
