Three kind-hearted locals are celebrating a huge achievement after completing more than 100 hours of volunteering with I Will If You Will (IWIYW), the Bury-based female fitness movement delivered by Bury Council with National Lottery funds from Sport England.
Labour now have a majority of 13 seats on Bury Council following yesterday’s (Thursday 5 May) local elections.
Talking about dying won’t make it happen…that’s the message for this year’s Dying Matters Week, which runs from 9th – 15th May, and local people are encouraged to have ‘the Big Conversation’.
Lovers of the countryside are invited to join a woodland wildflower walk through Redisher Wood Local Nature Reserve on Sunday (8 May).
Lovers of The Bard can enjoy a film and podcast commissioned by Bury Libraries to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
Castle Leisure Centre in Bury will be closed all day on Thursday 5 May while the votes cast in the local elections are counted there.
Bury Council is encouraging people to take up composting at home or get together and set up a composting community.
Youngsters can take part in an Explore Computing session using the Raspberry Pi, taking selfies and learning some simple Python code.
Popular local author Chris Simms will be visiting Tottington Library to talk about his writing career and his new novel “Rats’ Nest”.
Local women, girls and families are invited to try crown green bowling for free on Saturday 30 April at Prestwich Cricket Tennis and Bowling Club.
Young people in the Springs area of Bury took the lead in carrying out a community clean-up.
What do you love most about your local library? Tell us by taking part in our competition.
Information and advice on hearing loss and deafness will be available on Friday 6 May from 10am to 3.30pm in Bury’s Mill Gate centre (near T J Hughes).
Voters are being reminded to make sure they are ready to take part in the elections on Thursday 5 May.
Voters are being reminded that they only need to be registered once to have their say in both the council elections and the EU Referendum.
Councillor Mike Connolly, leader of Bury Council, said: “It’s so very sad to hear of Victoria’s death today. She was a supremely talented and much loved daughter of the borough, who brought great pleasure to millions across the country.”
On Friday 13 May and Saturday 14 May, Bury will be home to its biggest ever business event – The Made in Bury Business & Lifestyle Fair.
The Cancer Awareness Roadshow is coming to Kay Gardens in Bury town centre from 3 to 5 May, from 10am to 4pm.
I Will If You Will (IWIYW), the Bury-based fitness movement, is now working in partnership with Asda Radcliffe in a bid to help their workforce become more active.
On Saturday 23 April there will be a preview event for the new Radcliffe Manor heritage trail.