Local volunteers win Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Volunteers from three long-standing and well-known Bury organisations have won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS).
Topics: Leisure
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News from East Lancashire Railway - launch of wheelchair accessible carriage
The East Lancashire Railway has officially launched the latest addition to its growing fleet of coaching stock in the form of a new wheelchair accessible carriage.
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Play out this summer with free tennis in Ramsbottom and Prestwich
I Will If You Will (IWIYW), the Bury-based fitness movement, is supporting an upcoming weekend of free tennis for the whole family.
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Recycling awareness road shows are back
Bury Council’s recycling and awareness team will be out and about again during July and August to help residents get to grips with what goes in which bin and to highlight why it’s so important to recycle food waste.
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Peace walk remembers the victims of Srebrenica
Bury showed its support for an interfaith walk in the North West to remember the victims of the genocide in Srebrenica.
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Essential gas mains replacement work in Bridge Street, Ramsbottom
Bridge Street in Ramsbottom is to be closed to traffic from Saturday (23 July) for four to six weeks while National Grid engineers replace old plastic gas mains with modern plastic pipes.
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Route revealed for the new Asda Foundation Bury 10K
The route of a major new charity run in Bury can today be revealed.
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Buying tickets for library events online
Bury libraries are to trial using Ticketlight to sell tickets online for events.
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Child car seats clinic – a big step in the right direction
Three sessions to help parents install the correct child car seats have been hailed as a major success.
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Revised date to meet thriller author at Tottington Library
Local author Michael Knaggs will be at Tottington Library on Thursday 18 August to talk about his latest book “Lost Souls”.
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Families invited to join a Summer Storytelling Festival
Prestwich Library is to host a Summer Storytelling Festival, a four-week family project starting on Thursday 28 July (2–3.30pm).
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Expect dark tales at TV-inspired library events
Adults are invited to revisit dark stories from the famous TV series “Tales of the Unexpected”, featuring the work of Roald Dahl.
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Free Online Basics course to make IT work for you
Want to access the internet, get to know about online banking, shopping, job hunting, keeping in touch with family and friends using email, while staying safe online?
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Grab a bargain at Moorside Library
Readers can grab a bargain when Moorside Community Centre and Library holds a book sale of withdrawn library stock.
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Free Roald Dahl workshops for youngsters
Stories, crafts and fun activities await children who visit a free workshop with a Roald Dahl theme.
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Paint like Picasso – and dress for a mess!
Budding young painters are invited to dress for a mess and learn how to paint like Picasso.
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E-read all about it!
Don’t want to weigh down your holiday suitcase with books? Then take a selection of free digital magazines with you!
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Message from council leader Rishi Shori following events in Nice
Council leader Rishi Shori has condemned yesterday’s events in Nice and extended his deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who died.
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Create stories using the Raspberry Pi
Young authors can use technology to create exciting stories at one of three local libraries.
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Meet author Dan Micklethwaite at Prestwich Library
Readers are invited to meet author Dan Micklethwaite at Prestwich Library on Thursday 4 August (7pm to 8.30pm).
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