Local schools create recycled works of art!
A new recycling campaign has local school children flexing their creative skills, as they have created works of art using recyclable materials.
Topics: Leisure
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Residents put their trust in community group for wellbeing
The Trust House has grown from a small charity providing a community café in Whitefield to an organisation delivering a range of much needed support across the borough. It is using a £2000 Cost of living Community Fund grant from Bury Council & VCFA to add wellbeing sessions to its programme of support
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Cooking up quality support
Cost of living support is helping residents with affordable healthy cooking and access to pre-loved kitchen items. Friends of Clarence Park and social enterprise Cracking Good Food recently held a Kitchen Kit Giveaway and cooking activity fun day. Residents and community groups were able to come along and pick up pre-loved kitchen equipment to enable them to cook their favourite meals.
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Campaign to cut out domestic abuse
Student hairdressers and barbers from Bury College have been learning about how they can protect others from domestic abuse.
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Creating stable family homes built on love
Bury is the first local authority in Greater Manchester to implement the new Family Safeguarding Model, and one of just 19 nationwide. It was founded by Hertfordshire County Council in 2015 and has significantly reduced the number of children being taken into care.
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How Bury businesses can benefit from paying the Real Living Wage
Boosting productivity and morale are just some of the benefits that businesses and organisations have highlighted after they have signed up to the Real Living Wage. And local companies will be able to hear more at a business breakfast during Real Living Wage Week in November.
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Statement from Councillor Richard Gold, Cabinet Member for Finance and Communities, regarding the current acts of terror in Israel
Statement from Councillor Richard Gold regarding the current acts of terror happening in Israel.
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Further consultation to begin on the Places for Everyone plan
Places for Everyone, the Greater Manchester masterplan for housing, jobs and sustainable growth, is going out for another 8 weeks of consultation.
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Affordable housing for key Radcliffe gateway site
New affordable homes are to be built in the heart of Radcliffe and help drive forward the regeneration of the town centre.
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Strong support for council housing coming back ‘in house’
Tenants of Six Town Housing have overwhelmingly backed plans to bring their housing services back under council control.
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Council carries out review of polling districts
Bury Council is carrying out a review of all polling districts and locations in the borough in advance of next year’s elections.
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Join the new Parkrun at Clarence Park
A free, fun and friendly 5k community event has been launched at Clarence Park by the Mayor of Bury and more than 250 local runners, joggers and walkers.
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New river bridge is now open
A new bridge for walkers and cyclists over the River Roch at Gigg Lane has been officially opened.
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Send us your pictures for inclusion in the 2024 calendar
Beautiful photos of the borough are needed for the official Bury 2024 calendar!
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Creating transport for all, for the future
Council leaders are set to approve a comprehensive transport strategy to help drive prosperity, mobility and improve the environment.
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Apply now to send your child to the new Radcliffe secondary school
Parents can now choose to send their child to the new high school in Radcliffe, which will open for its first intake into Year 7 in September 2024.
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Events in Bury to mark Black History Month
A number of events are taking place in Bury and across Greater Manchester to mark Black History Month.
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Community grant spreads the cost of friendship
Cost of living funding from Bury Council and Bury VCFA is supporting one local charity to help Bury young people with learning and physical disabilities. The Friendship Circle successfully applied for a Community Cost of Living Fund grant of £1830 earlier this year to hold special cost of living sessions such as cooking on a budget, debt advice and mental health and wellbeing
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Local advice and support in Sedgley
An open day for residents to find out about support with cost of living takes place this week. It’s at Sedgley Community Hub, Bishop’s Road, M25 0HT on Thursday 28 September from 1-4pm.
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Check your cancer risk and be aware – new NHS mobile van comes to Bury and Prestwich
A new NHS mobile ‘clinic in a van’ is coming to Bury and Prestwich so staff can talk to men about their risk of prostate cancer.
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