Topics: Leisure

  • Poppy Appeal launched in Bury

    The National Poppy Appeal has been launched in Bury today (Thursday 26 October) as we remember the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives and livelihoods during past and current conflicts.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • New river bridge is now open

    A new bridge for walkers and cyclists over the River Roch at Gigg Lane has been officially opened.

  • 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

  • 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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