A vital community centre in its neighbourhood is expanding its services to help with the cost of living with the support of a grant from Bury Council. The Phoenix Centre, based in St Mary’s Park in Prestwich, is a hub for the local community and used by more than 2000 people every month.
“We are running on fumes – we must have a fairer funding deal to keep vital services going.”
Bury Council is to take over the running of its 7,700 homes from Six Town Housing on 15 January.
A new housing and support service aims to help young Bury adults who have learning disabilities and/or autism.
An old empty mill is to be transformed into much-needed housing for people with mental health issues.
Rooms to Live, the first UK exhibition by collaborative artists Derek Tyman and Andy Webster, opens on Saturday (11 Nov) at Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre.
Bury Council’s winter service team is gearing up to work day and night and keep key roads across the borough clear over the winter months.
Parents whose children are due to start primary school next autumn are reminded to submit their applications now.
A new Family Hub has opened in East Bury – and it could be the first of many across the borough.
Bury Council, in partnership with Bury VCFA, has opened a new £20,000 community funding pot to unlock extra opportunities for people to move more in East Bury.
Bury Council has taken delivery of 10 electric vehicles which will replace old diesel vans and emit less carbon.
More than half of the traders in Bury’s indoor market hall are back in business just hours after the hall was closed.
Council plans to bring 148 new homes to a brownfield site next to the town centre have been given the green light.
The majority of Bury Market is still open for business despite a partial closure to carry out safety works.
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.
A new recycling campaign has local school children flexing their creative skills, as they have created works of art using recyclable materials.
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
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.
Student hairdressers and barbers from Bury College have been learning about how they can protect others from domestic abuse.
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.
