It’s Green Flags all the way for Bury’s parks
Bury’s 12 main parks have been awarded Green Flags by Keep Britain Tidy for the 8th year in a row.
Bury’s 12 main parks have been awarded Green Flags by Keep Britain Tidy for the 8th year in a row.
Gardeners, volunteers, and council staff are awaiting the verdict after judges from RHS North West in Bloom and Britain in Bloom came to the borough.
Bury has won the Gold Medal and come top of its class for the 13th year in a row at the 2016 RHS North West in Bloom finals.
All 12 of Bury’s main parks have won the prestigious Green Flag Award for the seventh year running.
Lovers of the countryside are invited to join a woodland wildflower walk through Redisher Wood Local Nature Reserve on Sunday (8 May).
Local residents and keen conservationists are invited to attend the next meeting of the Friends of Kirklees Valley Local Nature Reserve.
Bury scooped gold and was announced as the overall winner of the Small City category at this year’s national RHS Britain in Bloom finals held in Sunderland on Friday 15 October.
Gardeners, volunteers, and council staff face an anxious wait after the judges from RHS North West in Bloom came to the borough.
All 12 of Bury’s main parks have won the prestigious Green Flag Award for the sixth year running.
Families are invited to take part in pond-dipping sessions at Chapelfield Local Nature Reserve on Wednesday 5 and 12 August.
Keen gardeners and talented young artists are invited to take part in two competitions to help the borough continue to flourish.
Nature lovers can learn about wildlife on a series of Bat Walks through the Kirklees Valley Local Nature Reserve.
The Friends of Redisher Wood (FORW) have organised a Woodland Wildflower Walk led by local natural history expert Dave Winnard on Sunday 10 May.
Walkers are sure to welcome a new woodland footpath which is about to be built though Hollins Local Nature Reserve.
Walkers keen to discover scenic attractions in the north of Bury now have a hi-tech aid to help them.
Vandals have struck again and damaged a concrete table tennis table installed in Whitehead Park, Bury.
Why not beat the January blues by getting fit and doing your bit for the local environment?
The Friends of Chesham Local Nature Reserve are holding their annual meeting on Wednesday 20 November at Chesham Fold Community Centre.
A partnership project to improve access to Bury’s beauty is about to enter its second phase.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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