New exhibition at Bury's Fusilier Museum
A new exhibition has opened at Bury's Fusilier Museum to co-incide with national Armed Forces Week.
Categories: history
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Artistic park tribute to Bury hero of the Great War
Town Meadow Park will now be known as Private Peachment VC Town Meadow Park in memory of Private George Stanley Peachment, who was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for gallantry given his devotion to company commander, Captain Guy Dubs, after the officer had been seriously wounded in combat at the Battle of Loos.
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Heritage Open Days 2020 – The Lockdown Year!
Heritage Open Days encourage venues to open their doors and allow people to visit areas that would normally be out of bounds – but this year, due to Covid-19, things are very different.
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Celebrate VJ Day safely
Saturday 15 August marks the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, the official end of the Second World War in Japan, and we want everyone to commemorate this special day safely.
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Fly the flag during Armed Forces Week
Armed Forces Week is an annual celebration of the country’s serving officers, cadets, veterans and reservists.
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Share your ‘lockdown’ experience for major art and social history project
Culture is flourishing in Bury despite the Covid-19 pandemic – in fact, the virus is being used as the inspiration for a major new arts and social history project.
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Keep the home fires burning – and celebrate VE Day with us
We may have to stay indoors, but that won’t stop us painting the borough red, white and blue on VE Day next Friday.
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Blasts from the past – old Bury at the archives
Take a trip down memory lane in a series of Bury Cine Society films to be shown at Bury Library and Archives.
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Discover your local heritage on a free tour
Don’t miss the chance to take part in Bury’s Heritage Open Days, which celebrate some of the town’s hidden gems.
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Remembering Peterloo – free talks at Bury Archives
Bury Archives Service are hosting talks in July and August in the run up to the 200th anniversary of the infamous Peterloo massacre.
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Small Acts of Unforgetting – Armistice event at Bury Art Museum
No fewer than 588 men and boys from Bury and the surrounding district were killed during the first 17 months of the First World War.
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Bury remembers the First World War with comprehensive archives
A massive treasure trove in which Bury Remembers the First World War will be opened in the new year.
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Library’s tribute to the local fallen of the First World War
A Memorial Wall dedicated to local people who lost their lives in the First World War has been created at Radcliffe Library.
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Bury remembers the First World War – pick up your free box of inspiration
A wealth of local history from the First World War has been brought together for the first time – and it’s yours for free.
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The Western Front, Remembered In Poetry
Local historian David Galloway will be looking at the events of the First World War at a new lunch club starting at Moorside Library.
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Newspaper archives at your local library
Fascinating glimpses into local life from many decades ago can be viewed by visitors to Bury’s libraries.
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Trialing the (Radcliffe Manor) Heritage Trail
On Saturday 23 April there will be a preview event for the new Radcliffe Manor heritage trail.
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Your chance to see historic Radcliffe Manor revealed
Special guided tours of Radcliffe Manor and a glimpse into the town’s early history will take place next Saturday (12 Sep).
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Coffee and history at Radcliffe Library
Residents are invited to family history sessions and coffee mornings which are held every Friday at Radcliffe Library from 10am to noon.
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Last chance to see medieval Radcliffe?
The final archaeological dig of the Radcliffe Tower project concludes on Saturday (16 May) with an invitation for the public to see what has been discovered.
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