Investing in our health and leisure
Bury Council has agreed investment of £4.5 million on improving its two leisure centres in Ramsbottom and Bury.
Bury Council has agreed investment of £4.5 million on improving its two leisure centres in Ramsbottom and Bury.
Essential repairs to the window lintels mean the pool at Ramsbottom Pool and Fitness Centre will be temporarily closed for up to four weeks, starting on 23 February.
A decision on appointing Midlands Events Bury Ltd (MEB) as the operator of the new food, drink and events hall under construction at Bury Market, will be taken by councillors at Bury Council’s Cabinet meeting on 11 February. If approved, MEB will manage the venue ahead of its completion in summer 2026 and planned opening during the autumn.
Casewells will include 12 food and retail units, a cent
Children from St John’s CE Primary School joined the Leader of Bury Council and Cabinet Member for the Environment and Climate Change to officially open the newly refurbished Riverside Gardens pocket park and play area in the heart of Radcliffe town centre.
The highly anticipated Bury Running Festival is back, and the countdown is on for Sunday 7 September as the 10K along with the Mini and Junior editions return.
As Love Parks Week gets underway, Bury Council is proud to announce that all 13 of the borough’s main parks - along with two cemeteries - have once again been awarded the prestigious Green Flag status for 2025. This national recognition highlights the ongoing commitment to providing welcoming, well-maintained green spaces across the Bury borough.
With 15 awards, Bury has the most Green Flag s
Bury Market has been placed in the top ten of coach destinations in the UK.
Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, in partnership with Bury Council and Bury BID, are excited to announce the highly anticipated Bury Running Festival is back for 2025.
More top-quality sports facilities are on the way as works progress to create a new state-of-the-art, full-size 3G floodlit all-weather football pitch at Top Park, Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom.
Bury Art Museum is to be given a new roof which will preserve its status for the next generation.
Thousands of participants, spectators and volunteers united to take part in one of the region’s most popular running events, the Bury BID 10K.
Bury BID (Business Improvement District) and Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, the UK’s largest not-for-profit events company, are proud to announce a multi-year partnership.
Ramsbottom will be the home of the latest 3G all-weather football pitch to be installed in the borough.
Local artists will be taking over venues across the borough for a two-day Festival of Art on 6 and 7 July.
A new play area designed in consultation with the local community and with special input from children at Summerseat Methodist School is complete and open for daily play.
A special day of sporting events – at bargain rates – will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Castle Leisure Centre in Bury.
The eagerly anticipated £180,000 wheeled sports park at Clarence Park is complete and open to users.
A vibrant parade celebrating the power of communication is coming to Bury – and you’re all invited to take part!
Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, the UK’s largest not for profit events company, is delighted to announce that entries are now open for Bury’s most popular children’s charity road running events, the Bury Mini and Junior run sponsored by Xerox Business Solutions.
Jane Tomlinson’s Run For All, in partnership with Bury Council, have today announced that entries are open for the return of one of the region’s most highly anticipated and popular charity road running events, the Bury Running Festival.