Prestwich Carnival is in 11 days time on Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26. Local residents are being asked to offer their services as parade marshals, route marshals and programme sellers. Entertainment will begin at 11am on Saturday and finish at 5pm, with a dog show, craft stalls, mock battles of the Norman conquest […]

This Sunday, 22 May 2016, is the 11th annual ‘Prestwich Clough Day’. This is a a FREE Annual Event held from 12pm – 5pm in St Mary’s Flower Park and outside The Church Inn, Church Lane. The Event features a really impressive range of Activities, Concessions, Countryside Groups, Displays, Entertainment and local Groups. A great […]

The Heaton Park management have asked us to make residents aware of public notices which were published last Thursday in the Manchester Evening News. These notices for the next steps in the park’s plan to have ongoing pay and display parking charges throughout the park, which they hope will commence this summer. The notices are […]

The Parklife Event is back in Heaton Park again this summer. Earlier in the year Cllr Mary D’Albert attended a briefing meeting with Heaton Park and the organisers of the Parklife Festival which we wanted to feed back to residents: More information on Parklife, tickets etc at their website which is here. Event Basics Parklife […]

The Council is to begin consultation this week on proposals to extend the 20mph zone to the ‘Heaton Park’ area of Prestwich – this is the wide area bordered by Bury Old Road, Heywood Road and Whittaker Lane. – establish an area-wide 20mph zone with signing at all boundary points; – install 75mm high speed […]

The Mersey Rivers Basin Trust has been working to raise awareness about water quality / habitat / ecology issues around the rivers and lakes of our region. The Trust is holding it’s first “official” event this coming Sunday on the River Irwell at Dumers Lane in Radcliffe, everyone is welcome to join in and help […]

Just so people know there are significant roadworks at the junction of Whittaker Lane and Bury Old Road (outside Heaton Park Metrolink). These started 1 September 2015 for eight weeks. The work is to signalise the junction of Bury Old Road/Whittaker Lane, Prestwich which will include pedestrian and cycle crossing facilities. Alterations will also be […]

The popular Prestwich Clough Day returns on Sunday 17 May 2015. This is a free day out for all the family celebrating the Prestwich Clough area of parkland, established by Prestwich Urban District Council in 1906. The Clough Day is 12noon – 5.00pm on Prestwich Flower Park (Bury New Road) and at the Church Inn (Church […]

The ‘Village Haul’, vintage fairs that have been taking place for two years now at the Church Lane Community Centre have been told by Bury Council that they can no longer have a license to operate. Village Haul have been told by Bury Council that they have granted an exclusive franchise for vintage markets (apparently […]

Information from our local Town Centres team: Our High Streets are the backbone of our local economy. By visiting the local high street as opposed to out-of-town shopping centres, shoppers can benefit from wider choice and better personal service, while boosting the local economy and securing its longevity. Many of our local traders in Bury, […]