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Try out Hobbies at Local Libraries

by timpickstone on 20 October, 2008

Bury Adult Learning Service are offering people the opportunity to try out a new hobby. The Adult Learning Team have received feedback to say that people fancied taking up a new hobby but didn’t want to commit to a long term course or expense. The Saturday taster sessions will provide an opportunity to get a […]

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Tennants Have Their Say at 6 Town Housing

by timpickstone on 19 September, 2008

2,500 tenants will soon be receiving a questionnaire from Six Town Housing to find out what they think of housing services and where improvements could be made.  Six Town Housing, the council’s at Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO), has teamed up with Salford University to carry out the survey. Salford University is acting as an […]

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Consultation on Older People’s Residential Care

by timpickstone on 19 September, 2008

As part of the consultation on future options for residential care, a free phone number and email address have been set up to extend opportunities for people to have their voice heard on this important matter. Tel:    0800 107 9906 (quoting Bury Council) Email   bury@rmltd.net These facilities, which are being run independently of the council […]

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Libraries reduce cost of DVD Borrowing

by timpickstone on 22 August, 2008

From 1 September Bury Library Service are launching a three month pilot scheme to reduce the cost of borrowing DVDs. The scheme will allow library members to borrow DVD’s, which have been in stock before the 1 April 2008, for just £1 a week and DVDs added to stock after 1 April at £2.20 for […]

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Bury Post Office Closures Confirmed

by timpickstone on 12 August, 2008

The Post Office has confirmed that five post offices in Bury will closed. This is after its period of “consultation” with local people on which post offices to close in Greater Manchester. The Lib Dem team in Bury have campaigned against the post office closure programme consistently for a number of years, and were successful […]

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Prestwich Local Area Partnership 10 July 2008

by timpickstone on 11 July, 2008

Last night was the regular meeting of Prestwich Local Area Partnership, this brings together your nine local Liberal Democrat Councillors together with representatives of partner agencies like the Police and NHS, and community group representatives. The main issues that came up were: Area Manager’s Report Included in the report of the Area Manager was news […]

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Sedgley Children’s Centre to Open

by timpickstone on 3 July, 2008

Prestwich’s first “Children’s Centre” opens officially on Thursday 10th July, at Sedgley Park Primary on Kings Road. The centre will be opened by a selection of children of different ages. The children will officially open the Children’s Centre at 3:15pm. Following this you will get the chance to walk around the centre and chat to […]

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Parenthorn Rugby Success

by timpickstone on 20 June, 2008

Well done to the Year 7 Rugby League Team from our local Parenthorn High School after their victory in the inaugural Bolton and Bury schools’ league. The final took place on Thursday 12 June and Parenthorn beat off oponents from Westhoughton High School, Bolton, along with semi-finalists Peters High School from Bury. The climax to […]

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Library “Online” Drop-in

by timpickstone on 20 June, 2008

Bury’s Library Service are encouraging local people to get on line at the library and try out some fantastic resources for free some “drop-in sessions”. These free sessions are designed to allow anyone to pop in to their local library and access some fantastic information about their family history, famous faces in history and art […]

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Prestwich Cash Office

by timpickstone on 15 May, 2008

A number of local people will have noticed the signs that have been put up at the “Cash Office” at the Library announcing its closure. We have been assured that these have been put up in error (!) and the office is not closing at the present time. Prestwich Councillors all met with Mike Owen, […]

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