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Prestwich Roadworks May 2022

by prestwichfocus on 29 April, 2022

Please see below major road works and road closures scheduled for the month of May, full information is available here. Bury New Road (near KFC) 17 May 2022, lane closure (United Utilities)Bury Old Road (just south of Newtown Street), 16 May 2022, 2 way signals (United Utilities)Heywood Road (just north of the Rectory Lane roundabout), […]

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Free Activity Sessions in Philips Parks

by prestwichfocus on 29 April, 2022

Friends of Philips Park are organising sessions throughout the summer as for people who want to get involved in conservation tasks in our beautiful local parkland. Philips Park of Bury’s largest public green space (50 ha /120 acres) is a Local Nature Reserve with ancient woodland, waymarked trails, and a former Historic Garden. The Park […]

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Community Groups Awarded Parklife Grants

by prestwichfocus on 30 March, 2022

Groups in Prestwich will share £40,000 from the Parklife Festival in 2021. The annual concert raises money for a Community Fund which is distributed to organisations in Prestwich as well as wards in Rochdale and Manchester as these are the three boroughs closest to Heaton Park. The money has been awarded to 32 community groups […]

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Prestwich Roadworks April 2022

by prestwichfocus on 30 March, 2022

Please find below details of major roadworks and road closures scheduled for April 2022. The full list of planned works is here. Bury Old Road (just north of Heys Road junction) – 2 way traffic signals – 19-21 April 2022 (BT)Bury Old Road and Scholes Lane junction – lane closures on both roads – 4-14 […]

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Remembering Ian Pringle

by prestwichfocus on 2 March, 2022

Councillor Tim Pickstone, the Mayor of Bury, was honoured to be able to join members of Prestwich Heritage Society as they planted two trees in St Mary’s Flower Garden, to remember and celebrate the life of Ian Pringle. Ian died in 2018, and was was well known to a lot of people as a keen […]

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Do you know somebody who is ready to step forward, make a change, and take it on? 2,022 Baton bearers are needed, each with inspiring stories, to take on the special experience of carrying the Queen’s Baton through England in summer 2022. The following information is from the relay organisers: Baton bearer Nomination Terms & […]

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Warning around dodgy waste removal firms

by prestwichfocus on 16 February, 2022

Householders are being reminded to check the credentials of anyone offering to take away and dispose of their waste.  Bury Council’s enforcement officers say there has been a substantial increase in people advertising waste removal services on social media and other buying and selling sites. This waste is subsequently fly-tipped, and the council is investigating […]

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Grants Available

by prestwichfocus on 16 February, 2022

Please see below an update on some sources of funding that are available for community groups. The Parklife Community Fund has now closed.Decisions will be made by a panel of Prestwich councillors and successful applicants will be notified by the end of February. In addition, there is £24,500 available in micro-grants to groups across the three […]

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Clean Team Prestwich looking for Committee Members

by prestwichfocus on 2 February, 2022

Would you like to volunteer to help Clean Team Prestwich’s committee? Clean Team Prestwich are a group of volunteers who want to keep Prestwich and the environment free of litter and over the last couple of years have organised numerous litter picks and initiatives to increase awareness and help prevent littering. As a committee member […]

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Vaccination Update

by prestwichfocus on 2 February, 2022

The figures as of 24 January 2022 show that 97,604 people across Bury have now received a Covid-19 booster vaccination. The total number of first vaccinations delivered now stands at 143,716 and 132,400 second doses have been administered. Bury’s clinics continue to work at pace, giving thousands of Covid-19 and flu vaccinations every week – and there’s […]

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