A special application is to be added to traffic lights at a new signalised traffic junction in Sedgley Park to enable Orthodox Jewish residents to cross the road on Shabbos and Jewish holidays without pressing any buttons.
A native oak tree has been planted at Whitefield’s Hamilton Road Park to mark the 80th anniversary of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) - the national charity providing social and welfare services to Holocaust refugees and survivors in the UK.
Specialist help will be provided to local Jewish businesses to help them cope and recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
People living in Orthodox Jewish communities in Greater Manchester are being urged to be vigilant and take quick action if needed following a COVID-19 outbreak in North London.
Bury’s young people took the lead in keeping alive the memory of those who experienced the Holocaust and subsequent genocides.
Bury’s civic head went ‘back to school’ to meet some of the young leaders of tomorrow.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.
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