Supporting Bury’s vital community and voluntary groups
Bury Council is showing its commitment to the borough’s ‘third sector’ by securing funding for the Bury Voluntary and Community Faith Alliance (VCFA).
Civic stalwarts given mayoral reception
Local organisations who won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service were given a mayoral reception at Bury Town Hall.
Volunteer cheer as local groups recognised with national Queen’s Award
Five local voluntary groups have been recognised for their outstanding work by having been awarded a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) during the Platinum Jubilee.
New Community Hubs to co-ordinate help to most vulnerable during Covid-19
Five Community Hubs are being set up across Bury to target help and support to the most vulnerable and needy during the Covid-19 crisis.
Funding available for community groups to tackle Hate Crime
Local voluntary and community groups can apply for funding to tackle and raise awareness of hate crime.
Local volunteers win Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Volunteers from three long-standing and well-known Bury organisations have won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS).
Cash for voluntary groups to provide learning opportunities
Voluntary groups are being invited to apply for new funding to provide learning opportunities for the most disadvantaged people across Bury.
Community groups benefit from £88k funding
A wide variety of community groups across Bury have been given grants totaling £88,646 over the last year.
Funding boost for community learning
Voluntary and community groups are invited to apply for funding to help them develop learning opportunities in Bury over the next three years.
Community groups awarded council funding
Eleven local community groups have been supported to do their good work thanks to funding from Bury Council.
Christmas clean-up for Pimhole
17 people from North West Employers managed to remove a staggering 17 bags of waste in one hour from the area surrounding the new Pimhole housing estate on 17 December.
