Bury
Enabling people to be their best
We supported Bury Council’s Adult Learning service with a grant from the Onward Community Fund that will be used to deliver work and skills engagement sessions with adults, connect local people with employment partners and provide a space for training providers to raise awareness of learning opportunities in the area.
Our partnership work with St Andrews Community Hub in Whitefield has continued, and we’ve worked with Social Prescribing and Live Well Teams alongside Calico to support residents with housing, employment and health needs.
We’ve also launched a Digital Skills Class in partnership with Bury Adult Learning Services and Trust House Food Pantry. Participants from the local area are learning about how to get online safely and use the My Onward Portal. Participants will also get a free tablet once the course has finished.
Providing homes our customers love
Construction at our Wheatfields development of 30 new homes in Bury is nearly complete. The development delivered in partnership with John Southworth includes 16 Affordable Rent homes available through Bury Council, and 14 Shared Ownership homes which have already been reserved through Onward Living.
Creating places people are proud of
As part of our development in Whitefield, we’ve recently worked in partnership with our community in Rivers alongside contractors John Southworth and Connollys on a clean-up day. We also worked with the area’s councillors, a local litter picking group and employees and students from St Michaels and Ribble Drive Primary Schools to clean the neighbourhood.
Connollys worked with volunteers from our Legal, Neighbourhoods and Safer Neighbourhoods teams to develop an outside space at St Michaels Primary School for early years students. We have also supported the school with a grant from the Onward Community Fund and will be working with them to transform another outside space into a growing and reading area for students.
We also supported an open day at Eden Garden Allotments in Rivers, bringing local services, community groups, the Mayor and Councillors to showcase their work.