Author: GVC

News from The Tottington Centre March 2022. 

Opening Times for borrowing books and for computer access: 

• Monday to Friday 10.00am – 5pm. Saturday 10.00am – 1pm. 
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The Tottington Tea Room Opening Times: 

• Monday to Friday: 10.00am – 4pm. 
• Saturday: 10.00am – 1pm. 

Donations for Ukraine. 

Donations poured into The Tottington Centre by the carload!! On one day alone, our volunteers drove to the Polish Centre ten times with all your donations. Volunteers worked in the evenings too, dropping off much needed supplies for Ukraine. Some volunteered at the Polish Centre, helping to sort through bin bags and to load up boxes into the lorries. 

The Tottington Centre was proud to help and to be part of the community. 

A special thanks must go to Bob Duckworth. He came into the Tea Room (with his dogs) hoping for a sit down and a drink. Little did he know what was in store for him! Bob saw the boxes and bags all over the reception floor and in an instant walked back home, drove his van around to us and offloaded a van full of donations at the Polish Centre. 

Thank you for helping us out, Bob. Did you ever get your sit down and drink? 

Thank you for supporting Our Big Book Sale. 

• Did you enjoy the books you bought? 
• Were the jigsaws fun to do? 
• Did you win plenty of chocolates in the Chocolate Tombola? If you did – did you save it or eat it all in one go? Were you “chocolated” out!! 
• Did you win the Mother’s Day Hamper or any of the other raffle prizes? Lucky you if you did! 
• Did your children like the activities put on for them? 

Thank you for supporting us: for spending your money with us; for supporting The Tottington Tea room; for donating books and jigsaws – without these there would not be a sale. Keep the donations coming in please so that we can have more days like these. 

Over the two days you helped us to raise over £1200. Thank you. 

PS With some of the money raised we were able to buy a selection of brand-new Autobiographies/Biographies. They are on the display stand as you enter the library. Read about how footballers weren’t always millionaires; Tom Daly’s fantastic achievements and how Kate Garraway coped with her husband’s illness, to name but a few.   

Fun Wine Tasting Fundraiser. 

• Tickets for this event, Saturday 28^th May, will be on sale early May.  
• There will be a light supper and a raffle too. 
• Looking forward to seeing you then. 

Our Tottington Village Fete Saturday June 25^th 2022. 

• Fingers crossed that this will be a lovely sunny day. We are planning a day of family fun and games. The Tea Room will be open and we are planning a BBQ too. There will be our book stall, our jigsaw stall and our volunteers will be running children’s activities. 
• There will be craft stalls too. 
• If anyone would like to have a stall on our carpark on Saturday June 25^th, the cost is £20. Please bring you own tables and a gazebo might be a good idea to protect yourselves from the sweltering sun or the pelting rain!! 
• Application forms for a stall are available by calling in at The Tottington Centre or by email: i[email protected]. Sorry – outside stalls only. 
• So that’s Saturday June 25^th from 11.00am – 4pm. 

Our Everyday Fundraising Events. 

Inkjet Cartridges: 

• Please save any used/empty inkjet cartridges. We will collect and recycle for the fundraising team. Again, thank you for your support with this. 

The 100 Club – continuing to be a source of income for us: 

• Thank you so much for continuing to support The Tottington Centre’s 100 Club. You can join this fundraising draw by paying £5 a month or £60 a year, whichever suits you best. Packs are available via email: i[email protected] and we will send them out to you or pop in for a pack. The draw takes place on the third Friday of the month and the winners are announced on our social media platforms, our website and in this newsletter.  
• Latest results for the February draw: 

• 1^st   prize Number 4 wins £105 
• 2^nd  prize Number 32 wins £52.50 
• 3^rd  prize Number 48 wins £17.50 
• If you are one of the lucky winners, your cheque will be in the post and the cheque can be deposited into your bank account via the Post Office. 

Children’s Activities in the Library – Session Times. 

Craft Sessions – Term Time:

• Monday – Thursday: 3pm – 4.30pm: Saturday – 12-1pm 
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NB Craft Sessions – Over the Easter Holidays: 

Monday – Thursday: 2pm – 4.30pm: Saturday – 12-1pm 

Easter Egg Decorating Competition: 

• Come along to any Children’s craft session from March 21 to take part. There are prizes for three age groups: 

• Under 5 
• 5 – 7 
• 8+ 

Storytime:  

• Storytime: Wednesday and Thursday – Storytime at 2pm 

Lego Club: 

• Friday: Lego Club 3pm – 4.30pm
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A New Children’s Activity. 

• Starting on Saturday April 2^nd , there will be a Saturday morning Children’s Book Club.  
• This will run from 10am on the first Saturday of each month.  
• Children must be accompanied by an adult.  
• Recommended reading age for the children is  8+. 
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Supporting Porch Boxes. 

• We are continuing to support Porch Boxes. Please place any donations in the donation box in the porch. On Saturday, 9^th April, from 10.00am – 11.00am, we will be hosting their Easter collection in our car park. 

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Can you help our PTA ?

We’re not asking you for money !

Are you a Facebook user .. if you are, please read on !

As part of the fund raising for the permanent second hand uniform shop, we have been accepted as part of a crowd funding initiative through Aviva. This is to help us buy the fittings for the shop.

We’re not asking you for money !

We’d like to spread the word far and wide about our project and the crowd funding initiative … if you’re a Facebook user, would you like and share our project page far and wide ?

https://www.facebook.com/ProjectUniCycle/

The further we can get it shared, the more interest we can attract. We’ve already raised £257 of our £600 target. We’ve only got 33 days left and we’d love to reach or exceed our target.

Thanks for your help !!

Cost:
£6 – First Class (New Attendee only)
£7 – Single Class£30 – 5 Classes (any dates & can be transferred)
The class is at 10am to 11am every week (with social time after class too)

DATES – 2022 
Weds 23rd March 
Weds 30th March 
Weds 6th April (OFF For Easter Break)
Weds 27th April (every Weds until)
Weds 27th July(OFF For August)
Weds 31st August (Every Weds until)
Weds 14th Dec (Break for Christmas) 

Bookings on the webpage below
https://www.dancelikeamother.com/

Dear All,

Just to make you aware that Greenmount Walking Group have been successful in being awarded funding from The Pitch. Thank you to all those who gave their vote and support for the continued work this group achieves for Greenmount Village Community.

As part of this Pitch award we will be holding an Events Fair to advertise all the activities taking place in the north of Bury, including both indoor and outdoor activities.  More details to follow when they are available.

Best wishes

Julie Southworth

The Strummers’ will join us on Friday 8th April at 1.15pm.

Good Afternoon

Please find attached two events which you may find interesting.

On Wednesday 9^th March there is a talk about the Cinder Hill Field by Holcombe Moor Heritage Group at the Golf Club.

On Saturday 12^th March there is a FREE Bike Safety Check session at the Old School, bring your bike down for free advice.

Kind regards

Julie Southworth

Good Afternoon

For your information, there has been an update on the Greater Manchester Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan (P4E), formerly the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework (GMSF), issued by Bury MBC planning department. The development plan documentation, which covers the period until 2037, has now been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate covering every borough in Greater Manchester. Please find attached to this email the Notice of Submission which explains the procedure for the next stage of the plan, including where the documents are available for inspection electronically.

Each of the documents for all ten boroughs can be viewed here:

https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning-and-housing/places-for-everyone/submission-documents/?fbclid=IwAR1yiRIoOxayi2FuAcausBDzCvkN-LT_cQark8orketbGa3li79aqKBURiI

For ease I have extracted links to the documents specific to development planning in Bury, including the site omissions and issues raised.

Bury Community Involvement Compliance Statement: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/media/5649/110404-bury-sci-compliance-statement.pdf

Additions to Bury Greenbelt: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/media/5659/110438-gba-bury.pdf

Bury Omission Sites Issues: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/media/5672/110446-bury-omission-sites.pdf

Bury’s Allocations Issues Summary: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/media/5700/110427-allocations-bury-issues-summary.pdf

Specifically, regarding Greenmount, several sites in the immediate area were submitted by landowners for consideration for development in the plan.  It is now confirmed that all of these have been turned down and do not appear in the plan.  I have attached a screenshot however concerning the omission from the plan of a major site which was proposed in Greenmount, the land bordered by Longsight Road and Brandlesholme Road and land bordered by Shepherd Street near its junction with Brandlesholme Road. The omission of this site from development has been challenged by Peel L&P Investments. I have attached a screenshot of the relevant page in the Omission Sites Issue document where Peel Holdings have raised an issue with this parcel of land having been refused permission and the planner’s response to their issue.  Note: This land in Greenmount is not included in the final P4E plan but appears to be one of those areas to be still under threat of development if the P4E plan should fail for any reason.

Best wishes 

Julie Southworth

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Spring Show is on Saturday April 2nd.

Details in schedules available in Old School.

More details nearer the time

Talk / Demonstration “ Chutney and Cheer “ by Melanie Latham plus Sale of jars of chutney.

March 9th at 8pm in Greenmount Old School.

£2 including tea and biscuits & free raffle ticket.

Everyone welcome.

Dear All,

As you may be aware, Greenmount Village Community were successful in bidding to be one of the local causes to receive support from the Co-op.

This means that you can choose us as your local cause,  we will then receive 1p for every £1 you spend on Co-op branded items. This does not sound a lot, but all adds up to helping us pay for more benches down The Lines.

We have already reached nearly £200 from the support of residents.  If you have not yet signed up for a Co-op card you can phone 0800 0686 727.

Alternatively, log in to the Co-op app and select ‘membership’ to view the local cause options. You can select Greenmount Village Community as your cause online through your member account.

Please let me know if you have any queries, as the old saying goes “Pennies make ££££££££s”.

Kind regards,

Julie Southworth