Category: Notices

Good Morning,

I have been asked recently when Line Dancing will commence at Greenmount Old School. It is now taking place on Friday afternoons from 1pm till 3pm. Please see the attached poster for more details.

Have fun,

Regards,

Julie Southworth

Dear All,

Please see the latest news from Tottington Centre. It is great to see everything up and running again.

Newsletter from The Tottington Centre October 2021. 

Opening Times for borrowing books and for computer access: 

• Monday to Friday 10.00 – 5pm. Saturday 10.00 – 12 noon. 

Opening Times for The Tottington Tea Room: 

• Monday – Friday 10.00 – 4.00pm. 

Dates For Your Diary in October. 

Quiz Night at Walshaw Sports Club: Friday 15 October 2021. 

• This is a major fundraiser for The Tottington Centre and it’s back! The questions have been set, the supper planned and the venue booked. Now all we need is you! 
• Tickets are £8: included in the price is a supper – vegetarian option available. 
• Tickets are now on sale in The Tottington Centre – payment by card or cash.  
• When you purchase your tickets, please could you let our volunteers know if you are opting for the vegetarian supper. If you have already bought tickets please can you let us know if you are opting for the vegetarian supper. 
• There is a bar on the night, plus stand up Bingo and a raffle. 

We hope to see all our friends and supporters there. Enjoy! 

Porch Boxes:  This Saturday 2 October from 10 – 11am in our car park. 

• The Tottington Centre continues to partner Porch Boxes to help support the local community and they are collecting for Autumn/Harvest time in our car park on the above date. There is a poster in the library  and on social media which lists essential foodstuffs so desperately needed. Donation points are also at Morrison’s in Ramsbottom, at Tesco’s in Ramsbottom and at Tesco’s Bury. Their Facebook page is: https://m.Facebook.com/porchboxes and Twitter at Tweet us:@porchboxes. 

Knit and Natter: Wednesday 13 October on Bury Market. 

• Knit and Natter will be on their stall in Bury Market on 13 October, selling amazing handknitted goodies. A spot of early  Christmas shopping maybe? 
• Support them if you can as they will be raising money for Bury Hospice and us once more. 

Children’s Activities Are Back! 

• To coincide with National Libraries Week (4 – 10 October) we are relaunching our Children’s Activities sessions from Monday 4 October. We know that you have missed them and so have the Activities Team. They can’t wait to welcome our young members back. 

Sessions: 

• Monday – Thursday: 3-4.30pm 
• Wednesday and Thursday: Storytime at 2pm 
• Friday: Lego Club 3-4.30pm 
• Saturday: 10 – 12 noon 

Important changes to Children’s Activities: 

• All sessions will need to be prebooked. Booking forms are in the library with a phone number for booking these sessions or you can just pop in and prebook in person. Whatever is easiest for you. 
• Call in for more details. A voluntary donation of 50p would help cover the cost of materials for the activities. Thank you. 
• Activity Packs are still available to buy for £1. Keep a look out for new ones – you may spot Halloween and Christmas packs coming soon. 

A Date For Your Diary in December. 

The Tottington Christmas  Fayre: Saturday 4 December 10 – 4pm. 

• You will find all you need for Christmas here at The Tottington Centre on Saturday 4 December. 
• You will be able to buy Christmas/Winter themed books and jigsaws as presents for family and friends. Or treat yourself and settle down to a good book or to a brain stimulating jigsaw over the Christmas period. 
• Handcrafted Christmas cards will be on sale.  
• Glittering, glamorous jewellery will be on sale. 
• Other stalls are being booked and more details will follow. 
• There will be a raffle, a tombola, activities for children and much more. 
• Keep a look out on our social media sites for further details. 

Other activities in the Tottington Centre. 

• To mark National Libraries Week, (4-10 October) we will be displaying the best Crime novels of the last two years, including books from the Gold Dagger Award and from the British Book Awards. Many of these books have been donated by you, our members. We have also been able to buy brand new Crime fiction because of the money raised at our book sales. Without your support we would not have been able to do this. Also during October, our book sale table will feature Crime, Mystery and Thrillers.  
• Next month the theme will be Remembrance and Local History. 

New Groups: 

• The Men’s Club still has spaces. It runs every 2^nd  and 4^th Wednesday of the month from 10.30 – 12 noon. Call in at the Centre for details. 
• Book Group. On Tuesdays. If you are interested in joining this, please call in at the Centre and one of our volunteers will take your contact details and the organiser of the Book Group will contact you. 

Room Hire at The Tottington Centre: 

• We are taking bookings for our Bronte and Dickens rooms. The rate is £10 per hour for Community groups/Individuals or £12.50 per hour for Commercial groups/Individuals.Please call in to pick up a booking form. 

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. Over £2000 has been given away as prize money in the last 12 months and we have benefitted by £2000 too.. Are you one of the lucky winners? Would you like to be? 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 August draw: 

• 1^st   prize Number 22 wins £103.50 
• 2^nd  prize Number 13 wins £51.75 
• 3^rd  prize Number 17 wins £17.25 
• If you are one of the lucky winners, you cheque will be in the post and the cheque can be deposited into your bank account via the Post Office. 

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 Tottington Tea Room. 

• Don’t forget to pop in – you will receive a warm welcome from Rebecca and James. Not only that but the food is delicious. You can book tables and takeaways too. 

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PS Our friends at the Tottington and District Horticultural Society would like to invite you to a talk by George Pilkington on “Gardening for Wildlife: Give Them a Home.” This will be on Wednesday 13 October at 8pm at Greenmount Old School.  

Best wishes, from Friends of Tottington Library (FOTL)

Contact us at:

Email:                  [email protected]         

Facebook:           www.facebook.com/tottingtoncentre

Website:             www.tottingtoncentre.co.uk

Phone:                 07902 671040

Address:              The Tottington Centre, Market Street, Tottington, Bury BL8 3LL

Thank you for your donations to help support the Centre and Library:

Just Giving:    www.justgiving.com/friendsoftottingtonlibrary

Easyfundraising:     www.easyfundraising.org.uk

Dear All,

Please see below an opportunity for some armchair exercise run by Shelley Caufield at Dundee United Reform Church, Ramsbottom. Please see the details below.

Regards

Julie Southworth

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Good morning,

I would like to put this new class on your radar please.  There haven’t been many exercise group sessions restarted so thought this would possibly be ideal for some of your members.

Monday’s 10-10.45am at Dundee United Reform Church in Ramsbottom.  The class is 45 minutes in length and is called Live Well Fitness.  It is based around a chair however not all seated, however participants can remain seated if they prefer or need to for health reasons.

It is very gentle and effective exercise for the full body, will improve cardiovascular function, strength, and balance.

It is £3.75 a class.  No need to book can just turn up, however please arrive 5 minutes before the class starts to get seated.

If you need any further information, please just let me know.

Thank you

Shells

Shelley Caulfield

Live Well Service

Exercise Referral Team Leader

Tel:     0161 253 6618

Email: [email protected]

Bury Sport and Physical Activity Service,

Castle Leisure Centre, Bolton Street, Bury.  BL9 OEZ

Dear All,

I am pleased to say that the Tottington and District Horticultural Society are back!! Here is a message from the chair Dorothy Heaton:-

You are invited to attend a talk at Greenmount Old School on Wednesday 13^th October 2021. The theme for this evening is “Gardening for Wildlife…..give them a home”. This will be delivered by George Pilkington at 8pm.

Best wishes,

Julie Southworth

Dear All,

Just a little reminder of some events taking place in The Village over the next few days:

Thursday 30^th September – Greenmount Community Cuppa and Chat Quiz 2pm till 4pm in The Old School.

Friday 1^st October –  Woodland Management – 10am till 12 noon meet at Island Lodge car park (new volunteers welcome, equipment provided, bring gardening gloves)

Saturday 2^nd October – Table Top Sale and Drop In where you can buy your lunch. 9am till 12 noon in The Old School (Donations of cake will be warmly welcomed as well as new volunteers).

Hope you can join us in any capacity.

With kind regards,

Julie Southworth

Dear All,

Many of you will have already heard the sad news about the passing  
of our good friend Faith Greenhalgh. Faith was a founder member of  
the Greenmount Village Community (GVC), and has held a position on  
the committee since 2010. Even before this she gave so much of her  
time to the many activities held at Greenmount Old School.

Faith’s family have informed us that her funeral will take place at  
Greenmount United Reform Church on Tuesday 28th September at  
11.30am. Please see more information on the link below:
https://www.burytimes.co.uk/announcements/deaths/deaths/19583716.Faith__Greenhalgh/

I am sure you will join me in offering our deepest condolences to  
Faith’s family.

With Kind Regards,

Julie Southworth

Dear All

A reminder that there will be live firing on the Holcombe Moor Range tomorrow (Wednesday 29th) and Thursday 30^th September, please find attached the latest firing notices.

During firing times the red flags will be flying and there will be no public access, including no use of the footpaths across the MOD training land.

Best wishes

Julie Southworth

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Dear All

Here are two local quiz events to tax your brains

The first one is being held at Greenmount Old School from 2 – 4pm on Thursday 30^th September, entry £1 including a hot drink and a cake

Next up is a Quiz Night in aid of the Tottington Centre, to be held on Friday October 15 @7.30pm at Walshaw Sports Club.  A flyer with full details is attached to this email.

Best Wishes

Julie Southworth

Dear All

I am sharing an email from Martin Proffitt who is working with the Friends of Burrs and Bury Council to identify and prioritise improvements to the Country Park.  In addition to a copy of the masterplan for consultation there is also a link to a survey, if you are interested please click on the link to respond and share to anyone who you think may be interested in the project.

Best Wishes

Julie Southworth

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You are receiving this email as you have all stated an interest in improvements for Burrs Country Park. You can go directly to a survey here. Please view the attached draft masterplan.

 Through the consultation we have received some really good direct feedback from over 200 households and organisations in the area, and have been able to draft a masterplan. This is really good but we could do with a little more feedback on the masterplan. Can you help by forwarding this email to people (your contacts) who you think may be interested in having their say on how improvements are made at Burrs Country Park or maybe you know of a community group or school contact list it can get directed to?

 Please click on this link where you will find more information and a link to a survey. Plans are attached to this email. There are larger plans that can be viewed in and around Burrs Country Park itself, with a handy QR code. Pop down and have a look!

 Once we have collected and collated the information, the draft masterplan will be finalised and be used to try and seek funding from a number of sources for priority improvements. Please note that no funding has been secured yet – this is just the development phase.

 This is the first step in trying to prove the need for the improvements to funders and we need your help to prove the case. The more people who respond the more likely we are to succeed.

 You can go directly to the survey here.

 Please do share this email and / or survey with anyone you think may be interested in the project and encourage them to have their say. If you can share through you social media contacts to that would be helpful too. 😊

 Hope this weather keeps up and looking forward to receiving lots of feedback.

 Very much appreciated.

 Many thanks.

 Martin Proffitt 

 Proffitts – Investing in Communities

Talk by George Pilkington “Gardening for Wildlife….Give them a Home “

On Wednesday October 13th at 8pm at. Greenmount Old School.

Everyone welcome to come & listen to this very interesting speaker & learn how to make your garden a haven for wildlife.

Thank you Dorothy