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Community Task Days in local parks

by prestwichfocus on 13 November, 2013

The Ranger team have agreed to pilot a couple of community task days in the next month These are in addition to the ongoing work of the Rangers and the Volunteers and are open to al; Everyone is welcome to participate. Prestwich Clough event is Saturday 23rd November Philips Park event is Wednesday 12th December

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Small Investment announced for Heaton Park

by prestwichfocus on 24 September, 2013

  The Manchester Evening News got (in my opinion) a little over-excited about an annoucement by Manchester City Council that it is to invest £100,000 in Heaton Park. A lot of people have been in touch complaining over the last year in particular about a general sense of decline of the Park, so I suppose […]

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Our own garden waste – in a bag!

by prestwichfocus on 27 August, 2013

Greater Manchester Waste Authority are now selling bags of compost made from the things we put in our own brown bins. Up to 175,000 tonnes of food and garden waste — from all the authorities in Greater Manchester — is processed each year. The turnaround is completed in just six weeks And the finished product […]

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Bat Walks in Prestwich Clough

by prestwichfocus on 30 July, 2013

    Join local bat watcher Jerry Sorfleet and Prestwich Clough Centenary Group on a Bat walk watching and listening to the Bats of the Clough as they hunt for food. Numbers are limited so please ring to book a place on the walk. Telephone 07955755088 or davidstanley@prestwichclough.co.uk   To of the walks have already happened, […]

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Act Now to Save the Park Ranger Service

by prestwichfocus on 11 January, 2013

Bury Council has announced proposals to completely abolish the important Park Ranger service. We are totally opposed to this proposal from the Council in Bury. We all know that savings need to be made by all public sector bodies in these difficult economic times, but there are other ways the Council could save money without […]

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Have Your Say on Bury’s Core Strategy

by admin on 12 November, 2012

Bury Council is currently consulting on what is called its ‘Core Strategy’. This is an important planning document which sets out the long-term vision for the future development of the borough to 2029. They have produced a Second Draft Publication Core Strategy for consultation to 30 November 2012. The main changes in the second draft […]

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