Events this week in Bury

A free chance to learn a new skill and socialise over a bite to eat is being offered to the borough’s over-50s.

Art and cookery are the latest Lunch and Learn sessions to be arranged through Bury Council’s Age of Opportunities initiative.

Come along to one of these courses:

* Playing with Clay – which runs on Thursdays (Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11 and Mar 18) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Drawing – on Fridays (Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 12, and Mar 19) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Quick and Easy Meals – on Mondays (Mar 1, 8 and 15) from 7pm to 9pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

* Card Making with Templates – on Tuesdays (Mar 2, 9, 16 and 23) from 10am to 1pm at Topping Fold Community Centre.

* Baking for Pleasure – on Thursdays (Mar 4, 11 and 18) from 1pm to 3.30pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

If you are over 50 and would like to book a place, call Angela Stephens on 0161 253 5455 or email a.stephens@bury.gov.uk

A free chance to learn a new skill and socialise over a bite to eat is being offered to the borough’s over-50s.

Art and cookery are the latest Lunch and Learn sessions to be arranged through Bury Council’s Age of Opportunities initiative.

Come along to one of these courses:

* Playing with Clay – which runs on Thursdays (Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11 and Mar 18) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Drawing – on Fridays (Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 12, and Mar 19) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Quick and Easy Meals – on Mondays (Mar 1, 8 and 15) from 7pm to 9pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

* Card Making with Templates – on Tuesdays (Mar 2, 9, 16 and 23) from 10am to 1pm at Topping Fold Community Centre.

* Baking for Pleasure – on Thursdays (Mar 4, 11 and 18) from 1pm to 3.30pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

If you are over 50 and would like to book a place, call Angela Stephens on 0161 253 5455 or email a.stephens@bury.gov.uk

The Ramsbottom Heritage Society presents this illustrated talk by Miss Margaret Curry.

Join the ranger on a guided walk. The walk will visit some of the green spaces that have been created. Walks may involve steep gradients, possible steps or stiles and uneven or un-surfaced footpaths.

A whirlwind tour of all things mysterious is about to hit Prestwich Library and Adult Learning Centre.

“The World of the Paranormal”, which takes place on Thursday March 18, ranges from ghosts and hauntings to phantom big cats and UFOs.

The talk includes stories of encounters with the unknown, video and audio footage, hands-on paranormal experiments that you can participate in, and advice on how to investigate the paranormal.

Para-Projects is a team of three paranormal investigators, based in the North West of England, who have 35 years experience of science-based paranormal investigations. They have appeared extensively on TV and radio and as regular panel members on Roy Basnett’s award-winning paranormal radio show “Zone Unknown” on CityTalk 105.9.

Tickets are £3 in advance for library members and £4 for non-members or on the evening. Light refreshments will be provided.

The evening starts at 7pm. To book a place, contact the library.

A free chance to learn a new skill and socialise over a bite to eat is being offered to the borough’s over-50s.

Art and cookery are the latest Lunch and Learn sessions to be arranged through Bury Council’s Age of Opportunities initiative.

Come along to one of these courses:

* Playing with Clay – which runs on Thursdays (Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11 and Mar 18) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Drawing – on Fridays (Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 12, and Mar 19) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Quick and Easy Meals – on Mondays (Mar 1, 8 and 15) from 7pm to 9pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

* Card Making with Templates – on Tuesdays (Mar 2, 9, 16 and 23) from 10am to 1pm at Topping Fold Community Centre.

* Baking for Pleasure – on Thursdays (Mar 4, 11 and 18) from 1pm to 3.30pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

If you are over 50 and would like to book a place, call Angela Stephens on 0161 253 5455 or email a.stephens@bury.gov.uk

Looking for new contacts & networking opportunities? If so then our next Networking Lunch is for you. These lunches are an excellent opportunity for Chamber members to meet informally over a relaxed lunch, make new contacts and generate business opportunities.

Registration will take place from 12 noon followed by informal networking over a delicious buffet lunch. After the lunch there will be the opportunity to take a tour of the museum. Book now to enjoy relaxed networking with likeminded professional business people from throughout Greater Manchester.

Members & non-members welcome - come along armed with plenty of business cards and see what Chamber networking can do for your business.

A free chance to learn a new skill and socialise over a bite to eat is being offered to the borough’s over-50s.

Art and cookery are the latest Lunch and Learn sessions to be arranged through Bury Council’s Age of Opportunities initiative.

Come along to one of these courses:

* Playing with Clay – which runs on Thursdays (Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11 and Mar 18) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Drawing – on Fridays (Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 12, and Mar 19) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Quick and Easy Meals – on Mondays (Mar 1, 8 and 15) from 7pm to 9pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

* Card Making with Templates – on Tuesdays (Mar 2, 9, 16 and 23) from 10am to 1pm at Topping Fold Community Centre.

* Baking for Pleasure – on Thursdays (Mar 4, 11 and 18) from 1pm to 3.30pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

If you are over 50 and would like to book a place, call Angela Stephens on 0161 253 5455 or email a.stephens@bury.gov.uk

Preston Reed is a New York visionary credited with reinventing the acoustic guitar. He fuses chord-based grooves, soaring melodic runs and polyrhythmic percussion with his breathtaking two-handed style.

Unlike many instrumentalists, the power and depth of Reed's original songwriting is as unique as the man's execution, as blues, rock, funk and jazz meet, embrace, interlock and attack to create a sonic brew quite unlike anything you've heard before.

A free chance to learn a new skill and socialise over a bite to eat is being offered to the borough’s over-50s.

Art and cookery are the latest Lunch and Learn sessions to be arranged through Bury Council’s Age of Opportunities initiative.

Come along to one of these courses:

* Playing with Clay – which runs on Thursdays (Feb 25, Mar 4, Mar 11 and Mar 18) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Drawing – on Fridays (Feb 26, Mar 5, Mar 12, and Mar 19) from noon to 3pm at Whitefield Library.

* Quick and Easy Meals – on Mondays (Mar 1, 8 and 15) from 7pm to 9pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

* Card Making with Templates – on Tuesdays (Mar 2, 9, 16 and 23) from 10am to 1pm at Topping Fold Community Centre.

* Baking for Pleasure – on Thursdays (Mar 4, 11 and 18) from 1pm to 3.30pm at Bury Adult Education Centre.

If you are over 50 and would like to book a place, call Angela Stephens on 0161 253 5455 or email a.stephens@bury.gov.uk