Events this month in Bury

Join the ranger for a walk into Prestwich Forest Park. The walk may involve steep gradients and un-even un-surfaced footpaths. Please wear stout footwear and suitable clothing.

An internationally known author on angels will give a talk at Radcliffe Library on Thursday March 25.

Glennyce Eckersley lives in Manchester and has made numerous appearances on TV and radio.

She has collected countless stories from people across the world who have related their near-death experiences, and talk of being rescued by angels or being comforted and healed by them.

Glennyce’s extraordinary stories about angelic encounters are sure to appeal to believers – and maybe non-believers too!

The event starts at 7pm. Tickets cost £3 in advance to library members and £4 to non-members and on the evening (refreshments included).

To book a place, telephone the library.

The next meeting of the Bury East Local Area Partnership will be held in the Peel Room, Town hall, on Thursday 25 March 2010, with a chance to meet Councillors and partner agencies from 6pm, followed by the full LAP meeting at 6.30pm.

On the agenda is a report on the Education results for Bury East for 2009, in comparison with the rest of the Borough and a comparison of results in our attempts to “reduce the gap” in educational attainment.

In addition there will be an update on the Local Community Plan, with successes to date and discussion on how to move the plan forward.

Anyone requiring further information can contact the Local Area Partnership manager.

An inspirational and uplifting evening of music, in aid of Bury Cancer Support Centre. Paying tribute to the enchanting voice of Eva Cassidy is one of the UK's top session singers and vocal coach Sheila Gott.

With members from the USA, Holland & UK this really is a cosmopolitan line up & an ace tribute to the mighty Maiden!

Tipped as one of the hottest breakthrough Rock bands of 2010, Falling Red tick all the boxes when it comes to lowdown, dangerous, sleaze Rawk!

Chumbawamba take to the stage once more to celebrate the release of their new album ABCDEFG. Armed with acoustic guitars, accordion and trumpet, five-part harmonies, a bucketful of attitude, the new songs cover such diverse topics as the wearing of iPods in public places, censorship of music under repressive regimes, the power of the voice and Simon Cowell's come-uppance.

They are joined on the tour by fellow No Masters artists O'Hooley (Unthanks) and Tidow; dapper-suited gentlewomen with a wryly observant, melancholic and sometimes uncomfortable take on life. The pair create their very own brand of contemporary folk song, with stark and beautiful piano playing. They will be playing songs from their new album, Silent June.

Summerseat Players present "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" by Frank McGuinness.

When this play originally premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1992, it was just months after the release of British journalist John McCarthy and Irish teacher Brian Keenan, who had been held hostage together for several years by the Islamic Jihad.
But although playwright Frank McGuinness spoke to Keenan after his release, he hasn’t provided a documentary account of their internment but offers instead a powerfully imagined dramatic portrait of the strategies of human survival and resilience that three men cast in a similar situation might employ.
It is alternately tense and tender study of an American doctor, an Irish journalist and an English university lecturer who are being held hostage in the Lebanon.

The cast: Chris Balmer, Richard Higson, and Bob Howells,

Directed by Garyk Barnett

Bookings from 12 March by contacting the box office on 01706 826760 between 7pm and 8pm Monday to Friday and between 10am and noon on Saturday.

The preview will be on Thursday 18 March.

The play runs every night excluding Sunday 21 March.

Tickets:
Monday to Thursday £7.50
Friday and Saturday £8.00
Concessions (Monday only) £5.50
Preview £5.00

Kennie Simon, a top Hot Chocolate tribute act, will be providing the entertainment at an exclusive chocolate evening on March 27 as part of this year’s Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival.

The evening with Hot Chocolate takes place at Ramsbottom Civic Hall between 7.30pm and 1am and features a high quality three-course hot buffet brought to you from local award winning chefs and chocolatiers.

John Slattery from Slattery’s Chocolatier in Whitefield, Paul Morris from the Chocolate Café in Ramsbottom and Mike Harrison from Zest Fine Food in Bolton have create a unique menu which is packed full of unusual starters, main courses and desserts, which have one thing in common – they all contain high quality chocolate.

On the menu for the evening are a range of 14 different chocolate treats ranging from Bury Black Pudding dipped in 70% bitter chocolate for starters to Billionaires Chocolate Caramel Crunch for dessert. If that doesn’t take your fancy you could also try Roast Salmon with Vanilla and white chocolate sauce or the “to die for” triple chocolate mousse.

A glass of complimentary wine, chosen by the experts from the Vineyard in Ramsbottom, will be served with the main course and dessert and the meal will be topped off with a Hot Chocolate shot. A bar will be open in the civic suite throughout the evening.

This is just one of the many events taking place at this year’s Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival, which takes place on March 27 and 28 in venues across Ramsbottom town centre.

Plans for this year’s festival include a chocolate market, a world record attempt to see how many Ferrero Rocher can be eaten in a minute, plus competitions all with chocolate themed prizes. 

New Century Soul have relaunched their allnighters at Radcliffe Civic Suite. With two rooms playing soul to rhythm and blues. On the last Saturday of every other month.