November 23: Bury Money Advise Referral Tool

The Bury Money Advice Referral Tool (MART) has been developed in partnership by Greater Manchester Poverty Action, Bury Council, local foodbanks, other voluntary groups, and people currently living in poverty.

The aim of the MART is to help organisations/professionals ensure that the people who are struggling financially maximise their income by accessing all the support that is available to them.

To support discussions with households that you are working with or encounter is the Bury Money Advice Referral Tool (MART).

The Bury MART can be accessed here and can be used as a tool to ‘walk through’ in conversations with households or to signpost people to.

https://theburydirectory.co.uk/the-bury-money-advice-referral-tool-mart

October 23: This Van Can

Are you over 45 with a history of prostate, breast or ovarian cancer in your family? Or over 45 & Black?

The 'This Van Can' - the GM Cancer 'clinic in a van' - is coming to Bury and Prestwich this October.

This is a new pilot prostate cancer awareness roadshow to members of the public who might fit the criteria to attend.

See the venues below & book an appointment in advance: https://bit.ly/ThisVanCan

• 2 October - Kay Gardens, Bury Town Centre BL9 0BL

• 4 October - Tesco Superstore, Woodfields Retail Park, Peel Way, Bury BL9 5BY

• 7 October - Tesco Superstore, Woodfields Retail Park, Peel Way, Bury BL9 5BY

• 11 October - Longfield centre - Prestwich, Manchester M25 1AY

• 14 October - Tesco Superstore, Valley Park Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3TG

https://gmcancer.org.uk/this-van-can/

September 23: Domestic Abuse in Later Life Train the Trainer Programme

19th Oct, 9:30am- 12:30pm

Radcliffe Outreach Community Centre, 35-37 Blackburn Street, Radcliffe, M26 1NR

To book, email j.almond@bury.gov.uk

Aim of the training:

• To improve the response to older victims of domestic abuse including those living with dementia and care and support needs.

• Recognise the hidden signs of domestic abuse in later life when the abuse is perpetrated by anintimate/ex-intimate partner d/or adult family member;

• Identify the barriers to help seeking for older victim-survivors of domestic abuse;

• Facilitate an enabling environment for positive help-seeking – engaging and responding.

• Identify additional risks posed to older victim-survivors, with guidance on using the DASH RICand effective safety planning with older victim-survivors and significant others;

• Q & A

August 23: Healthy Start at Bury Market

Healthy Start at Bury Market was launched with a celebration cooking demonstration using fresh and low-cost ingredients on the market. Stall holders on the famous Bury Market are now taking Healthy Start cards, helping visitors to provide their families with nutritious and affordable food.

The NHS Healthy Start scheme is for eligible people who are pregnant or have children under the age of 4, offering help towards milk, fruit, vegetables, pulses and formula. Healthy Start cards can now be used on Bury Market at Ward’s Fruit & Veg, Iddon’s Fruit & Veg and Tom’s Bargain Corner. Healthy Start at Bury Market is administered locally by Bury Food Partnership, following a successful funding application to Sustainable Food Places.

Find out if you could be eligible for Healthy Start at: www.healthystart.NHS.uk

Healthy Start cards are worth £442 per year to the average family in Greater Manchester, and the stallholders of Bury Market would love to share their delicious produce with you!

April 23: Spring Covid-19 vaccination offered to most vulnerable

The new spring Covid-19 vaccine campaign has been launched this week, with the latest jab offered to people most at risk from the virus.

Around 250,000 people in Greater Manchester will be eligible for the vaccination, including those aged 75 and over, those with a weakened immune system and older adult care home residents.

People living in care homes are being prioritised and roving NHS vaccination teams began to visit homes yesterday (Monday April 3). They are expected to have completed most visits over the next two weeks.

Others eligible for the spring vaccination will be able to book in on the National Booking Service or NHS app from Wednesday April 5, for appointments available from Monday April 17.

Text messages and letters reminding eligible people to book will be sent, including via the NHS app to active users.

Those invited should make sure their appointment takes place at least three months since their last dose.

Anyone who believes they should be eligible for a vaccine but does not get invited can check online. Alternatively, they can self-declare on the National Booking Service and then speak to a clinician on site. The last spring vaccination appointments will be offered on 30 June.

There are vaccination sites across Greater Manchester, with the majority of appointments being delivered in communities by pharmacies and GPs.

If you are eligible, you can make a booking by using the NHS App or visiting the NHS website. If you can’t get online, you can call 119 for free.

Some areas also offer convenient walk-in vaccinations. Find a walk-in clinic.

March 23: Silver service- Bury wins national award for its armed forces support

Bury Council has been awarded a Silver award from the Ministry of Defence for actively supporting the armed forces community in its workplace. 

The Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) encourages organisations which champion the armed forces and encourage others to follow suit. This includes employing serving and former members of the armed forces community and demonstrating flexibility towards training and mobilisation commitments for Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers. 

Bury Council, which already had Bronze status, had to meet a range of criteria to win Silver, including signing the Armed Forces Covenant which pledges to give serving members, veterans and their families the support they need and deserve. 

Cllr Richard Gold, cabinet member for communities and armed forces champion, said: “Bury has a long and proud military heritage, and we have a moral obligation to look after our armed forces, veterans and their families. A key part of that is ensuring that they have opportunities for employment, and time to carry out their reservist duties. I’m proud that we have been recognised by putting these policies in place, and we’re now determined to win the Gold award.” 

Bury Council and NHS Bury CCG signed the Armed Forces Covenant last November. This is an important part of their inclusion strategy and wider commitment to supporting all of Bury’s communities 

To read more about what this means for service personnel and veterans, go to https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16267