Greenmount Village Community

Dear All

Unfortunately we have had to cancel tomorrow’s yard sale at the Old School due to the forecasted bad weather.

Best wishes

Julie Southworth

Dear All,

You will be aware that six weeks ago we opened up a ‘Cuppa and a Chat’ café to help those in the community to begin to meet people after such a long time in lockdown. The afternoon sessions in the Old School have proved successful and will continue to run from 2pm till 4pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday until further notice.

Note: The morning sessions in the Church have been undersubscribed, therefore we will no longer be running these.

I would like to take this opportunity of thanking all the volunteers for making theses sessions enjoyable and giving people the chance to meet in a safe and friendly environment. If you have not yet been for a cuppa, then please feel free to turn up on any of the days and times mentioned above and please use the back door of the Old School and don’t forget your face covering.

Kind regards,

Julie Southworth

Saturday, June 5th in the yard of Greenmount Old School, morning until we have sold up or mid afternoon .

Lovely plants at reasonable prices…keeping the same prices over the last few years.
Thank you…Dorothy

Dear All,

Every Saturday starting 1^st May 2021 Greenmount Old School will be having a yard sale in the morning and early afternoon, selling Bric a Brac, some clothes, books, Heart Art Crafts and much more. You will be able to loan or buy a jigsaw too from our very popular Jigsaw Library.

Come along and support the Old School but please don’t bring any unwanted items as our donation collection service is still out of operation.

Note: It will be cancelled in wet weather.

Julie Southworth

Please see attached the firing notices for Holcombe Moor up to the 23^rd April.

Dear All

Please find attached a message from the Tottington Centre which contains the latest newsletter.

Best wishes

Julie Southworth

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Hello Everyone,

I hope that you will be able to open up and read the attached newsletter. It contains details about our new opening times.

If you can’t read this, please let us know and we will find another way of getting this newsletter to you.

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 find attached the latest addition of the Jigsaws available to buy
from the collection at Greenmount Old School.

During this lockdown period, the Jigsaw Library is becoming quite popular
as residents can enjoy a cosy afternoon in the warmth of their own homes.
Should you wish to purchase a puzzle for just £2 please contact Anke by
email or phone and she is happy to deliver your requested puzzle. Should you
want more afterwards, it will only cost £1 and Anke will collect your old
one and deliver a new one, if you wish to return it.

Please contact:

Anke Harris [email protected]
Mobile:  07825 016950

Best Wishes,

Julie Southworth

Good morning

You may already be aware that a pair of swans have decided to build a nest at the junctions of a few minor paths , near Island and Cartwheel lodges (see pic)

The council are going to put up some notices to try and forewarn the public and ask them to keep dogs on a lead at all times and find and alternative route

There isn’t much we can do to safeguard the swans, and I can appreciate that this is an inconvenience to many people but we need to consider the birds and not fall foul of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 by deliberately disturbing them during the nesting season.

Thank you for your consideration

Julie Southworth

Dear All,

I am writing to inform you that we are opening Greenmount Church and Greenmount Old School for ‘Cuppa and a Chat’ sessions in order to welcome those in our community who have been feeling lonely and isolated and a little anxious about stepping out into the community after such a long time in lockdown. This is being done through Bury Council’s Isolation and Loneliness initiative, everything will be done under strict Covid risk assessment rules.

These sessions will be run by volunteers in Greenmount who wish to help this transition run smoothly and allow residents to meet face to face in a socially distant capacity. Following government guidelines, we would ask that you wear a mask until seated and use the hand sanitiser provided. Our volunteers will help to provide a safe environment for you to have a brew and a chat with each other.  I feel this will help tremendously in creating a gentle transition to us all meeting up again in the future.

We intend to begin these sessions on Monday 29^th March with times as follow:

Monday and Wednesday 10.30 till 12 noon in Greenmount Church.

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 2pm – 4pm in Greenmount Old School.

I must stress that this ‘drop in’ is intended for those residents who have been isolated and lonely and I am afraid they are not for family groups at this time.

The poster attached will be displayed at various points in the local area and there will be a leaflet posted through every household door shortly.  In the meantime, if you are aware of any individual who would benefit from this, please let them know.

With best wishes,

Julie Southworth

Good Afternoon all,

Please find attached the latest update from Pritesh Patel of Bury MBC including information on vaccination numbers (now over 76,000), case rates, testing, support available and a few other reminders and updates.

Best wishes

Julie Southworth