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Black History Month

Posted on October 7, 2023 by buryculture

October is Black History Month in the UK. It is a month to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society. To mark this special month we’d like to share a popular post from last year!

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BBC Centenary Radio Manchester

Posted on October 15, 2022 by buryculture

The BBC celebrates its centenary this month and to mark this very special occasion we have chosen some audio material originally aired on BBC Radio Manchester. Listen and enjoy …. Radcliffe On September 1st, 1981, we hear journalist, Tony Coll … Continue reading →

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Eyewitnesses Say Project

Posted on September 20, 2022 by buryculture

Over the past months we’ve had the pleasure of working with artist and illustrator, Bob Nutts Jr who is leading an inspirational project: Eyewitnesses Say. The project focuses on articles and stories published in the Prestwich & Whitefield Guide (1921-26 … Continue reading →

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The Queen’s Jubilees

Posted on May 28, 2022 by buryculture

Helen has been a huge help with our Jubilee celebrations, arranging a very fine selection of photographs for our corner display cabinet: a showcase of local Royal celebrations! In this article she offers a timeline and synopsis of the Queen’s … Continue reading →

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Your House Through Time: A guide for tracing your house history

Posted on May 1, 2019 by buryculture

The return of the BBC’s hugely popular series, A House through Time, has generated lots of enquiries from the local community asking how they go about tracing the history of their house. As a result we thought we’d put together … Continue reading →

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Bury Archives New Opening Times for 2018

Posted on December 15, 2017 by buryculture

As all our visitors are probably aware, 2017 has been a stressful time for the Borough’s library service (of which we’re a part of). But we are pleased to say we are preparing ourselves for a brand new start for … Continue reading →

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You are invited to a MURDER!

Posted on August 25, 2017 by buryculture

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We know the amazing detective skills that are involved in tracing your local and family history; so we thought this event hosted by Bury Libraries may be right up your street!

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Your Archive Needs You!

Posted on August 21, 2017 by buryculture

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Originally posted on Bury Remembers The First World War:
Would you like to be INSPIRED? After our two most recent blog posts have brought you up to date with all the wonderful work that the project has achieved so far…

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Donation Of The Month – A Family’s Story

Posted on March 3, 2017 by buryculture

We were absolutely thrilled to be approached by Michael,  a life long Bury man, who wondered if his own family’s story would be of any interest to the Archive. Michael’s wonderful photographs and documents give us an insight in to a local … Continue reading →

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Love Dickens at Christmas!

Posted on December 7, 2016 by buryculture

We always look forward to the Christmas decorations going up here at Bury Libraries! And Library Staff have really made this year’s display look especially festive by creating strings of beautifully crafted snowflakes to drape across the Children’s library; lovely … Continue reading →

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