A new community lifeline officially opened its doors on Saturday 22 August, bringing vital practical, digital, and wellbeing support to residents in Whitefield.
The Champions of Destiny Foundation has launched its weekly Community Hub at the Elms Community Centre on Green Lane in Whitefield. Operating every Saturday from 10:30am to 1:00pm, the hub offers a completely free food pantry alongside a dedicated Digital Cafe to combat poverty and isolation.
On Wednesday 19 August, the Whitefield Live Well Centre were delighted to host a Kitchen Kit Giveaway event in partnership with Cracking Good Food, organised by Bury VCFA.
The event brought together a range of community groups and public service organisations that support residents across the borough. The aim was simple: to redistribute donated kitchen equipment to individuals and organisations who could put it to good use, helping to reduce waste while supporting local people.
Bury VCFA was delighted to attend the official opening of the new Whitefield Live Well Centre on Albert Road on Sunday 16 August, marking an exciting new chapter for local health, wellbeing and community support.
The centre was officially opened by the Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Councillor Mohammed Tahir Rafiq, who cut the ribbon during a celebratory event attended by local residents, community groups and support organisations.
Let Your Light Shine is a community group based in Prestwich who provide social activities for children, young people and their families. Their aim is to bring the community together through the art of performance, dance, drama, music, art, games and food. Sherrie from Let Your Light Shine was keen to try a new sports themed event for her community over the summer holidays.
On the 3rd June, Bury hosted the 5th Greater Manchester Green and Blue Spaces Action Network meeting at the Barn in Philips Park. The network, organised by Sow the City connects residents, organisations and community groups who are working to improve access to nature across the city region. The Bury event was facilitated by the Right to Grow working group who is made up of Bury Council staff, Bury VCFA, The Lancashire Wildlife Trust and Incredible Edible Prestwich and District.
Polonia Northern England (PNE), founded in 2024, is a new charity dedicated to preserving the archival and heritage materials of the post-war Polish diaspora in Northern England, covering the 1940s to the 1990s. Led by an experienced board, PNE has already established partnerships with Manchester Archives+, the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum, and the Community Archives and Heritage Group.
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Owen from our Capacity Building team was delighted to attend One Step Bury’s open day on 17th March. It was a double celebration to mark the organisation’s 5th birthday and also their move next door to improved premises just outside Bury town centre better suited to their activities. One Step were successful in securing funding from the National Lottery’s Awards for All at the end of 2025 to fund the move and renovation of the new space, which is bigger, more flexible and more accessible for their service users.
The gardening group at Top Green in Clarence Park was established as part of the Moorside Ageing in Place project led by Persona Care. The community garden was built on what used to be a bowling green and over the course of the project, they have engaged 60 volunteers. The Ageing in Place funding for the gardening group was due to end in August 2025, and the group contacted Bury VCFA for support on how to continue once the funding ended.
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