Events in Bury - Children

February brings a huge variety of guided walks to help you enjoy the local countryside.

Wherever you live in the borough, Bury’s rangers invite you to join them on either a weekday or a weekend outing.

It may be cold outside but there’s lots to keep you warm at Redbank Lodges on Wednesday 15 February.

The BANG Project, with Abbey close Tenants and Residents Association, will be providing a range of activities for children and families.

The project will show youngsters how to make nesting sticks to help our feathered friends, and to make willow fish using willow and dogwood growing on the site.

Jacqui Goggs from the BANG Project said: “Redbank Lodges is a lovely place with a fantastic range of wildlife to be found. It is great to show children how they can use the free resources on the lodges to make things and have fun.”

Wednesday’s event is free and there’s no need to book, although all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For more information contact Jacqui Goggs on 0161 253 7764 or email j.goggs@bury.gov.uk

A free craft session for families takes place at Bury Library to mark the national Campaign for Learning.

The session includes stories, making flower cards and much more, and is on Friday 17 February from 1pm to 3pm.

It is suitable for children aged four and above, and youngsters must be accompanied by an adult: parents, grandparents and carers are welcome. Places are limited, so please book at Bury Library.

The Campaign for Learning works to build motivation, create opportunities and provide support for learning in families. It says that research shows that lifelong learners are more likely to be happier, healthier, have better jobs, contribute more to society and live longer and more fulfilled lives. Also, that parental involvement in a child's learning is more powerful than family background, size of family or level of parental education and, in the primary years, has more impact on attainment than the school itself.

Four-mile walk, meet at the Phoenix Centre, St Mary’s Park, Prestwich. Contact: 0161 253 5522. There are stiles and uneven surfaces. Please bring refreshments. Please wear stout footwear and suitable clothing. 

A variety of guided walks to help you enjoy the local countryside.

Thousands of people travelled to Ramsbottom in 2011 to indulge their taste buds in mouthwatering chocolate delights with many free samples and exquisite Easter Eggs from master chocolatiers and chocolate related products (i.e. beauty products containing cocoa etc.). Due to the huge success 2010's Festival, the organisers extended the festival over a weekend which included cookery demonstrations, evening dining experience, ELR Chocolate Express Train, Giant Easter Egg competition, wine tasting evening, World Record attempt, music and entertainment and much much more.
The Chocolate Experience The organisers teamed up with local award winning chocolatiers and chefs to bring all chocolate lovers a pure indulgence treat with a delicious chocolate inspired menu and entertainment from Hot Chocolate tribute act Kennie Simon.

Market Place hosted Chocolate alfresco style, while visitors were stuck for choice with the many chocolate stalls on Bridge Street with traders from all over the North West promoting award winning mouth watering delicacies.

Stores in Ramsbottom Town centre hosted in-store demonstrations and tastings including Zotter's organic and fairtrade chocolate tastings, chocolate spray tans and hair treatments, chocolate cheese, chocolate beer wine and cocktails, and herbal remedies containing cocoa.

Toddlers and babies are becoming budding poet laureates at Radcliffe Library’s Rhyme Time sessions.

With their parents, they have been taking part in the Bookstart Rhyme Challenge which encourages a love of rhymes and poetry at an early age. The rhymes are fun and easy to learn, including old favourites like “Hey Diddle, Diddle” and “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”.

The Bookstart Bear, a very special guest indeed, also came along to present the children with their Bookstart certificate.

Assistant librarian Sarah Howell said: “The children have been excellent and have quickly learned to sit and join in with the actions and the rhymes. Many of the rhymes are repetitive, which makes them easier to learn, and are a fun way of helping a child acquire language skills and build learning blocks for the future.”

The Rhyme Time sessions at Radcliffe Library are held on Tuesdays from 10.30am to 11am.