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GREENMOUNT VILLAGE COMMUNITY WELCOME PACK
Councillors ...... 3 MEPs For the North West ...... 3 Member of Parliament for Bury North ...... 3 Church ...... 4 Primary Schools ...... 4 Local Services (except Transport) ...... 5 Banks and Cash Machines ...... 5 Fuel ...... 5 Bury Council ...... 5 Citizens Advice Bureau ...... 5 Doctor ...... 6 Dentist ...... 6 Hospital ...... 6 Libraries ...... 7 Brandlesholme Community Centre ...... 7 Map ...... 8 Pharmacies ...... 10 Podiatrist ...... 10 Police Station ...... 10 Post Offices ...... 10 Refuse Collections ...... 11 Transport ...... 12 Bus Services ...... 12 Local Link...... 13 Trams ...... 13 Taxis ...... 13 Steam Railway ...... 14 Local Groups and Organisations ...... 15 Other Activities and Clubs ...... 16
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Councillors
List of councillors from the North Manor ward. Councillor's details Address Gunther, Dorothy 10 Crosfield Avenue [email protected] Summerseat 01706 825523 Bury Party: Con Elected May 1998 BL9 5NX
Hussain, Khalid 21 Inman Street [email protected] Bury 0161 764 0924 Lancashire Party: Con Elected May 2011 BL9 0TP
Daly, James Dowry Chase [email protected] Brandlesholme Road 0161 763 4204 Greenmount Party: Con Elected Nov 2012 BL8 4DZ
MEPs For the North West Afzal Khan Louise Bours Julie Ward Paul Nuttall
Jacqueline Foster Sajjad Karim Theresa Griffin Steven Woolfe Contact details can be found at www.writetothem.com
Member of Parliament for Bury North James Frith - Contact details: [email protected]
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Church (Map Ref F5) Greenmount United Reformed Church Holcombe Road Greenmount Greater Manchester BL8 4HF 01204 884713
Reverend Andrew Lonsdale
Sunday Service 10am
1st Sunday of the month Family & Parade Service
Primary Schools (Map Ref F4) (Map Ref C6) Greenmount Primary School Holly Mount Catholic Primary School Holhouse Lane Hollymount Lane Greenmount Greenmount Bury BL8 4HD Bury BL8 4HS 01204 884031 01204 882770
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Local Services (except Transport)
Banks and Cash Machines All major banks are in Bury Town Centre Most major banks (except Lloyds and Barclays) can be found in Ramsbottom High Street Cash machines (free withdrawals) can be found inside the Co-op in Vernon Road, Greenmount and outside the Co-op in Holcombe Brook and Tottington
Fuel 24 hour fuel available at filling station on Longsight road
Bury Council
The Council website is at: www.bury.gov.uk
Bury Municipal Borough Council Town Hall Knowsley Street Bury BL9 0SW 0161 253 5000 Emergencies / Out of Hours 0161 253 6606
Citizens Advice Bureau Call 0845 1203757
Civic Society Local information by Tottington & District Civic society (secretary Faith Greenhalgh email [email protected]). First Saturday of the month 10 to 12am in Greenmount old school
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Doctor (Map Ref G5) Greenmount Medical Centre 9 Brandlesholme Road Greenmount Bury BL8 4DR 01204 885111
Out of hours: BARDOC 0161 763 4242
Dentist There is no dentist in Greenmount. The following are currently taking new private patients:
5 Back Chapel Street, 83 Bolton Street, 72 Bridge Street, Tottington, Ramsbottom, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL8 4AH Bury, BL0 9HY Bury, BL0 9AG Tel: 01204 886881 Tel: 01706 822138 Tel: 01706 827755
For enquiries about NHS dentists call 0161 447 9880 (mornings only)
Hospital (Accident and Emergency) The nearest is 4 miles away Fairfield General Hospital Rochdale Old Road Bury BL9 7TD 0161 764 6081 (The 475 buses stop in the Grounds. 467 and 468 stop at main entrance. The 468 runs from Tottington bus turnaround)
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Libraries
Tottington Library Market Street, Tottington, E-mail:[email protected] Bury BL8 3LL 0161 253 6652
Ramsbottom Library Carr Street Ramsbottom BL0 9AE E-mail:[email protected] 0161 253 5352
Bury Central Library Manchester Road Bury BL9 0DG E-mail: [email protected] 0161 253 5872
There is a smaller local library open in the afternoons (Mon-Fri) and Saturday mornings at: Brandlesholme Community Centre Brandlesholme Road E-mail:[email protected] Bury BL8 1HS 0161 253 5010
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Pharmacies Vantage Pharmacy (Map Ref F5) Gardner’s Chemist (Map Ref I5) 1 Brandlesholme Road 6 Vernon Road Greenmount Greenmount Bury Bury BL8 4DS BL8 4DD 01204 884266 01204 883220
Podiatrist Margaret Varley (Map Ref H1) Alison Freeman (Map Ref G5) 7 Longsight Road 1a Brandlesholme Road Holcombe Brook Greenmount Bury, BL0 9SL Bury, BL8 4DS 01204 886408 or 07889 311158 07947 771865
Police Station Bury Police Station Dunster Road, Bury, BL9 0RD Non Urgent Calls 0161 872 5050
Post Offices Greenmount does not have a post office. The nearest local ones are: 59b Longsight Road 29 Market Street, 363 Brandlesholme Road, Holcombe Brook Tottington Bury BL8 1HS Bury BL0 9TE Bury BL8 4AD 0161 764 3736 01204 880101 01204 884160
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Pub & Carvery (Map Ref G5)
Bull’s Head (Toby Carvery) Brandlesholme Road Greenmount Bury BL8 4DS 01204 882021
Please be alert to parking charges
Refuse Collections
General rubbish - grey bin Garden Refuse and food waste - brown bin Cans and plastic/glass bottles - blue bin Waste paper - green bin Check your collection dates here: http://www.bury.gov.uk/bincollections Or ring Bury Council Environmental Services for leaflets on 0161 253 5353. Rubbish and recycling calendar delivered to every household website: www.bury.gov.uk
Refuse Tip The nearest one is located at: Fernhill Depot Every Street, Bury. 0161 762 4810
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Transport Bus Services
From Bolton Road West
273 Bolton to Rawtenstall (Rush hour only)
From Greenmount Church (No services on Sundays and Public Holidays)
480 Bury - Walshaw - Tottington - Greenmount Hawkshaw - Affetside - Bradshaw – Bolton (Every hour)
From Longsight Road
472/474 Bury-Holcombe Brook-Ramsbottom (four buses per hour)
477 Bury - Summerseat - Ramsbottom (Every Hour)
X35 Ramsbottom - Bury - Manchester (Rush hour only)
Timetables available from : GMPTE at www.gmpte.com/journey_planning/bus_times_leaflet_library.cfm Travel shop in Bury Bus Station Traveline on 0871 200 2233 or visit http://www.traveline-northwest.co.uk/
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Local Link A service that is open to everyone in Greenmount. It provides cheap transport in the local area at reduced cost. Pick up a leaflet in the Old School. Ring 0161 200 6012 or visit http://www.tfgm.com/buses/local_link/Pages/services/Ramsbottom-and-Tottington.html for more details.
The service runs Mondays to Saturdays 6.30am – 10pm, Sundays & public holidays 10.30am – 10pm. There is no service on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day.
60+ 60+ 60+ Child/ Child/ Adult Adult Concession Concession Concession Disabled Disabled Single Return Single Single After Return After Single Return Before 09:30 09:30 only 09:30 £2.00 £3.20 £2.00 £1.00 £1.60 £1.00 £1.60
(Fares may change and you need to register beforehand)
The local area covered includes Affetside, Greenmount, Hawkshaw, Holcombe Brook, Ramsbottom, Summerseat, Tottington, Turton and Walshaw and also trips to/from Bury Interchange, plus Minden Parade.
Trams These run from Bury Interchange into the centre of Manchester and beyond. Full details can be found at www.metrolink.co.uk
Taxis Elton Bullit 0161 764 6666/0161 797 1444 Civic 01706 821066 Rammy 01706 826363 Tramcars 01204 888888
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Steam Railway
There is a steam railway run by ELR (East Lancashire Railway) that runs for 12 miles from Heywood to Rawtenstall via Bury. The nearest local station is Summerseat. There are reduced prices for locals. Further details can be found at www.east-lancs-rly.co.uk or call 0161 764 7790
Local views of Peel Tower on Holcombe Hill above Ramsbottom
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Local Groups and Organisations Full Details can be found on the website: www.greenmountvillage.org.uk
AA Meetings Wednesday Badminton Monday Beavers Mon/Thurs/Fri Bible Stories Last Weds Bible Studies 2nd & 4th Tues Pilates Monday Boot Camp Mon/Thurs Rainbows Tuesday Bridge Mon/Tues/Thurs Ramsbottom Art Group Thursday Brownies Tuesday Ramsbottom Orchestra Thursday Choir practice Thursday Saturday Drop in & lunch 1st Saturday Church Services & Communion Sunday Scouts Friday Coffee Morning & Book sale/exch 1st Saturday Sequence Dancing Tues/Wed/Thurs Cubs Mon /Fri Sunny Bunnies Friday D-Caff Friday Tai Chi Thursday French Group Monday Teaching Bridge Wednesday Friendly Art Group Thursday Teaching Art Group Monday Greenmount Village pre-school Mon-Friday Tottington & District Civic Society Monthly Golf Thursday Trefoil Tuesday Guides Tuesday U3A Tuesday Holcombe Moor Heritage Periodic Walking group Periodic Hollymount Orchard 1st Sunday Weight Watchers Wednesday Shows + Whist Thursday Horticultural meetings Yoga Tuesday Jumble Sales Periodic Yoga Thursday Karate Wed / Thurs Young Dragons Wednesday Mahjong Tuesday Zumba Gold Friday Meditation Group Wednesday Photography Monday
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Other Activities and Clubs
Greenmount Cricket Club (Map Ref H6) Ground: Brandlesholme Rd Greenmount Bury BL8 4DX 01204 883667
Greenmount Golf Club (Map Ref D5) Whipney Lane Greenmount Bury BL8 4LH 01204 883712
Local Walks See website Also: www.westpennineway.org
This information has been put together in good faith to assist residents. We cannot take responsibility for omissions or inaccuracies.
Project lead and data compilation Bob Judge Formatting and layout Mike Houghton
Any amendments or corrections please contact Bob Judge at [email protected] Or 01204 880381
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