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Youth centres


Bury North Area Youth Service (Previously Ramsbottom Youth Centre)

Women's Group at Ramsbottom youth club

Parks, places and spaces

As there is no longer a youth centre in Ramsbottom, youth workers are out working in parks, public places and spaces around the area. They are meeting with young people to gather their ideas and suggestions regarding what facilities and amenities they would like to see developed locally in there area.

Without a youth centre, the social spaces available for young people to use in their community are predominantly parks and open spaces. Increasingly groups of young people from across the area are informing youth workers of their ideas for improvements to the spaces to make them more appropriate for their needs.

Youth workers are trying to respond to this situation by supporting young people to develop their ideas and with support of partner agencies such as the Park Rangers, take action to realise them.

We hope to keep you informed of ideas for your parks. Anyone interested in any of the below please contact Dawn or Catherine on 0161-253-5392 / 0161-253-6149 or email youthservice@bury.gov.uk.

In your park

Park meetings

Young people with fun and creative ideas for their parks are encouraged to attend the ‘Friends of the Park’ meetings, organised by the Park Rangers. Most parks have a regular ‘Friends of the Park’ meeting. Details of these meetings will posted on this website and youth workers will support young people to attend them and present their ideas. Alternatively go along to your park and ask your Park Ranger for further details.

Hartley Gardens – Walmersley

Young people have access to a ballzone in Hartley Gardens. However, there is an issue regarding their ability to use the facility in the winter months as there is no lighting of the facility.

Young people living in Walmersley have informed youth workers that their priority for the park is obtaining lighting in the ballzone so that they can use the facility after school and early evenings in winter as they do in summer.

The Area Youth Action Group are looking at supporting a bid for funding the lighting of the ballzone as without this facility young people in Walmersley have no other recreational facilities or amenities available for them to use.

Peel Brown - Ramsbottom

Development of Ramsbottom’s newest play-site located on Peel Brow is well under way and due for completion.
The previously under-used land between Fern Street and Kenyon Street will soon be transformed into a brand new child friendly play area that encourages imaginative and natural play.
The site was designed by young people in the area who drew inspiration after a visit to the Tatton Park flower show, and after finding a garden they liked they teamed up with Matt Unwin a landscape designer to create an exiting and completely original open space for their community. 
Bury Youth Service is delighted to announce that there will be an official opening day to celebrate the new site on the, the details are still being finalised with partner agencies so watch this space for full info, but rest assured it will be a great day out for the whole family to enjoy.

Bolton Road West - Ramsbottom

The Area Youth Action Group have successfully applied for funding for the lighting of the ballzone in the park. The lighting is currently being installed and the project is due for completion.

Youth workers are currently working with the Play Rangers to organise an official opening event and develop a programme of activities to celebrate the last of the long dark winter nights!

Towns Meadow - Tottington

Youth workers have met with a number of young residents who want to improve facilities in the park. However no specific ideas have yet been discussed.

This summer we hope to be able to offer some new sports in the park including archery.

Old Kays Park - Tottington

Youth workers have met with a number of young residents who want to improve facilities in Old Kay's Park. However no specific ideas have yet been identified.

Skate parks and bike tracks

Youth workers are aware that a number of young people are keen to develop skate parks and bike trracks or improve facilities in the area.

Contact

Bury North Area Youth Service.

Tel: 0161 253 5392/6149.
Fax: 01706 829 738.

Contact: youthservice@bury.gov.uk.
Dawn Cretney: Area Manager.

Ramsbottom Staff

Welcome

Bury North Area Youth Service is committed to providing young people aged 13-19 years access to fun, exciting and educational opportunities, including; DJ’ing, residential holidays, football practice & coaching, outdoor pursuits, cookery & nutrition, hair & beauty, nail art, trips to events, youth club, dance, drama, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Area Youth Action Group and much more.

Information

The North Area Youth Work Team are now able to deliver archery. If anyone is interested in trying this exciting sport, or for more information, please contact Dawn, Nigel or Catherine on 0161-253-5392 or email youthservice@bury.gov.uk so that we can arrange a taster session for you in your area. The photo's below are of the Archery Session held at Hartley Gardens in Walmersley on Tuesday 7 April. (Photos already on website).

To see how the Ramsbottom My Place discussions are going please read the document below: Minutes of My Place Meeting 13 October.

After much hard work by many young people of Ramsbottom and local authority officers, Bolton Road West Ballzone now has flood lights! They are set to turn off at 9:30pm. The Youth Service will be visiting the site during evenings to arrange sports activities.  Young people wishing to be involved please speak to their youth worker or email youthservice@bury.gov.uk.

Activity Programme

Bury Youth Service produces a borough wide programme of what we offer to young people in Bury. You can download and print a copy of the programme by opening the documents below or collect a copy from your local youth centre.

January to April programme (1.1MB 12pages)

Other Local Organisations

The Cellar Club

The Cellar Club at St Mary's Church, Hawkshaw (entrance located at the rear of the church, follow the path round the back to The Cellar door). Mondays 7.30-9pm - Schools years 9 + 10. Looking for place to hang out? This is it.
£1 entry first week is free.

Reel2Reel Cinema

Reel2Reel Cinema is a local community cinema available for young people in the Ramsbottom / North Area. They have set up a Reel2Reel Facebook page with info on. (You need to have a facebook account to acces this page. Children under 13 years old are not permitted access to Facebook. In addition, parents of children 13 years and older should consider whether their child should be supervised while using Facebook).

Get an Award

You can achieve various awards through Bury Youth Service. For details speak to a member of staff in your local youth centre, or go to get an award section of this website.

Directions

From Bury Interchange get the 474 or 476 bus to Ramsbottom Lane/Market Place (stop A).

Map showing the location of Space2 in Tottington Library.

picture of young people doing archery