The weather as you can all appreciate really does determine when this event will be held but ideally sometime in August on a midweek day afternoon. The intention is to picnic at Burrs Country Park.
FREE FOR MEMBERS, £5 for non members.
The Society will provide the food but everyone should just bring a bottle of their choice of wine, beer, champagne! or coca cola, the choice is yours.

Anyone interested in attending should add their name to the list ASAP at the Society with your phone number and when weather permits, we will contact you and because of our changeable weather, most probably with short notice.

Note as this is a picnic, there is no seating provided, so do bring a rug/blanket or fold up chair. We will meet at the Society at 12.30 pm and transport members to Burrs

The first meeting of the MDS Support Group will be held on 3rd September 2010 from 1 pm until 3 pm at

Whitefield Library

Pinfold Lane

Whitefield, M45 7NY

After the first meeting, the group will meet on the first Friday of every month.

The meetings are open to anyone affected by central vision loss. Fammily and friends are welcome too.

For further details contact Margaret on 0161 766 8777

Bury Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People have awarded the Bury branch of Marks and Spencer charity of the year.

We are looking for volunteers to spend 2 hours on a Saturday packing bags at a checkout in the M&S food hall. This will be from 10:00 – 12:00, 12:00 – 14:00, 14:00 - 16:00. All funds raised will go towards improving the lives of visually impaired people in the Bury area.

If you are interested in helping our society you can drop into our centre at 36 Bolton Street, phone our volunteer co-ordinator Darren on 0161 763 4017 or alternatively email darren.magee@buryblindsociety.org

The recently formed craft group at Bury Society for The Blind are looking for skilled knitters to help make baby clothes to sell at events and craft fairs to raise funds.

Cllr Yvonne Wright, Chairman said " We have some volunteers who have made beautiful baby clothes but demand is outstripping our stock. We will supply the wool and knitters are invited to call in at our weekly craft sessions on Mondays 11am-2pm at the centre 36, Bolton Street Bury" or call the Volunteer Coordinator, Darren 0161 763 7014.