60-651: Walshaw is a village forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury , in Greater Manchester , England. It’s to the south of Tottington and 2 miles northwest of Bury . Walshaw lies around the top of Walshaw Road and the memorial cross and three radiating streets slightly to the North. One third of the centre of the village is taken up by Christ Church Primary School, which is linked to Christ Church on High Street. This Greater Manchester location article
120-482: A Chair and Vice-Chairs from among its ten executive members. The costs of the GMCA that are reasonably attributable to the exercise of its functions relating to public transport, economic development and regeneration (and any start up costs) are met by its constituent councils. Such costs are funded by direct government grant and, as a precepting authority, with some money collected with local Council Tax apportioned between
180-503: A budget shortfall of over £10 million, Bury Metropolitan Council decided to sell its painting by L. S. Lowry called "A Riverbank" . The work, which depicts the River Irwell and cost £175 in 1951, was expected to fetch between £500,000 and £800,000. Between the announcement and the sale at Christie's , the council was accused of "selling off the family silver". The authority, which had the painting on display at Bury Art Museum , said it
240-610: A council of 51 members. As of 2020, there were 148,595 electors, with an average of 2,914 per councillor. At the 2023 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election the average turnout to vote was 34.3%, varying locally from 45% in North Manor ward to only 25% in Bury East. The borough falls under the Greater Manchester Combined Authority , and is represented by the council leader, Eamonn O'Brien . The entirety of
300-529: A housebuilder, Hive Homes, with local housing associations . In May 2012, the GMCA proposed to set up a franchisor body with neighbouring metropolitan authorities in West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire, to take over the Northern and TransPennine Express rail franchises, and, from 2014/15, operate their routes under a single franchise, sharing financial risk and operational responsibilities. The GMCA lobbied
360-557: A member if they cease to be an elected representative. The Mayor is the GMCA's chairperson, and a member of the second and third largest political groups on the authority, if applicable, are automatically appointed as vice-chairs. Most questions arising before the GMCA are decided by a simple majority vote, and if a vote is tied it is considered to be lost. The chairperson does not have a casting vote. However, several subjects require an enhanced majority of eight votes in favour. These are: Any question relating to road user charging require
420-716: A number of Youth Training Schemes. Holy Cross College was formerly Bury Convent Grammar School. It was a direct grant Catholic girls' school founded in 1878 by the Daughters of the Cross , a congregation of religious from Liège . In 2007 it was named 7th in the country. Bury is also home to one of the UK's oldest Islamic seminaries, Darul Uloom Bury , which was established in 1979 and located in Holcombe . As of February 2004, Bury has 5 Grade I, 8 Grade II*, and 228 Grade II listed buildings. Bury
480-792: A range of single-purpose joint boards and quangos to provide a formal administrative authority for Greater Manchester for the first time since the abolition of Greater Manchester County Council in 1986. The planning policies of the GMCA were developed in the 2000s by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities in the Greater Manchester Strategy . It is a strategic authority with powers over public transport, skills, housing, regeneration, waste management, carbon neutrality and planning permission . Functional executive bodies, such as Transport for Greater Manchester , are responsible for delivery of services in these areas. The GMCA appoints
540-502: A result of the Local Government Act 1985 , effectively making the 10 metropolitan boroughs unitary authority areas . The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) was established in 1986 as a voluntary association to make representations and bids on behalf of Greater Manchester and continue to manage strategic public services that were delegated to it by the councils, such as public transport and waste management . In
600-403: A single process with the government. It will increase GMCA’s autonomy, ability to prioritise decisions locally, and ability to reprioritise across its own budgets and will be structured around responsibility and accountability for five functions: local growth and place, local transport, housing and regeneration, adult skills and buildings’ retrofit for decarbonisation. This integrated settlement
660-429: A unanimous vote in favour by all 11 members. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the executive body of the GMCA for the execution of transport functions and is the executive agency responsible for the running of Greater Manchester's transport services and infrastructure such as Metrolink , subsidised bus and rail services as well as carrying out transport and environmental planning. The organisation carries out
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#1733094462154720-498: Is a combined authority for Greater Manchester , England. It was established on 1 April 2011 and consists of 11 members: 10 indirectly elected members, each a directly elected councillor from one of the ten metropolitan boroughs that comprise Greater Manchester, together with the directly elected Mayor of Greater Manchester . The authority derives most of its powers from the Local Government Act 2000 and Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 , and replaced
780-490: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Metropolitan Borough of Bury The Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is north of Manchester , to the east of Bolton and west of Rochdale . The borough is centred around the town of Bury but also includes the other towns of Ramsbottom , Tottington , Radcliffe , Whitefield and Prestwich . Bury bounds
840-606: Is at the heart of the largest public art scheme in the UK – the Irwell Sculpture Trail . Works in the borough include Ulrich Ruckriem 's sculpture in Radcliffe, on the site of the former Outwood Colliery . Ruckreim is one of Germany's most eminent artists, best known for his monumental stone sculptures. His work at Outwood is one of his largest stone settings to date. Edward Allington 's Tilted Vase sits in Market Place in
900-693: Is covered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford, and the Anglican Diocese of Manchester . There are four Grade I listed churches in Bury. The Church of All Saints , at Stand in Whitefield , was built in 1826. The Parish Church of St Mary, Radcliffe , is a 14th-century church with a 15th-century tower. The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich , is a 15th-century church. The current Church of St Mary
960-712: Is expected to be implemented in the Spring of 2025, with financial details expected in the Chancellor of the Exchequer 's Autumn 2024 budget and spending review. In November 2014, it was announced that Greater Manchester, along with several other city regions , would elect a ' metro-mayor ' with similar powers to the Mayor of London . In May 2015 an interim mayor was appointed by GMCA: there were two candidates for this post; Peter Smith , leader of Wigan Borough Council and incumbent chairman of
1020-440: Is improving. The council is on target to reach its Decent Homes target by 2010. The assessment concluded that the council has improved the way it uses its resources to deliver its plans, improving how it manages its finances and service performance and strengthening arrangements to make sure that it achieves good value for money. There are 60 primary schools, 13 secondary schools, 3 special schools and 2 Pupil Referral Units in
1080-619: Is named after Greater Manchester's integrated transport network, the Bee Network. The committee has four key responsibilities: Decision-making over significant operational matters across the network, monitoring the performance and financial stability of the network, developing policy to support the local transport plan, and facilitating coordination between the ten local authorities around highways maintenance and infrastructure delivery. Each local authority appoints one of its executive members with responsibility for transport matters to sit alongside
1140-498: Is the first joint plan of its kind by a city region outside of London. The original scheme, called the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework , was published in 2016 following public consultations in 2014 and 2015. After Andy Burnham 's election as Mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017 the plan underwent a "radical rewrite" with a revised plan being published in 2019. In December 2020 Stockport withdrew from
1200-584: The Greater London Authority . The aim of the pilot was to evaluate the contributions to economic growth and sustainable development by combined authorities. The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 , passed with reference to the 2009 United Kingdom Budget, enabled the creation of a combined authority for Greater Manchester with devolved powers on public transport, skills, housing, regeneration, waste management, carbon neutrality and planning permission , pending approval from
1260-660: The Lancashire districts of Rossendale and Blackburn with Darwen to the north. With a population of 194,606 in 2022, it is the smallest borough in Greater Manchester. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire , the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, which covers 99 square kilometres (38 sq mi), was created on 1 April 1974, with the transfer of functions from the County Borough of Bury and
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#17330944621541320-479: The 10 councils. Between late-2009 and February 2010, AGMA debated the constitution and functions of the new combined authority, including matters such as name, voting system and remit. From February 2010 through to April 2010, the 10 metropolitan district councils were consulted for their recommendations before submission of their constitution to central government; changes included extra powers for controlling further education, additional provisions for scrutinising
1380-642: The 10 metropolitan boroughs (one representing each borough of Greater Manchester with each council also nominating one substitute) without the input of the UK's central government. The Transport for Greater Manchester Committee would be formed from a pool of 33 councillors allocated by council population, roughly one councillor for every 75,000 residents to scrutinise the running of the Transport for Greater Manchester Committee (Manchester has five councillors, Wigan and Stockport four, Bury two and all other Boroughs three). The 10 district councils of Greater Manchester approved
1440-510: The Borough. Overall, Bury was ranked 23rd of the all local education authorities in SATs performance and 3rd in Greater Manchester in 2006. In 2007, Bury LEA was ranked 45th out of 148 in the country – and 3rd in Greater Manchester – based on the percentage of pupils attaining at least 5 A*-C grades at GCSE including maths and English (47.8% compared with the national average of 45.8%). The schools of
1500-549: The Census was taken there were 74,335 households in Bury with an average of 2.4 persons in each one. In more detail, 39.4% of households were married couples living together, 28.9% were one-person households, 8.7% were co-habiting couples and 10.7% were lone parents. Of all the households 75.11% lived in houses they owned, with or without a mortgage, significantly higher than the national average of 68.07%. Of people aged 16–74 in Bury 42.93% were economically active in 2001, higher than
1560-782: The Conservative Party become the largest group on the council and the Conservative Group took control of the council and its executive. The leader of the council was named as Councillor Bob Bibby. At the 2008 local elections , the Conservatives won three more seats and took overall control of the council. In 2010, the Conservatives lost overall control with the new council having 23 Conservative, 20 Labour and 8 Liberal Democrat councillors. The Audit Commission reported in 2006 that Bury Council continues to make good and sustained progress in improving services for local people. Overall
1620-484: The GMCA Group Chief Executive. GMFRS is the statutory emergency fire and rescue service for Greater Manchester and covers an area of approximately 496 square miles. The Bee Network Committee is a joint committee of the GMCA, Mayor of Greater Manchester and the ten Greater Manchester local authorities established to provide oversight of TfGM and create transport policy on behalf of the combined authority. It
1680-455: The GMCA agreed a significant "trailblazer" devolution deal with the UK Government, securing new responsibilities over transport, housing, and regeneration. As part of this deal, it was agreed that Greater Manchester would be granted a single funding settlement, similar to that of Scotland and Wales. The single settlement will cover the entire Spending Review period and be agreed directly through
1740-400: The GMCA bidding for government funding on a project-by-project basis, it will receive a sum of money from government ministers and would be able to determine, locally, how it is used. The UK Government is considering a further plan to allow passenger transport executives to raise local rail fares in their areas, and directly invest the money raised in infrastructure and rolling stock alongside
1800-507: The GMCA, was requested to take place from 1 April 2011. On 16 November 2010, the Department for Communities and Local Government announced that it had accepted the combined authority proposal and that an order to establish the GMCA would be laid before Parliament . The Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011, which formally established the combined authority, was made on 22 March 2011 and came into force on 1 April 2011. Following
1860-620: The Government to design and deliver new green initiatives in Greater Manchester releasing millions in funding to pioneer new low carbon technologies. The GMCA was praised in November 2012 as a model for other city regions by Sir Howard Bernstein and Michael Heseltine , for its economic benefits. The GMCA has produced a joint strategic plan for Greater Manchester (excluding Stockport) called Places for Everyone , which includes land allocation for housing, infrastructure and other development. It
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1920-654: The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Tony Lloyd , the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner . Tony Lloyd was selected to be interim mayor on 29 May 2015. The first Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017. Andy Burnham was elected as the inaugural Mayor of Greater Manchester. The mayor is a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of
1980-476: The Nations and Regions . The GMCA is made up of 11 constituent members - the Mayor of Greater Manchester together with one councillor appointed by each of Greater Manchester's 10 local authorities. Each member has one vote and each council also appoints one substitute member in the case of absence. The appointing council may at any time terminate the membership of its appointee, and the appointee will also cease to be
2040-648: The Virgin, Bury , was built in 1876 by J. S. Crowther. Of the nine Grade II* listed buildings in Bury, two are churches: Christ Church , Walshaw and the Presbyterian Chapel in Ainsworth . There are around 6 Mosques in Bury including one of the oldest Islamic seminaries in the United Kingdom, Darul Uloom Bury , which was established in 1979 in Holcombe . The original Jewish immigrant community in Manchester
2100-566: The area compete annually in the Bury Schools Athletics Championships. The borough has two colleges of further education . Bury College , which was originally Bury Technical College. In 1974, it merged with Radcliffe Technical College to form the Bury Metropolitan College of Further Education and, in 1987, it was renamed Bury College following its merger with Peel Sixth Form College, Stand Sixth Form College and
2160-514: The authority, and swapping the draft name 'Manchester City Region Authority' (MCRA) for the 'Greater Manchester Combined Authority' (GMCA), a name approved by the Executive Board of AGMA. Consultations made with district councils in March 2010 recommended that all GMCA matters requiring a vote would be decided on via a majority rule system involving 10 members appointed from among the councillors of
2220-481: The borough is unparished . The coat of arms contains symbols representing the six constituent towns, with the design based on the arms of the old County Borough of Bury . The shield is divided diagonally by interweaving alluding to the textile industry . On the shield are a bee (representing industry) and papyrus (papermaking) from Bury; a ram's head and a bullock's head represent Ramsbottom and Tottington respectively. The silver field represents Whitefield, whilst
2280-523: The borough was the first in Greater Manchester to hold a referendum on whether to install a directly-elected mayor . This was the result of a campaign against congestion charge plans that raised a petition with 9,460 names, well above the required five per cent of voters needed to trigger a mayoral vote. The proposal to have an elected mayor was rejected. The Metropolitan Borough of Bury currently consists of two parliamentary constituencies: The borough has 17 wards, each represented by 3 councillors to form
2340-581: The borough. The Metropolitan Borough of Bury has five twin towns, in China, France, Germany and the United States. Two of these were originally twinned with a place within the Metropolitan Borough prior to its creation in 1974. The following individuals and groups have received the Freedom of the Borough of Bury. Greater Manchester Combined Authority The Greater Manchester Combined Authority ( GMCA )
2400-488: The boroughs of Prestwich and Radcliffe, along with the urban districts of Tottington and Whitefield, and part of the urban district of Ramsbottom, all previously in Lancashire. The Metropolitan Borough of Bury was created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 as one of the ten metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester. Prior to this, the area was represented by six other boroughs and districts: In 2006, facing
2460-565: The centre of Ramsbottom and has become a distinctive feature of interest. There are six local nature reserves (LNRs) in the borough: At the 2021 UK census, 48.8% of people in Bury stated they were Christian . 29.4% of people stated they had no religion, 9.9% following the Muslim and 5.5% the Jewish faiths. The Jewish community in Prestwich and Whitefield is the second largest in the country. Bury
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2520-497: The combined authority, seven commissions were set up to handle the new responsibilities, six commenced operation between May and August 2009. They are: The current intention is that each of the Commissions (except Improvement and Efficiency which consists entirely of local authority members) are formed of a mixture of elected members and representatives from other partners, including the private sector, other public sector agencies and
2580-406: The constituent councils. Greater Manchester was created as a metropolitan county composed of ten metropolitan boroughs on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972 . From its investiture through to 31 March 1986, the county had a two-tier system of local government; district councils shared power with Greater Manchester County Council . The county council was abolished in 1986 as
2640-440: The council was awarded 'three star' status, similar to 47% of all local authorities. The council was said to be improving well in children's services, particularly in social care. The Audit Commission also noted that resident satisfaction was rising, reflecting improvements in the quality of the environment and services generally. Ten parks have achieved green flag status, recycling levels are above average and street cleanliness
2700-467: The creation of the GMCA on 29 March 2010, and submitted its final recommendations for its constitution to the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Transport . On 31 March 2010, the then Communities Secretary John Denham approved the constitution and launched a 15-week public consultation on the draft bill together with the approved constitution. The replacement of AGMA by
2760-422: The elected Mayor of Greater Manchester and 10 members who are elected councillors, nominated by each of Greater Manchester's constituent authorities. The mayor is also supported by a non-constituent Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime – the only salaried portfolio holder. Between 2018 and 2020, Lord Smith of Leigh continued in his lead role for Health after retiring from his leadership of Wigan Council. In most cases,
2820-510: The government for two stations in Manchester on the proposed High Speed 2 railway from London; at Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport . In 2020, the GMCA and TfGM set out the Transport Strategy 2040 , which lays out the city region's ambitions for transport and active travel, including the hope that by 2040, 50% of all journeys made in Greater Manchester, should be made by walking, cycling and public transport. In March 2023,
2880-632: The late-2000s, AGMA began actively seeking a formal government structure for Greater Manchester under the appellation " Manchester City Region ". Following a bid from AGMA highlighting the potential benefits in combatting the financial crisis of 2007–2008 , it was announced in the 2009 United Kingdom Budget that Greater Manchester and the Leeds City Region would be awarded Statutory City Region Pilot status, allowing (if they desired) for their constituent district councils to pool resources and become statutory combined authorities with powers comparable to
2940-528: The mayor, a member of the GMCA, and up to four other councillors appointed by the mayor. These additional mayoral appointees allow the committee's political make-up to reflect the political make-up of Greater Manchester's councils as a whole. A Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JOSC) provides scrutiny of the combined authority, Bee Network Committee, TfGM and CNE, each constituent council appoints three of its elected members to JOSC and sub committees can be formed to examine specific issues. In anticipation of
3000-428: The national average of 40.81%. 29.2% of this age group (16–74) had no academic qualifications , slightly higher than 28.9% in all of England. 5.8% of Bury's residents were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2%. The largest minority group was recorded as Asian, at 4% of the population. The historical population table details the population change since 1801, including
3060-482: The passage of the Localism Act 2011 on 15 November 2011, the Department for Communities and Local Government began negotiating with groups of local councils for tailored deals to be included in the 2012 United Kingdom budget . The GMCA sought provision for a further transfer of powers that would result in an additional delegation of authority from the UK's central government. This step-change would mean that, instead of
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#17330944621543120-410: The percentage change since the last available census data. Although the Metropolitan Borough of Bury has only existed since 1974, figures have been generated by combining data from the towns, villages, and civil parishes that would later be constituent parts of the borough. In 1971 34,980 people living in Bury were employed in manufacturing. By 2001 this had fallen to 13,690 – a decrease of 61%. During
3180-816: The previous functions of the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE). The organisation absorbed the previously separate ITA Policy Unit, the GM Joint Transport Unit, the GMTU and GMUTC. It is supervised by the members of the Bee Network Committee. The GMCA is the parent organisation of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service , with the Chief Fire Officer, currently Dave Russel, reporting to
3240-557: The same period the numbers of people employed in service industries increased from 34,200 to 54,227, a gain of 58.5%. Between 1974 and 1986, the Conservative Party controlled the council. In 1986, the Labour Party gained control and continued in power, at first with an overall Labour majority and subsequently through a Labour executive running the council in a state of no overall control , until 2007. The May elections in 2007 saw
3300-567: The scheme and the plan was re-scoped and renamed as Places for Everyone. The plans were submitted to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in 2022, and were the subject of an examination by the Planning Inspectorate during 2022 and 2023. Following the examination, Places for Everyone came in to effect on 21 March 2024 after it was formally adopted by all nine participating districts. The GMCA also established
3360-478: The shield is supported with figures from the crests of Radcliffe and Prestwich. These represent the Radcliffe and Egerton families and wear a red rose (for Lancashire ) and a cogwheel (for industry). The motto 'Forward in Unity' sits on a scroll under the shield. At the 2021 UK census , the Metropolitan Borough of Bury had a total population of 193,846. The population density is 1,815/km (4,700/sq mi). When
3420-620: The specification of additional or improved rail services. A "City Deal" for Greater Manchester was announced in March 2012 by the then Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Cities Minister Greg Clark . The deal included: In November 2012, the then Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey MP, signed an agreement between the GMCA and the Department of Energy and Climate Change , in recognition of its deliverance of low carbon initiatives (such as bulk-buying energy from suppliers for consumers in Greater Manchester), and committing
3480-456: The voluntary sector. Seats are shared out amongst all the local authorities as equally as possible, with no local authority having more than one seat on each Commission, with the exception of the Improvement and Efficiency Commission which will have all authorities represented. Each Commission's decisions require approval by the members of the GMCA. The GMCA is made up of 11 constituent members:
3540-473: Was based in the inner city. As in other cities the community gradually moved outward geographically and upward economically from its roots establishing itself in the more leafy suburbs of Crumpsall and Broughton Park as well as the town of Prestwich . Later, a second migration of young families in the mid-1960s sought pastures even further away from these traditional areas settling in Whitefield , Sunny Bank and Unsworth . There are now about 10 synagogues in
3600-624: Was putting its people before a picture. The painting raised £1.25 million for the authority on 17 November 2006 at the auction in London , costing the bidder £1,408,000 including commission. Consequently, the council's membership of the Museums Association was cancelled and it was deregistered by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council , a quango that was disbanded in 2011, transferring some of its duties to Arts Council England . In July 2008
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