Sunday morning saw church even fuller than usual with lots of children as it was Sunday School prizegiving and St. Anne’s was pleased to welcome the Reverend Steven Harvey the Headmaster of Bury Grammar School ( Boys ) to award the prizes.
Yesterday, I noticed a distinct chill as I made my way over snow topped hills towards the office. I was not surprised to see that Bury had been overlooked by the Government as a recipient of extra help to try and improve anti-social behaviour – part of the Government’s ‘Respect Agenda’.
All the residents in Bury, Ramsbottom and Tottington who constantly have their lives made a misery by the lack of respect for others displayed by a minority of mainly young people may well be disappointed at this news. My response to them is that this initiative is as usual little more than a gimmick and I guess that the residents of Bolton and Manchester – both of which are beneficiaries under this latest plan – will see little improvement. What we need is is more police on the streets not more gimmicks.
Last night I attended a meeting of the Conservative Councillors Group at Bury Town Hall.