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WOMAN OF THE YEAR.
Congratulations to Joyce Johnson, chairman of the BMCTA who was named “Bury’s Woman of The Year 2008” at a ceremony held at Bury Town Hall on 16th October 2008.
Joyce was nominated for the award for her work in promoting links between Bury and our twin Towns. She has been a member of the association since 1981 and chairman since 1989. During these years she has travelled to these towns on more than 30 occasions. Joyce was Mayoress of Tottington in 1965 and 1971 and Mayoress of Bury in 1988 and 2000. She was head of St Mary’s primary school, Hawkshaw from 1983 to 1997. Joyce continues to raise money for Bury hospice by speaking to various groups about her experiences as a Councillor’s wife and Mayoress and also about Twinning.
Annual General Meeting 15/11/08
The AGM was held at the Stand Unitarian Chapel, Ringley Road, Whitefield on 15th November 2008. At the meeting, all officcers and the committee were reappointed to their posts unopposed.
Bury Cyclists Visit to France.
A group of Bury cyclists cycled the 747 miles (1202 km) to visit out Twin Towns of Tulle and Angouleme in July 2008. They raised money for DERIAN HOUSE CHILDREN'S HOSPICE during the trip.
Three of the riders took part in a ride to another of our Twin Towns, Schorndorf, in May 2006.
You can check out more photos and details of the trip on their web site www.cyclingburylancs.com
Visit to Schorndorf
A party of 42 from Bury visited Schorndorf between Tuesday 28th October and Sunday 2nd November. Some members were hosted by local families whilst some stayed in local hotels.
On arrival there was a civic reception with the Deputy Mayor at the Town Hall. During the visit, the hosts arranged several trips including the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart, a local winery and a whole day coach trip. There was also a farewell dinner at the Town Hall.
ANNIVERSARY 2009
2009 will be the 50th anniversary of Bury being twinned with Angouleme, 40 years with Tulle, 15th with Schorndorf and 10 years with Woodbury. A major celebration is planned and it is hoped that visitors from all four twin towns will gather in Bury in early July. Planning is well under way with several events already confirmed including a visit by cyclists from Tulle, Angouleme and Schorndorf and an exhibition of Photographs from the Photographic Societies of each twin town. We also hope to have theatre groups, musiciands and dancers taking part - watch this space.