New Mayor of Bury Cllr Tim Pickstone chooses Bury Samaritans to benefit from his annual charity appeal for 2020-21.
Bury Samaritans are honoured to have been chosen as the charity of choice for the year ahead. Cllr Tim Pickstone, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Holyrood, took over from Cllr Trevor Holt at the first ever annual-meeting staged by video conference. You can read more about Cllr Tim Pickstone's vision for Bury council for the year ahead here.
Both the Samaritans and George House Trust are excellent examples of charities which have volunteering at the heart of what they do. Bury Samaritans support people through some very tough times, and we will do what we can to support the work they do, as well as through the Mayoral Charity Appeal.
Cllr Tim Pickstone, May 2020