Councillor Luis McBriar

Wishing everyone in Tottington, Walshaw and Affetside a very happy and prosperous 2024!

⛪️ On our way to St Anne’s for the Christmas Eve service.

🎄From my family to yours, Merry Christmas!

🎅 It’s my last council meeting of the year, so I thought I’d get into the Christmas spirit!

🎄Merry Christmas everybody!

🎄Another fantastic afternoon at the Affetside carols!

🎅Thank you to everyone coming out to join the festive fun and to all the wonderful organisers!

🎅Fantastic afternoon at Cosalea Cafe Bar - Walshaw Rd getting us all in the festive spirit!

🙏 A huge thank you to Lisa, Richard and all the team for all the work they do in our community!

🎅8 years ago I decided to send Christmas cards to random addresses around the world, since then it’s become a tradition.

🎅In a turbulent world, it’s a hope that it may spread joy and happiness.

🎅This year is no different and the cards will be going to every continent around the globe!

🏫 The below policy at Tottington High School has been brought to the attention of Cllr Iain Gartside and myself.

Iain and I are deeply concerned that students are being required to wear black wristbands whilst menstruating in order to use the toilet during lesson time.

We have raised this with the school and have been informed the policy is under review, it is our belief that the policy should be removed immediately.

Upon receiving further information, we will issue an update.

Parent speaks out over daughter's suffering at school after toilet rule change A parent of a child at a borough school has spoken of how her child has suffered as a result of a new rule restricting pupils’ usage of toilets.

🇱🇻I am very proudly the Councillor for Tottington, Walshaw and Affetside, my fiancé Artjoms is equally as proud to be a Latvian.

🇱🇻Today is Latvian Independence Day and celebrates 105 years since they were founded as a country.

🇱🇻So today on Cann Street, we have been invited a little bit of Latvia in and wish everyone a very Happy Independence Day!

Happy Birthday to my amazing Mum!

I wouldn’t be the person I am without you!

Love you lots!

🌻This weekend Jo and I attended the brilliant Strictly Best Foot Forward for Bury Hospice.

🕺Congratulations to Luis from my office and his partner Artjoms who both won their individual groups!

🪩The annual competition is organised by Deborah Lisle and Viv Pascoe and sees 18 novice dancers competing to raise money for our fantastic hospice.

👏This year the competition raised over £40,000, well done to all competitors, teachers and organisers for your efforts in raising an amazing amount of money!

It was an honour to attend the Remembrance service in Tottington today.

It was fantastic to see so many people there paying their respects.

We will remember them.

🇬🇧Today at 11am we pause for 2 minutes in our busy lives to remember and reflect on the sacrifices of those who have given their lives for our freedom, such as my Great Grandfather, Private Edward Wells, pictured here in the middle, of the Manchester Regiment who is buried in Malta.

🇬🇧We give thanks for their services and to the service of all those who have served and continue to serve our country.

🇬🇧Never forgotten.

🕺💃We’ve just had our last rehearsal for Saturday’s Bury Hospice Strictly Best Foot Forward competition!

🙏Thank you so much to everyone who’s sponsored so far and helped the fantastic hospice to continue their amazing work.

🌻If you haven’t done yet and can do, please sponsor below:

Artjoms & Luis fundraiser for Bury Hospice - Strictly Best Foot Forward for Bury Hospice 2023 Help Artjoms Markovins raise money to support Bury Hospice

🔥 Another fantastic night at the annual Bonfire night in Affetside!

🇬🇧I’ll be down at the Millgate in Bury until 4pm today collection donations for the amazing Royal British Legion.

🇬🇧If you’re around, please come and say hello near Boots and give what you can to show your support for those who protect us!

🕺 💃 Just over 2 weeks to go until Artjoms and I will be donning our dancing shoes for Bury Hospice Strictly Best Foot Forward!

😃A huge thank you to all of you who have already sponsored!

🙏If you can please donate to our justgiving page and help the hospice continue its amazing work in our community!

Artjoms & Luis fundraiser for Bury Hospice - Strictly Best Foot Forward for Bury Hospice 2023 Help Artjoms Markovins raise money to support Bury Hospice

🇬🇧Ahead of this year’s Remembrance Period, I have been out in Tottington today putting up our lamppost poppies.

🇬🇧I will be out in Walshaw and Affetside later this week, when I have more cable ties!

🇬🇧We always remember those heroes who went before us in Tottington, Walshaw and Affetside and this year will be no different when we pause to commemorate their sacrifices.

🇬🇧I will also be in the Millgate again this year selling poppies for the Royal British Legion, please pop along to get yours and give as much as you can for an amazing charity.

🗣️ Fantastic to be out and about in Tottington and Walshaw today speaking with residents.

😡 A lot of disappointment and anger that Walshaw is still in Places for Everyone following Labour commitments that it had been removed.

🌳 I will continue to fight to protect our greenbelt and withdraw Bury Council from Places for Everyone!

🕺On the 11th of November, my fiancé and I will be competing against one another in the Bury Hospice Strictly Best Foot Forward competition.

🌻If anyone can give any sponsors to help the brilliant hospice continue its vital in our community we’d be very grateful.

🙏Thank you very much!

Artjoms & Luis fundraiser for Bury Hospice - Strictly Best Foot Forward for Bury Hospice 2023 Help Artjoms Markovins raise money to support Bury Hospice

🧑‍⚕️This week is Organ Donation Week. A week which is dedicated to raise awareness of the life saving gift of donating an organ.

❤️If you decide to become a donor, you can choose to donate either some or all of your organs and potentially save 9 lives.

🙏Thank you to all those who are already on the donor list, if you wish to register, you can do so by following this link: www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision/donate/

🚦Update on temporary lights on Turton Road

🗣️As promised, yesterday I raised the matter of the temporary lights on Turton Road at the Cabinet Meeting of Bury Council.

🚦I was informed that investigation works are currently underway as to ascertain the reason for the road slippage.

🗣️I have been told these investigations will be finished by the end of October, following this I will receive an update as to when the road will be repaired and the lights removed.

🚦Although it is disappointing that this is not happening as quickly as I and other residents would like, I am pleased that after chasing this matter for many weeks and months, the council are now taking notice of the disruption.

🤝Tomorrow I will be meeting with the new Chief Executive of Bury Council for a walk around Tottington Ward to highlight local issues.

🗣️If you have anything which you would like me to raise, please let me know below or email me on [email protected]

🗣️ Today I’m holding my surgery at St Francis House on Hebburn Drive in Brandlesholme.

⏰ I’m here until 6, so if you have any issues or would just like a chat, please pop down and see me.