A new flag has been proudly hoisted on top of Peel Tower as a £6,000 community project opens up - with visitors to Bury town centre now able to enjoy spectacular views of the borough.

Semi-retired businessman Trevor Davies has finally completed his project to showcase the beauty of Bury from the top of the historic Holcombe Hill building.

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Initially only intending to repair the flag pole, Trevor developed the ambitious idea to have two cameras atop the tower, live streaming straight into the tourist information centre on Moss Street in Bury.

The 360 and zoom cameras can only be seen from the information centre as Trevor encourages more people to go and make the most of what Bury has to offer. 

Bury Times: (Left to right) Trevor Davies, Paul Crone and the Lancashire Home Interiors team (Left to right) Trevor Davies, Paul Crone and the Lancashire Home Interiors team

Joined by helping hands from Lancashire Home Interiors on Tuesday, the Bury Times and ITV were taken on a bumpy ride up Holcombe Hill, along with tools and a huge flagpole.

Once at the top of the hill and bottom of the tower, we began the steep walk up the stone steps with the flag and pole in tow.

Bury Times: Trevor Davies looking out at the viewsTrevor Davies looking out at the views

From the top, the views are spectacular, and it is no wonder that Trevor was enticed to embark on the expensive project, as the view is something to be marvelled.

His project involved a lot of hard work, technology, money and public liability insurance, but Trevor has been determined to get the job done.

Bury Times: Fitting the pole at the topFitting the pole at the top

Ahead of the cameras being fitted, he said: “The whole job has taken months of planning and hard work to get ready for the big day on Tuesday, August 30, when we plan to fit the flagpole, flag and install the large tv monitor and housing unit in tourist info.”

The tourist infomation office in Bury has access to the cameras so members of the public can zoom in and around the landscape in real-time. 

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