As if to prove a point
Quote from the railway Newcastle to Manchester about £47.40
Quote on National express (Newcastle to Manchester) £23.00
If I just go to Manchester on the coach I get a better time of
Leave Newcastle 09:15 ----> Arrive Manchester 14:45
The link to Bury will be via the Metro link
(Janette could you find out the cost of single and return tickets for Manchester to Bury

)
As for accomodation,
Thompson Local on the net can give a good variety of Hotels for the Bury Area. Go to the home page select Hotels (or Guest Houses) and Bury. It will quibble which Bury, select Bury Lancashire.
It will then offer Hotels, Guest houses and Hostels as choices.
There are no Hostels
There are 2 Guest Houses listed
But 21 hotels listed
Currently I am waiting for an official list from
Bury MBC if they have prices I will post them up.
I am also waiting on details of the venue hire.
We will keep you posted.
Just U2U Janette to let us know you are coming.
All we have to do is thrash out the itinery for our TIBB weekend