Work begins on improvements to Ramsbottom War Memorial WORK has begun on the renovation of the Memorial Gardens at St Paul's Church in Ramsbottom. The project will be delivered in two phases with the first phase, funded by Bury Council, concerning the improvement of the wider area of the gardens around the memorial. A new pathway and access improvements will be created with new trees, shrubs and sensory planting aiming to create a colourful backdrop for the Memorial. A second phase will be led and delivered directly by the Ramsbottom War Memorial Project Group which has been working on improving the war memorial since August 2012.