A defribilator unit inside a red telephone box TWO iconic red phone boxes in Bury could become community assets as part of a new scheme launched by BT. The telecommunications company has revealed that 183 of its boxes across the North West are up for the grabs as it urges local communities to help transform them for the 21st century. Since 2008, a total of 451 phone boxes across the region have been taken on by communities for just £1 each through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk programme. Redundant phone boxes, once a lifeline of communication before the arrival of mobile phone networks, have been transformed into everything from defibrillator units and mini history museums to art galleries and book exchanges.