Contents:
- Editor's welcome »
- Feeling good in the summer sun
- Rochdale's pancake legacy 30 years on
- Calderbrook Alpacas – The delightful world of fluffy misfits
- Rochdale “hero” completes gruelling 232- mile ultra-marathon for Jolly Josh charity
- Ogden family takes majority control of Rochdale AFC after £2m investment
- The timeless magic of Rochdale’s M6 Theatre
- Toffee or chocolate dipped apples
- Grey & Gorgeous
- Rochdale Infirmary opens ‘Oasis Garden’
- Inside Rochdale's oldest mosque
- Sue Devaney announced as new patron of Springhill Hospice
- Remarkable 2000-year-old Roman coins found in Littleborough field will stay in the borough
- Stiffen your resolve to do more exercise
- Rochdale Shopmobility manager retires after two decades
- Contractor appointed for Touchstones transformation
- Korean sticky mushrooms with kimchi greens
- High Level’s holistic approach to addiction recovery
- All eyes on Rochdale at Tatton
- Post Office Horizon Scandal
- What's on this autumn
Autumn 2024Editor's welcome
A warm welcome to Real Rochdale
Hello and welcome to the latest issue of Real Rochdale. We were thrilled to witness the return of the Feel Good Festival this year, with headline acts Ocean Colour Scene and pop sensation Heather Small gracing the stage in the heart of the town centre. Don’t miss our photos and report on this fantastic local event.
In this edition, we also revisit a historic milestone for Rochdale – the day we made history by cooking the world’s largest pancake. Join us as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of this remarkable event, with a nostalgic feature that brings back fond memories.
Rochdale’s very own soap star, Sue Devaney, has been announced as a new patron for Springhill Hospice. You can read more about this exciting news on page 29.
We also offer an in-depth exploration of Rochdale’s oldest mosque, the Golden Mosque, which not only serves the community but also stands as a significant piece of local history that many may be unaware of.
We visited Calderbrook Alpacas, who work with care homes, schools, children with additional needs and dementia patients, offering a unique form of therapy.
These are just a few of the features you’ll find in this issue. Do take a moment to browse through and discover what’s on in the town, recipes from Natasha Brown of Brown’s Cakes, and David Hayden from The Gallows, and an enlightening health column by published women’s health expert and GP, Dr Anita Sharma.
As always, our heartfelt thanks go to our advertisers and contributors, whose support makes each issue such an engaging read. We hope you enjoy this edition.