Contents:
- Editor's welcome »
- Lorenza Pye: Woman of Rochdale 2024
- 200 years of Rochdale Cricket Club
- Tandoori monkfish fillets with raita and rocket salad
- Hairdressing trend - princess bob
- Lisa Stansfield honoured at first ever Northern Music Awards
- Rochdale engineering and MRO supplier Rothwells celebrates its 70th anniversary
- Pet Travel
- GEM Appeal marks 30 years of fundraising
- New children’s book raises funds for Ukraine
- DOJO Karate Centre’s record number selected for European championships
- Gardening tips for Summer
- A plague upon summer health negativity
- Zen Internet named as one of the UK’s best workplaces
- Almond, lemon and plum tart
- Health and wellbeing during Fire and Earth season
- New Castleton hydro pool sessions funded for Parkinson’s sufferers
- BBC show produced by Rockerdale Studios sees Michael Sheen grilled by 35 neurodivergent interviewers
- Post Office Horizon Scandal
- What's on this Summer
Summer 2024Editor's welcome
A warm welcome to Real Rochdale
Hello, and welcome to the second Real Rochdale issue of 2024.
Our summer edition features Lorenza Pye, this year’s Woman of Rochdale - an outstanding lady who has made British Sign Language accessible to hundreds of deaf and non-verbal children in the borough. I’m sure you will agree from reading her story that this is a very well-deserved award.
Speaking of remarkable women, Rochdale’s own Lisa Stansfield was honoured at the first Northern Music Awards, dubbed the ‘Brits of the North.’ Read her thoughts on page 17.
In business news, Zen Internet was named one of the best UK workplaces, praised for its people-centric culture and focus on employee happiness. Zen’s people and culture director Ayshea Robertson shares insights on how happy staff lead to better productivity and business results.
And some more positive news: Rochdale Cricket Club, one of the oldest in the region, celebrates its bicentennial in 2024. After two centuries, the club remains a historical and cultural cornerstone.
Chef David Hayden, owner of The Gallows shares his delicious monkfish recipe which is not to be missed and Natasha Brown, the owner of Brown’s Cakes has an almond, lemon and plum tart for you to try.
There’s much more to be discovered in this issue, but I will let you take a look for yourself.
Thank you as always to our advertisers and contributors. We hope you enjoy our summer edition.