Contents:
- Editor's welcome »
- D-Day veteran from Rochdale celebrates his 100th birthday
- 25 years of Rochdale Connections Trust
- Striking stained glass window restored and reinstalled in Rochdale Town Hall
- Carl Abraham
- Dell Road reopens after major works to save route from collapse
- £100k donated by RKT Trust
- Civic honours bestowed on 12 for outstanding contributions
- MysonPages conquers Yorkshire Three Peaks
- Chocolate chip stollen
- Wardle Scarecrow Festival
- Rochdale sweeps up at In Bloom awards
- Milnrow Balti crowned North West Restaurant of the Year at Britain’s top Asian Restaurant & Takeaway Awards
- Self-taught autistic artist shortlisted for award
- Chef David Hayden and wife Rachael run The Gallows in Milnrow, winners this summer of Come Dine With Me The Professionals.
- GEM Appeal Strawberry Sparkle Lunch
- Keeping financial control during the cost-of-living crisis
- Tickled pink! Best window displays for Cancer Research UK
- Hairdressing trend - Champagne pop
- No fault, no blame
- Gardening tips for winter
- Together we can tame the ill wind
- Memory lane
Winter 2022Editor's welcome
A warm welcome to Real Rochdale
Hello and welcome back to the latest edition of Real Rochdale.
Our cover image this time is Healey Dell, one of our most-loved beauty spots, which has recently benefitted from one of its main routes – Dell Road – reopening after being closed to vehicles for 11 months.
This edition we commemorate two homegrown charities hitting incredible milestones: Rochdale Connections Trust mark 25 years of supporting people who find life difficult and the RKT Trust has donated over £100,000 to other local charities and good causes.
Ken Wright, a war hero believed to be Rochdale’s only surviving D-Day veteran, celebrated turning 100 years old by being treated to a golf tournament in his honour, whilst the Pennines villages of Littleborough, Milnrow and Newhey dressed their windows in pink to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Once again, Rochdale picked up multiple awards at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom competition with the Rochdale borough also winning big at the regional contest.
We have two wonderful Christmas-themed recipes to keep our bellies full this season. Enjoy The Gallows’ bestseller of delicious braised brisket plus two sides including sprouts with bacon and honey-glazed carrots with walnuts. For dessert, tuck into Natasha Brown’s warm chocolate chip stollen with cream.
As always, thank you to our advertisers and contributors – and we hope you enjoy this issue.