Magazine - Spring 2026

Index

• Editor's welcome
• Karen Boardman - the woman putting Rochdale back on the musical map
• Kara Lyons - sculpting community, culture and creative resilience
• Michael Bamford - Man of Rochdale
• Ian Madeley - Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
• Julia Heap awarded OBE
• Heywood Civic redevelopment
• Settle in at the Blackstone Tavern
• Crown Oil Arena pitch rebuild
• Rochdale Hornets Sporting Foundation
• Rochdale welcomed ITV’s ‘After The Flood’ back for series two
• The Big Picture »
• Atom Valley
• Ukuleles donated to libraries
• Roch Valley Radio
• Active Travel Rochdale
• Wonderful walk - Rochdale’s culture, music and history celebrated
• St Edmund’s Church
• Higher Education at Hopwood Hall College
• Curtain Theatre set for dramatic new look
• Rochdale Town Centre reaches RHS Britain in Bloom UK Finals
• Hairdressing Trend