Events in Rochdale for 31/07/2010

Aura are a Manchester based band with soaring potential, matched only by their harmonies and hooks. With inner turmoil giving way to creative bliss they are fast attracting attention across the North West with their sell out gigs.

This concert is in aid of Christie's Hospital

Led by the Rochdale Canal Society, drop in and join other volunteers to help improve the canal environment. Wear suitable footwear and clothing. All equipment provided.

Call Keith to register interest on 07516 472 600

Irish Night, Promoter Mr John Parker. Irish singer/songwriter Chris Ball. Raffle Prizes, T.V. etc

The 1st XI are playing at Hare Hill. Come and show your support for your local team. The bar is open all day and superb home-cooked food is available.

The ‘Safe Plate’ events involve Police Community Support Officers fitting special one-way screws to registration plates free of charge. The screws, which cannot be easily removed, are then covered with a security cap as an added deterrent.

A walking, biking, wildlife-watching, canoeing, angling, boating, eating, relaxing week of fun! Discover the Rochdale Canal through Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale and Calderdale and join a week of free activities including guided walks, bike rides, canoe and angling taster sessions, boat rides, wildlife safaris, lantern parades, story telling and much more.

Rochdale Canal Festival 2010 programme

Rochdale's magnificent Parish Church is open to drop-in visitors on Wednesday & Thursday afternoons until Thursday 26 August 2010. Arrangements to visit on a Tuesday afternoon can be made by special arrangement. There has been a church on the hill overlooking the town for at least 1,000 years. "A church from Saxon times still serving the Rochdale of today. Medieval stonework, splendid stained-glass. Guides on duty and guidebooks available. Groups by arrangement.