Events this week in Rochdale

This weekend The Flying Horse Hotel hosts their 1st Strawberry festival!

Thursday morning to the close of day on Sunday will see the town centre pub and restaurant go strawberry mad!

Strawberry – Draught Cider, Cask Ale, Phoenix; Draught Lager (brewed in Rochdale) and Bottled Cider.

Strawberry – Cocktails, Wine, Food, spirits/shooters/liqueurs and surprises;

Live free entertainment:

• Thursday – ‘Strawberry Jam Night’ with Idol-frets 9pm
• Friday – ‘One Eyed Pete’ 10.30pm
• Saturday – ‘The Fallout’ 10.30pm
• Sunday – ‘Karaoke’ - 8.30pm

Family run, open all day every day,

Food served 11.30am to 9pm Thurs & Fri, to 7pm Sat and to 4pm Sunday

Free WIFI, Good beer guide, LocALE scheme, 7 cask ales, wine menu, home cooked food, B&B, Function room.

We are very happy to inform you all that The Rochdale Swarm Tag Festival that has been so successful and enjoyable over the last four years is back and is due to take place Friday 17 May to Sunday 19 May with the main rugby tournament slap bang in the middle on Saturday 18 May.

The festival will be held at Rochdale Rugby Union and each squad that enters should consist of 10 players that can consist of both males and females.

The festival starts on Friday 17 May for those who wish to camp, there will be a BBQ, disco and kareoke to help you all get into the spirit before the main event of the tag rugby tournament at 1pm on Saturday 18h May, which is followed by live bands in the evening and the facility to camp again which all add to the experience of a fun filled exciting weekend of tag rugby.

All teams should be entered by Friday 5 April 2013 For further information about the festival about cost of entry etc and any enquiries please email rochdaleswarm@hotmail.co.uk  

A very popular charity event, starting from Hollingworth Lake, run by Trans Pennine Cycle Club in conjunction with the British Heart Foundation.

A choice of 3 routes: Bronze: 22 miles, Silver: 29 miles, Gold: 52 miles.

Pre-registration required. Fees Adult - £10.00 Child - £5.00 Child team of four - £15.00

Children between 5 and 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

Please contact 0121 661 5100 if you wish to register.

Held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. Rain or shine our Sunday Market and Car Boot Sale runs over three levels in the multi-storey car park of Middleton Shopping Centre. FREE parking available onsite and offsite.

No early arrivals please as the access ramp is adjacent to residential properties.

No pre-booking facility available, simply turn up on the day.

Cars £12, Vans £20 payable on the day.

The Birch Hotel Bridal Fayre local & national exhibitors showcasing their products here on Sunday 19 May for all you blushing brides.

Including florists, photographers, car hire, menswear and catwalks designed by Brides of Rochdale.

Come along and enjoy a glass of bucks fizz and discuss how you can have a "free" wedding & be in with a chance to win a weeks holiday/honeymoon in Turkey.

Having missed our Winter warm up because of the big freeze we a holding a Spring Thaw Out instead.

Soup, ploughmans lunch and apple pie will be served in the Parish Hall on Sunday 19 May in aid of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Society.

This will be followed by a service in the church at 3.00pm concentrating on the problems facing many farmers. Everyone is welcome.

The launch event is open to all communities to come and work together to share information about culture, arts, heritage, faith and spirituality to promote wellbeing.

Guest speakers incliudes, Imam Muhammad Asim (MBE) and Reverend Marcia Wall.

The Programme consists of: *Discussion on celebrating common ties *Using Arts & Media to promote Wellbeing *Building relationships of friendship *Improving cross-cultured understanding *Spirituality *Your Say *Way Forward

The team at Age UK Metro Rochdale are delighted to be hosting an information session on ‘Ask 3 Questions’, the NHS’ Shared Decision Making campaign.

The session is open to anyone who is interested in knowing how they can feel more empowered and involved when attending medical appointments and takes place at Rochdale Town Hall on Monday 20 May at 1.30 – 2.30pm.

To book your place on this free event, please call Beckie on 01706 712515.

Everyone is cordially welcomed to come along to our next meeting and join the campaign to show the fighting spirit of Andrew Carnegie and ‘our’ Village to bring the ‘old Library’ back into public ownership.

All welcome.