Our guide to what you can do in and around the borough this weekend

Comedy night as MissQ’s, live music from a tribute act – Limehouse Lizzie as well as live performances - Pebble on the Beach and Rochdale Music Society: Ugnius Pauliukonis, Fireground Museum open day, Come Whoam T’Toad Lane, Fairtrade Live Local - Littleborough, Castleton Literary & Scientific Society, art & creativity group, Ellenroad Engine House open day, Karaoke Sunday, Middleton Crafts Market, Covid-19 vaccine clinics, and Exhibitions: Paintings & drawings and The Centre of the Frame - lots to do in and around the borough this weekend.

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• Events happening all weekend

Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics

There are a number of drop-in vaccination clinics running at various locations across the borough. No appointment is needed for any of the clinics, but people that are booked in elsewhere should stick to their existing appointments.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchtype=text&searchvalue=vaccine

Full list of local vaccine clinics…

Fireground Museum Open Day – Fireground, Maclure Road
Open 10am - 4pm, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 March

Fire Museum attractions are on show including historic and recent day artifacts.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68676/

Pebble on the Beach – Studio Theatre, Saturday 5 March 11am and 2pm, Sunday 6 March 11am

A show to help tell a heart-warming tale to make you feel safe in the world.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68660/  

Gallery Exhibition: Paintings & Drawings and Mixed Media – Littleborough Coach House, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 March, 10am – 3pm & Sunday 6 March, 11.30am – 2.30pm

The exhibition consists of Heywood artists and Littleborough painters.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68618/  

Exhibition: Maud Sulter – The Centre of the Frame – Touchstones Rochdale, Friday 4 - Sunday 6 March, Friday and Saturday open 10am - 5pm, Sunday open 10am -4pm

Photographs of contemporary Black women artists, writers, performers and activists, dressed as the nine Greek Muses.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68493/

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• Friday 4 March

Castleton Literary & Scientific Society – Castleton Community Centre, 7pm

This Friday is the end of season lunch.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68301/   

Art & Creativity Group – The Mind Wellbeing Centre, 10.30am – 12.30pm

Free creative art session to aid mental health.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68778/  

For a full list of Friday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=04-03-2022&searchtype=date

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• Saturday 5 March

Come Whoam T’Toad Lane – Rochdale Pioneers Museum, 1pm – 2.30pm

Lancashire Dialect Poet Sid Calderbank’s performance is based on the Lancashire Cotton Famine.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68460/  

Live Music: Limehouse Lizzie – Ratcliffe Bars and Function Suites, 7pm

Thin Lizzie tribute.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68417/

Rochdale Music Society: Ugnius Pauliukonis – St. Michael’s Church, Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start

The pianist will entertain for the third concert in 21/22 concert series promoted by RMS.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/67470/  

Comedy @ MissQ’s Rochdale – MissQ’s Sports Bar & Academy, 8pm

Four well-known comedians to perform on the night including Daliso Chaponda (Royal Variety Performance, BGT and more).

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68789/    

Fairtrade Live Local - Littleborough – Littleborough Co-op, 11am – 1pm

An event to raise awareness of the Co-op Fairtrade priorities and their effect on farmers and climate change.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68804/  

For a full list of Saturday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=05-03-2022&searchtype=date

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• Sunday 6 March

Karaoke Sunday – The 13ar, 6pm

The 13ar is hosting Karaoke Sunday with all the classics from the 70s, 80s, 90s and now.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68714/    

Ellenroad Engine House Open Day – Ellenroad Engine House - Steam Museum, 11am – 4pm

Monthly open day at Ellenroad Engine House which holds the world’s largest working steam mill engines.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68313/

Middleton Crafts Market – Middleton Crafts Market, 10am

Over 40 small local artisan crafters showcasing their makes/products that aren’t available on the high street.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68684/    

For a full list of Sunday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=06-03-2022&searchtype=date

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