Walks & Tours Sat 28 July 2012
First Thursday of Every Month
Rochdale Town Hall Tour
Heywood, the Co-op, and Charles Howarth, Inventor of the ‘divi’
Creative Writing Workshops
Organised by Rochdale Borough Blue Badge Tourist Guides Rochdale’s magnificent Grade 1 listed Town Hall is not only a stunning building, it also has a great story to tell about the growth of Rochdale and its’ place in the world. One of Rochdale’s Blue Badge Guides will tell this story whilst taking you on a tour of one of the finest Victorian Gothic town halls in the country. Your visit will include the Great Hall, Gothic Revival architecture, the newly restored Minton floor tiles, and some of the best examples of the last 19th century stained glass windows in the UK. Duration: 2 hours. Further dates available to Ocober 2012; please phone for information. Venue: Meet in the foyer at the Rochdale Town Hall, The Esplanade Time: 1.30pm Price: £3 Bookings/enquiries through: 01706 924928 TIC (Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm); Email: tic@link4life.org; or in person @ Touchstones Rochdale
Sat 30 June 2012
Car Trip – LWT Meresands Wood, Lancashire Organised by Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society A car trip looking at birds, butterflies and flowers. Pace: easy ramble. Venue: Depart from the cul de sac, bottom Manchester Old Road, Rochdale Time: 10am Price: Free, but contribution to petrol appreciated. Enquiries: 01706 853791 Sat 14 July 2012
Coach Trip – Hatfield Moor, South Yorkshire Organised by Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society A coach trip looking at butterflies, dragonflies, birds and flowers. Venue: Depart from the cul-de-sac, bottom Manchester Old Road, Rochdale Time: 9am Price: Members £13, Non-members £15 Enquiries: 01706 644394 Sat 28 July 2012
Car Trip – Barley, Pendle, Lancashire Organised by Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society A car trip looking at butterflies and flowers. Pace: Easy ramble. Venue: Depart from the cul-de-sac, bottom of Manchester Old Road, Rochdale Time: 10am Price: Free, but contribution to petrol appreciated. Enquiries: 01706 853791
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Workshops & Talks
Sat 16 June 2012 & Sat 14 July 2012
Preview Events Guide
Organised by Rochdale Borough Blue Badge Tourist Guides A Blue Badge Guided Heritage Trail to celebrate The United Nations’ International Year of the Co-operatives. Meet Blue Badge Guide Margaret Clay outside Heywood Civic Centre. Duration: 2 hours. Further walks available to Ocober 2012; please phone for information. Venue: Meet at Heywood Civic Centre, Church Street, Heywood OL10 1LW Time: 2.30pm Price: £3 Bookings/enquiries through: 01706 924928 TIC (Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm); Email: tic@link4life.org; or in person @ Touchstones Rochdale
Organised by Touchstones Rochdale Touchstones Rochdale is offering any would be or existing writers the opportunity to open up a whole new world of creative expression.Through these sessions of creative writing, we will explore the techniques and styles professional writers use, to bring words to life which leave us with memorable impressions. Whilst drawing inspriation from the rich intriguing Arts & Heritage collections, the group will also join in some amusing and vibrant workshops. Sessions led by Norman Warwick, Just Poets. Please phone for details. Venue: Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade Time: Workshops 2pm-3.30pm Enquiries: 01706 924492
Second Tuesday of Every Month Sat 11 Aug 2012
Friends of Rochdale Art Gallery
Coach Trip – Smardale, Cumbria
For many years the Friends have been helping the Art Gallery to conserve and acquire paintings for the collection. Talks by invited speakers about art history and craft are held most months with the occasional trip to visit other art collections. On 12 June 2012 at 12.15pm Paul Talbot Greaves, a professional landscape painter and writer will demonstrate the painting of a watercolour; on 10 July 2012 Derek de Maine, an art historian with a wide knowledge of art and artists will speak about Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569); on 14 August 2012 Donald Holden, a landscape artist and retired art teacher will talk about his work and show his attractive landscape paintings and samples of his cards. Talks cost £2 per person for members; £3 for non-members, which includes refreshments, payable on the door. No booking required. All welcome. Venue: Talks held at Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade Time: 12.15pm-12.45pm coffee; 12.45pm1.45pm speaker Enquiries: 01706 924492 or J Orton 01706 643106
Organised by Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society A coach trip looking at birds, flowers & butterflies. Venue: Depart from the cul-de-sac, bottom of Manchester Old Road, Rochdale Time: 9am Price: Members £13, Non-members £15 Enquiries: 01706 644394 Fri 17 Aug 2012
Milnrow Heritage & Co-operation Organised by Rochdale Borough Blue Badge Tourist Guides A Blue Badge Guided Heritage Trail to celebrate The United Nations’ International Year of the Co-operatives. During this walk, there may be an opportunity to view the excellent exhibition about the role of the Co-operative movement in the area’s villages. The exhibition has been compiled by local historians Bernice Clifton and Margaret Edwards. Meet Blue Badge Guide Maragret Clay outside the Bobbin. Duration: 2 hours. Further walks dates available to Ocober 2012; please phone for information. Venue: Meet outside the Bobbin, Dale Street, (bottom of Kiln Lane), Milnrow, OL16 3LH Time: 2.15pm Price: £3 Bookings/enquiries through: 01706 924928 TIC (Tuesday – Saturday 10am-5pm); Email: tic@link4life.org; or in person @ Touchstones Rochdale
Sat 25 Aug 2012
Car Trip – Swinden Water, Burnley Organised by Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society A car trip looking at birds, butterflies and flowers. Pace: Easy ramble. Venue: Depart from the cul-de-sac, bottom of Manchester Old Road, Rochdale Time: 10am Price: Free, but contribution to petrol appreciated. Enquiries: 01706 853791
Last Tuesday of Every Month
Knitty Gritty Organised by Touchstones Rochdale No booking required. Join our monthly knitting circle in Café Life. Bring along your own knitting projects, share ideas and be inspired. Younger knitters are welcome in the school holidays. Free session – just buy a brew! Sessions dates for June to August 2102: 26/6/12; 31/7/12; 28/8/12. Venue: Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade Time: 2pm-3.30pm Enquiries: 01706 924492