Message from the editor
dear readers,
Welcome to our summer edition of Style as we look forward to Wimbledon, strawberries & cream and plenty of sunshine… fingers crossed!
Rochdale has a great line up of events for us all to look forward to this summer.
On 6th July one of the world’s biggest sporting events comes to Rochdale when stage 2 of the Tour De France passes Blackstone Edge Reservoir. The riders are preceded by a fantastic carnival of colour so make sure you get up to Blackstone Edge before the riders flash by (more on pages 10 & 11).
The Feel Good Festival makes a welcome return in August with Scouting for Girls as the headline act and Ainsley Harriott offering live cookery demonstrations.
Rochdale is certainly the place to be this summer, with activities galore for all the family. Turn to pages 22-23 for more inspiration.
This edition is packed with exclusive celebrity interviews including comedians Dave Spikey and Paul Chowdhry, chart-toppers Scouting for Girls and jazz singer Harriet Eaves. We’ve included Summer Days Out ideas and a Good Food Guide, plus all the usual features including motoring, gardening, fashion, beauty, local history, community events and much more.
2014 marks ten years of Rochdale Style Magazine and we offer our sincere thanks to the local businesses who have supported our family-run publication since day one.
We are planning to celebrate our tenth birthday with a Style Christmas Ball on the 13th December at our majestic town hall. If you would like to celebrate with us, plus a few celebrity guests, then please get in touch (colin@rochdalestyle.com). Tickets are priced at £50 per person, which includes a fivecourse dinner and live entertainment with a 13 piece soul jam band and Rochdale jazz singer Harriet Eaves. Proceeds in aid of Springhill Hospice and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Last but not least, the Style team would like to send a huge congratulations to Rochdale AFC on their recent promotion (more on pages 30 & 31). The Dale Are Up!!
Thank you for your continued readership and I hope you enjoy this edition,
Colin Meredith, Editor
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Plans for the town’s second Literature and Ideas Festival in October are also well underway with a prestigious array of talent already lined up.
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