TIME FOR TEA The CommuniTea Room is a tea house, snack bar and community hub run by CommuniTea CIC at 234 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale. It is a Community Interest Company, which means any profit will be invested into projects to help the local community and service users. The management team share mutual interests in the health and wellbeing of local people, and have a particular and helpful fascination with the health benefits and nutritional value of tea. It is CommuniTea’s ambition to become a one-stop shop for tea drinking and welfare support in the community. The CommuniTea Room has been open for just over a month and has already proved popular. The aim is to provide a space for all, especially to members of the community who are isolated and often do not meet many people. The CommuniTea Room is currently open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and at weekends 12 noon to 6pm (there are plans to increase the opening times very soon). To find out more visit their website at www.communiteacic.com
INSPIRING THE TOWN’S ENTREPRENEURS
Business leaders from across Rochdale and Greater Manchester flocked to a networking event to hear inspirational advice from a seasoned local entrepreneur, honoured by the Queen. The conference suite at Hopwood Hall College, Middleton, filled to capacity with over eighty business guests, eager to hear Bill Holroyd CBE and Director of AO.com give a motivational speech about his business highs and lows. The event, organised and hosted by Rochdale’s Solicitors Molesworths Bright Clegg, aimed to inspire and motivate ambitious business leaders from across the region. 80
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SWEET SUCCESS
Award winning Brown’s Cakes, St Mary’s Gate, have been shortlisted for yet another accolade, ‘Celebration Cake Business of the Year’ at the national Baking Industry Awards. The sweettoothed judges recently visited the Rochdale shop, to test out a special cake, based on the theme ‘Best of British’. There is an awards evening at the Hilton Hotel, London in September for the top three finalists who are yet to be confirmed… watch this space! SPRING COMPETITION WINNERS Straighteners - Kay Hill, Heywood / Anti ageing facial - Sheila Golden, Littleborough Edenfield scrolls - Hilary Parry, Stockport / Photoshoot voucher - L Jones, Castleton Planter - Mrs J Ainsworth, Rochdale / M & S voucher - Mrs Blackwell, Milnrow