Milnrow & Newhey July 2015
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GuidedWalksandTours<br />
taking you on a tour of one of the finest Victorian Gothic<br />
Saturday 25 <strong>July</strong>, 19 September and 31 October <strong>2015</strong> town halls in the country. This is an opportunity to view<br />
Blue Badge Guided Tours: Revealing the River Roch Henry Holiday’s mural of the signing of the Magna Carta in<br />
Hidden for over a century, progress is underway to re-open this 800th anniversary year. Duration: 2 hours.Venue: Meet<br />
the river to reveal the historic bridge and restore the river’s in Rochdale Town Hall foyer, The Esplanade, Rochdale OL16<br />
natural habitat. Find out more about this exciting project as 1AB Time: 11am Price: £4.50 per person pre-booked<br />
well as the history of the Town Centre. Duration: 1 hour. Bookings/enquiries: 01706 924928 VIC (Tuesday–<br />
Venue: Meet in the foyer Touchstones Rochdale, The Saturday10am-5pm), email: vic@link4life.org<br />
Esplanade, Rochdale OL16 1AQ Time: 2pm Price: Free, prebooking<br />
essential. Bookings/enquiries: 01706 924928 VIC HeritageAttractions<br />
or in person to Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade<br />
(Tuesday–Saturday10am-5pm), email: vic@link4life.org Friday17<strong>July</strong><strong>2015</strong>toSaturday18<strong>July</strong><strong>2015</strong><br />
or in person to Touchstones Rochdale, The Esplanade Raise the Roof. Organised by East Lancashire Railway<br />
Saturday11<strong>July</strong><strong>2015</strong><br />
Venue: East Lancashire Railway, Bury & all stations.Price:<br />
Coach Trip – North Cave and Far Ings. Organised by Please telephone for details Bookings/enquiries: 0161 764<br />
Rochdale Field Naturalists' Society. A coach trip looking at 7790 (10am-4pm) or book on-line on<br />
butterflies, dragonflies, birds and flowers. Venue: Depart www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk<br />
from the cul-de-sac, at bottom of Manchester Old Road, Saturday1August<strong>2015</strong>toSunday2August<strong>2015</strong><br />
Rochdale Time: 9am Price: £14 Enquiries: 01706 644394 Day Out with Thomas. Organised by East Lancashire Railway<br />
Tuesday21<strong>July</strong><strong>2015</strong><br />
Venue: East Lancashire Railway, Bury & all stations.<br />
Evening Photographic Walk<br />
Price: Please telephone for details. Bookings/enquiries:<br />
Organised by Rochdale Countryside Service<br />
0161 764 7790 (10am-4pm) or book on-line on<br />
Join our rangers and Rochdale Camera Club for an early www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk<br />
evening stroll getting photographic tips along the way. Of Sunday2August<strong>2015</strong><br />
course, bring your camera! Graded: Easy.<br />
Museum Open Day . Organised by Greater Manchester Fire<br />
Venue: Hollingworth Lake Visitors Centre, Littleborough Service Museum. Venue: Old Fire Station, Maclure Road,<br />
Time: 7pm-9pm<br />
Rochdale OL11 1DN Time: 10am-4pm Price: Free<br />
Booking/enquiries: For more details please telephone Enquiries: 01706 341219<br />
01706 373421 Saturday25<strong>July</strong><strong>2015</strong><br />
Sunday2August<strong>2015</strong>First Sunday of the Month<br />
Car Trip – Compstall and Etherow Country Park, Marple In Steam & The Saddleworth Clog & Garland Dancers<br />
Organised by Rochdale Field Naturalists' Society A car trip Organised by Ellenroad Steam Museum. Experience the<br />
looking at birds, butterflies and flowers. Pace: Easy ramble. awesome power of the world's largest working mill engine in<br />
Venue: Depart from the cul-de-sac, at bottom of Manchester full steam and on public display. Free parking and light<br />
Old Road, Rochdale Time: 10am Price: Free, but<br />
refreshments available from the Engine House café.<br />
contribution to petrol appreciated. Enquiries: 01706 Venue: Ellenroad Steam Museum, Elizabethan Way,<br />
843685<br />
<strong>Newhey</strong>, Rochdale<br />
Saturday25<strong>July</strong><strong>2015</strong>&Saturday1August<strong>2015</strong> Time: Admission from 11am; with steaming from 12noon-<br />
Blue Badge Guided Tour of Rochdale Town Hall<br />
4pm Price: £5 Adult, Children accompanied by an adult are<br />
Rochdale’s magnificent Grade 1 listed Town Hall is not only FREE Enquiries: 07789 802632 or www.ellenroad.org.uk<br />
a stunning building, it also has a great story to tell about<br />
the growth of Rochdale and its’ place in the world. One of<br />
Rochdale’s Blue Visit Badge our Guides website will www.streetwisemag.co.uk tell this story whilst for all the info about the Streetwise magazines 53
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