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Rochdale Antiques Society<br />
Rochdale Antique Society meets at St<br />
Vincent’s Community Centre, Caldershaw<br />
Road, Rochdale OL12 7QL at 7.30pm<br />
Contact: Ann Lord, Secretary, email:<br />
rochantiquesoc@hotmail.com<br />
Telephone Number: 01706 844026.<br />
Membership is £25, Visitors £4 per visit.<br />
First class expert speakers at every meeting<br />
September 2016 to <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>.<br />
On the 10th <strong>May</strong> there will be the Annual<br />
General Meeting followed by a local history<br />
talk on ‘The Renovation of St Clement’s Old<br />
Vicarage’ by Greg Couzens.<br />
Rochdale Antiques Society will also be<br />
hosting a coach trip to Stately Home,<br />
Harewood House, near Leeds, on Thursday<br />
18th <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong>. They will be leaving from<br />
<strong>Bamford</strong> Chapel Car Park at 10am. The cost<br />
will be £26 including coach and entry to<br />
fabulous House and Garden. Pre-paid tickets<br />
only by phoning Sue Bryan on 01706 631<br />
923 or at Rochdale Antiques Society<br />
meetings on 12th April and 10th <strong>May</strong>.<br />
Friends of <strong>Norden</strong> Jubilee Park<br />
The Friends of <strong>Norden</strong> Jubilee Park will be<br />
holding their annual Easter Egg Hunt on<br />
Sunday 16th April from 1pm. This will take<br />
place at as usual at Jubilee Park which is<br />
situated behind the bus terminus in <strong>Norden</strong><br />
(next to the Bridge Inn Chippy). Special<br />
guests, Peppa Pig and the Easter Bunny will<br />
be making their usual appearance and there<br />
will be lots of fun and activities such as an<br />
Easter egg hunt, face painting, Easter bonnet<br />
competition, bouncy castle, egg and spoon<br />
race and much more.<br />
An event not to be missed!!<br />
Friends of Hopwood Park<br />
The Friends of Hopwood Park will be hosting<br />
a big Easter Egg Hunt on Monday 17th April<br />
from 2pm – 4pm at Hopwood Park,<br />
Manchester Road, Hopwood, OL10 2NB.<br />
Don’t forget your basket!! Refreshments will<br />
b available from the cabin. (Children under<br />
11 only for the Easter Egg Hunt). The<br />
Friends of Hopwood Park will be having an<br />
80’s night at the Albany on Friday 28th<br />
April. Doors open from 7.30pm until late. All<br />
proceeds from the night will go towards the<br />
Friends of Hopwood Park cafe project.<br />
Tickets are £5 each and this includes a free<br />
drink and nibbles. Over 18’s only.<br />
Rochdale Ladies Lifeboat Guild Event-<br />
Wednesday 26th April<br />
Rochdale Ladies Lifeboat Guild are<br />
celebrating 90 years. In honour of this we<br />
are holding an afternoon tea at the Town<br />
Hall in Rochdale on Wednesday 26th April<br />
<strong>2017</strong> from 2.30pm until 4 pm. A pianist will<br />
be entertaining us and The <strong>May</strong>or and<br />
<strong>May</strong>oress will be in attendance. Tickets<br />
priced at £10. All proceeds to go to the<br />
Lifeboat Guild to help them to continue to<br />
save lives at sea.<br />
CANCER RESEARCH UK - Heywood and<br />
Rochdale Local Committee<br />
FASHION SHOW BY DENIS HOPE - Friday<br />
28th April, 7-7.30pm start<br />
<strong>Bamford</strong> Chapel, <strong>Norden</strong> Road<br />
Entry £6 with raffle and various stalls as well<br />
as tea, coffee and biscuits<br />
Contact 01706 657171 for further details<br />
St Michael’s Scout Group, <strong>Bamford</strong>.<br />
Annual Plant Sale – 13th & 14th <strong>May</strong><br />
The Scout Group in <strong>Bamford</strong> is here to help<br />
as we hold our annual sale of bedding<br />
plants, hanging baskets and pots at our HQ<br />
in <strong>Bamford</strong>. The Scouts are entirely reliant<br />
upon subscriptions, fundraising activities and<br />
volunteer support so we really appreciate<br />
your support.<br />
There’s always a wide variety of bedding<br />
plants with all the usual favourites at<br />
affordable prices and, of course, they’re<br />
great quality. Watch out for an order form<br />
dropping through your letterbox to pre-order<br />
your plants, or just turn up on the weekend<br />
– opening times detailed below.<br />
Order forms are being distributed in the<br />
<strong>Norden</strong> & <strong>Bamford</strong> area from mid April<br />
Opening times: Saturday 13 <strong>May</strong> - 11:00<br />
am – 2:00 pm<br />
Sunday 14 <strong>May</strong> - 11:00 am – 2:00 pm .<br />
Located on Dixon Fold next to <strong>Bamford</strong><br />
Community Centre and behind <strong>Bamford</strong><br />
Bowling Club<br />
Parking available in the adjacent Community<br />
Centre Car Park.<br />
CANCER RESEARCH<br />
UK - Heywood and<br />
Rochdale Local<br />
Committee<br />
Saturday 20th <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong> at 7.30pm<br />
Rochdale Youth Brass Band, Conductor Ben<br />
Dixon<br />
<strong>Bamford</strong> Chapel and <strong>Norden</strong> United<br />
Reformed Church, <strong>Norden</strong> Rd, Rochdale<br />
OL11 5PQ<br />
Raffle in aid of Cancer Research<br />
Ticket Price: £7 per adult and £4 per child<br />
under 12<br />
Family Ticket: £18 (2 adults and 2 children)<br />
Tickets available from Lesley Sutton (01706<br />
638005), Margaret Ogden (01706<br />
642343) or Rochdale Music Service (01706<br />
926750)<br />
Admission by ticket only<br />
All proceeds to Cancer Research UK and<br />
<strong>Bamford</strong> Chapel and <strong>Norden</strong> URC<br />
Heywood’s 1940’s Day – Saturday 17th<br />
June <strong>2017</strong> 10am – 5pm<br />
Heywood’s annual 1940’s day will take<br />
place on Saturday 17th June from 10am<br />
until 5pm. Save the date for a great family<br />
day out!<br />
<strong>Norden</strong> Carnival – Saturday 17th June<br />
<strong>2017</strong><br />
The much awaited annual event, <strong>Norden</strong><br />
Carnival will take place this year on Saturday<br />
17th June. The parade starts at 1pm from<br />
Caldershaw Primary School and goes all the<br />
way through the village where it will turn<br />
around at Jubilee Park and then back to<br />
<strong>Norden</strong> School.<br />
Anyone wishing to enter a float can do so by<br />
e-mailing nordencarnival@sky.com. There<br />
is no entry charge and we give a small<br />
donation to any charity or community group.<br />
To advertise call 07976 289967 or 0797 443 4793 or email sales@streetwisemag.co.uk<br />
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