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Real Life Radio launches

September 15, 2020 by Lee Leave a Comment

Real Life Radio Rossendale launches today, with some familiar sounding hosts if you’ve ever listened to Rossendale Radio.

The station promises to offer “PROPER MUSIC. REAL TALK.” all streamed online, you can get it on your Amazon Echo if you have one, or via the website directly with efforts to bring in digital radio at a later date.

The station founders were previous hosts on Rossendale Radio who since leaving Rossendale Radio have now started Real Life Radio Rossendale. This means you’ll hear fantastic familiar hosts such as Charlie Kerrigan, Steve Youngs, James Goulding, Tracy Heatley and Tony Horne amongst others, you can find out who on their Meet the team page.

What has that got to do with Ramsbottom I hear you cry? Well, how about The Ramsbottom Hour hosted by me?

I’ve not fully formed the show yet, but it will most likely lean heavily on the podcast however one benefit is there will be music, which I simply can’t do on the podcast for music licensing reasons.

I’m really looking forward to this new challenge and the team are all eager to bring you what you want to hear, so if you have suggestions, you can get in touch with the station to let them know.

Local businesses helping the #MCRFoodInitiative with Eat Well MCR

June 6, 2020 by Lee Leave a Comment

Two of the team and Eagle and Child preparing ready meals

The last few months have been difficult (and continue to be) for everyone for obvious reasons. Whilst some locals have been making face masks and PPE, groups such as RammyMen have been helping with shopping and many other things and our local restaurants have been feeding the needy and those hardworking NHS staff and homeless on the frontline.

Glen Duckett from the Eagle and Child got in touch a few weeks back to let me know some of the fantastic things themselves and others have been doing to help:

We are currently sending out prepared meals each week working with
Mary-Ellen McTague, who established #McrFoodInitiative which aims to
feed the NHS workers and vulnerable people, such as the homeless and
family members of those in hospital or care.

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Bury Mutual Aid Group (MAG)

March 26, 2020 by Lee Leave a Comment

You might have received one of these recently from BuryMAG

The Bury Mutual Aid Group was formed by residents of the Borough of Bury to organise community response activities and has recently been majorly expanded to include many new volunteers across the borough to support people suffering from the direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, by providing various services to support vulnerable and elderly people and those in self-isolation. We currently have over 500 new members and are still rapidly expanding, with many people very keen to do what they can to support their local communities and their most vulnerable residents.

The group is managed by a core team of volunteers, many of whom from public service backgrounds. BuryMAGs main goal is to utilise their large number of volunteers currently to provide support for those in isolation to reduce risk of infection, and to provide supplementary support to reduce pressure on public services, by providing services for those self-isolating and those engaged in emergency public service activities. These activities are envisioned to include food and supplies deliveries to those in isolation, emergency childcare arrangements for those in isolation or who are providing a public service response, auxiliary medical staff to support district nurses and reduce pressure on A&E services, isolation reduction and well-being schemes for those self-isolating, and borough level organisation and co-ordination activities to support local volunteers in providing adhoc services to their local residents.

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Ramsbottom Businesses Offering Take-Away or Delivery

March 21, 2020 by Lee Leave a Comment

As you’re aware, the Coronavirus has hit the world hard, and the recent social isolation requirements from the government have impacted a lot of local businesses, especially given the number of cafés, coffee shops and restaurants Ramsbottom has.

As a means to cotinue, some Ramsbottom businesses who are able to have started to offer Take-Away and Delivery services to continue being able to trade.

I have started to compile a list of businesses who are offering take-away services, in some instances delivery too.

Ramsbottom Businesses Offering Take-Away or Delivery Spreadsheet

Please take a look at the Google Spreadsheet first and if you find any missing please add them using this form.

Ramsbottom Businesses Offering Take-Away or Delivery Form

As well as the above spreadsheet, there is a new Facebook Group called Ramsbottom Take-Away and Deliveries

Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival Postponed due to Coronavirus Fears

March 9, 2020 by Lee Leave a Comment

Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival organisers have taken the initiative to postpone the Chocolate Festival for Ramsbottom 2020.

The event, which was due to take place on the 4th and 5th of April would have been the 11th annual chocolate festival, which is one of the biggest events that take place in Ramsbottom.

A full statement has been posted to the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival Facebook Page:

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