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What Have You Always Wanted To Know About Ramsbottom?

June 6, 2016 by Lee Leave a Comment

Is there anything that you have always wanted to know about Ramsbottom?

Whether it’s what time and days Peel Tower is open or the number of doors on Bridge Street (other people might want to know that too…), there’s something about this town that must be nagging you.

Chances are it’s something neither Google nor any of your friends know the answer to.

And if YOU’RE wondering about something, other Rammyites probably are too.

That’s where I come in. I want to know your Ramsbottom questions – and have a go at answering them. It could be anything related to transport, history, shopping, eating out, attractions or anything else you can think of – provided it’s related to Ramsbottom.

Send your “what’s”, “where’s”, “who’s” and “why’s” to [email protected] with “Rammy Question” in the subject line, and I’ll do my best to get your nags sorted out on the site.

Feel free to send any relevant pictures too.

I cannot guarantee I’ll know the answer to absolutely everything you throw at me, but I might know someone who does.

Ramsbottom Park in desperate need of attention

July 23, 2015 by Lee

On the 19th of July 2015 me and my family went to the local Ramsbottom Park “Top Park” (Bolton Road West Playing Fields) and it was quite obvious that they are in need of some serious attention. [Read more…] about Ramsbottom Park in desperate need of attention

Is Ramsbottoms high street dying?

July 8, 2015 by Lee 9 Comments

There have been many changes in Ramsbottom recently, with local shops closing, bars and restaurants opening, the face of Ramsbottom has morphed…slightly. Is it too much?

A Ramsbottom Bookshop? Are we lacking one?

March 12, 2015 by Lee

There has always been some interest in a dedicate bookshop to spring up in Ramsbottom, today I posted a comment in Facebook asking if a certain empty shop front would be a good place for a bookshop. (this has since became Lolos Vegan and Raw)

It was a slightly loaded question, as I already knew there was a lot of interest in a bookshop in Ramsbottom, but what transpired from the back and forth chatter is that the rates for the shop in question are a little on the high side (£22,000 a year high!).

In addition to such a high rent for this particular property, there is also the suggestion that physical books are a dying art, and that everyone has moved on to eBooks. Amazon has certainly made it difficult to make any money in this area as they have both eBook and physical book sales pretty well sewn up, so much so that they can dictate the price a publisher would sell a book to them for.

I suggested we put together a small amount to cover this, the suggestion from me was that I would happily pay £10 a month (with one offering up £20 a year) to go towards having a bookshop in Ramsbottom. I also got another 5 others to agree to this, so only another 2195 left until we can pay for the business rates for a year. Then, just the easy part of making money and getting stock.

What do you feel? Would you like to see a Ramsbottom bookshop? If so, where do you think it would fit in, given the price of this key retail property on Bridge Street is likely too much.

Jennifer from Espresso News suggested that something like a Shakespeare and Company like that seen in Paris would fit in well, This is Rammy would strongly agree!

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