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On Thursday Ramsbottom Choir (of recent Reebok Stadium fame) are performing for the people of Ramsbottom at St Andrews Church this Thursday.
It starts at 7:30pm and finishes around 9pm, or there abouts.
I have been told that there are no more tickets available, but if you ring Karen on 07957 814298 she would have a better idea of any additional ticket availability.
What do you get when you cross a Flute and Classical Guitar with a Drum and a Bass? Molly Bloom of course!
You can see Molly Bloom live at Buchanan Social Club in Ramsbottom on May the 1st.
So, if you like your music a bit harder than most, you’ll be glad to know not only is Molly Bloom performing, but in total there are three acts performing at Buchanan Sports and Social Club in Ramsbottom that should rock your proverbial.
Molly Bloom are being supported by Ten Foot Wizard and PIST, all pretty local bands who have similar sounding music. Essentially, if you like one, you’re almost certain to like the others. One track of Molly Blooms I particularly from their All Pressure album is Run if you want to, in which the video also features imagery from Scooby Doo, who wouldn’t like that?!
The doors open at 7pm on the 1st of May and entrance price is £5 per ticket.
You can find all the bands and their music mentioned at their respective websites below:
Buchanan Sports and Social Club: http://www.buchananssc.co.uk
Molly Bloom: http://www.mollybloom.co.uk
Ten Foot Wizard: http://tenfootwizard.bandcamp.com
PIST: http://www.pistband.com
This week is National Chocolate Week here in the UK.
According to the Oracle (wikipedia) the word “chocolate” comes from the Classical Nahuatl word xocolātl(meaning “bitter water”).
The chocolate we eat today is a million miles from “bitter water” though and since sugar was added to this original Aztec luxury in the 16th century its become a popular treat growing companies such as Cadburys into around a £12bn business.
One such business taking a more traditional approach is the ever popular Chocolate Cafe in the heart of Ramsbottom.
Although they say they’re doing “nothing special” for chocolate week, they quite rightly say “it’s always chocolate week at The Chocolate Cafe”
Which is as good a reason as any to visit I would say.
Update: Pie Festival is today!!
It starts at 10am outside St Paul’s Church and also involving the local shops and businesses.
Enjoy it, and we hope to see you there, I’d get there early to avoid being dissapointed, I plan on eating many pies.
It’s Pie Festival time again at St Paul’s Church on Bridge Street.
Come along, buy some pies, you’re sure to see some interesting flavours, as well as old faithful choices. Many local butchers and bakers will be supplying pies as well as a giant pie in the “guess the pie weight” competition.
The Ramsbottom Pie Festival is going to be flan-tastic, ok, that’s not really a pie pun, most of my puns are a bit CRUSTY, alright alright, I’ll put a LID on it. Either way, it should be really ex-PIE-TIN (exciting, get it?).
What’s your favourite pie?
The time is nearly upon us, from the 19th to the 21st of September the Ramsbottom Festival will be in full swing as it’s Ramsbottom Festival Weekend!
This takes place at Ramsbottom Cricket Club but expect it to spill out a little into local pubs and restaurants as the festival feeling gets fully underway.
Gates open at 5pm on Friday and they close at 10:45. For more information see here:
http://www.ramsbottomfestival.com
Looks like the weather should be good though:
I believe you can still buy tickets too, they’re available here: http://ramsbottomfestival.ticketsolve.com/mobile/shows
The full line up of artists over the three days are here: http://ramsbottomfestival.com/artists/
Have a good time and enjoy the atmosphere, should be great.