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International Podcast Day 2017

September 30, 2017 by Lee Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year again and I couldn’t let this date pass without mentioning it.

Every year on September 30th we celebrate International Podcast Day. I personally consider this as not a day for pushing your own podcast, but a day to celebrate podcasts themselves.

Obviously I hope you already listen to This is Rammy but that’s not why I’m writing this. The purpose of this post is to convince you that if you’ve never listened to a podcast before, to give it a try. What better day than International Podcast Day?

Ramsbottom Civic Hall

August 2, 2017 by Lee Leave a Comment

It’s one of the most iconic buildings in Ramsbottom, and probably does more than you realise.

The prestigious Ramsbottom Civic Hall is located on Market Square at the top of Bridge Street where it lies overlooking our historic market town of Ramsbottom.

Situated opposite the famous ‘Tilted Vase’ sculpture, the refurbished Hall is conveniently located where it’s ideal for ceremonies, wedding breakfasts and evening receptions.

9 surprising places to buy books in Ramsbottom

March 2, 2017 by Lee 2 Comments

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” C.S Lewis.

Well, Ramsbottom certainly has the coffee shops (they sell tea too C.S. Lewis) so I think we’ve got that side covered, but what about the books?

I’ve spoken with many people since creating This is Rammy, on the podcast and just in general conversation around the town. I’ve gotten into the habit of asking people what they feel Ramsbottom might be lacking, and many times people mention they’re surprised there is not a Bookshop. This has came up time, and time again.

So I went out and had a look around Ramsbottom to try to come up with the ultimate list for local bibliophiles as to exactly where you CAN buy books in Ramsbottom.

One of the fantastic features of Ramsbottom is that the proximity of all of these places are near enough that you should be able to hit them all in an afternoon.

Pancake Recipes Ramsbottom Style

February 27, 2017 by Lee Leave a Comment

Do you flip or turn?

What am I talking about? Pancakes of course!

It’s coming up pancake day (or shrove Tuesday if you want to use the correct name) but ultimately we all know it as pancake day.

So what better than to celebrate Pancake Day than with some locally sourced pancake recipes?

I’d love to see if you make of these, please send in your photos and I’ll share them.

Right, let’s start with the first of the pancake recipes which is a savoury recipe and comes courtesy of Mellissa Brown of The Mouse Trap If you don’t happen to have any Perl Las cheese you can substitute for another Blue Cheese or nip into The Mouse Trap and they’ll be happy to sell you some.

How to make The Mouse Trap Blue Cheese Pancakes:

How to survive a Zombie Apocalypse in Ramsbottom

February 22, 2017 by Lee Leave a Comment

With the return of The Walking Dead to our TV screens I’ve been pondering a question with a friend, one which I’m sure you’ve wondered too. Assuming you’re in Ramsbottom at the time, the question is, how to survive a Zombie Apocalypse?

Real Scientists ponder on how to survive a Zombie Apocalypse.

A few years back, Cornell University researchers actually put some thought into how to survive a Zombie Apocalypse. They agreed the best place to go would be somewhere remote, ideally mountainous like the Rockies.

Given we don’t have anything quite like The Rockies here, and Holcombe Hill, though lovely isn’t exactly Rockies status we’ve ruled that out.

So the question I’m going to attempt to answer today is, where is the best place in Ramsbottom to hold up in a Zombie Apocalypse?

This is a slightly different question to How to survive a Zombie Apocalypse in general. Naturally the answer there would be as far away from any forms of population as possible as Cornell University have suggested.

With that in mind, let’s crack on with the thought process, but before we go any further, we first need to better understand the definition of a Zombie.