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Ramsbottom United 2019/20 Fixture List

July 11, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

Things just got serious with the release of the fixtures for this upcoming years football season for Ramsbottom United as announced on the Ramsbottom United website.

Here’s the list, get yourself comfortable, it’s a big one. I’ve taken the list from the Ramsbottom United website and broken it down into League and Cup matches. Where you see there’s an option of both on a particular date, they’re in both lists. Home matches are italicised and they’re in date order.

League Matches:

Sat Aug 17 Widnes H
Tue Aug 20 Pickering Town A
Mon Aug 26 Trafford H

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Woodhey High School gains in Real Schools Guide 2019

July 9, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

One of the reasons my family moved to Ramsbottom was for the schools. Having a young family we knew that eventually we would need to look at schools and we knew that Ramsbottom was well served.

I’m reassured by this years data for the Real Schools Guide. For the past seven years this data has been collected and compiled, and I’m happy to say this year it flies in the face of last years Ofsted report for Woodhey.

The ratings are compiled from 50 different measurements collected together from publicly available data. You can find out more about the specifics of this data here.

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What roads will be closed in Ramsbottom for Ironman UK?

July 7, 2019 by Lee 1 Comment

No no no, it’s not the Ironman in the image above, Ironman UK is the premier full distance race in the United Kingdom.

It involves a 2.4 mile swim in Pennington Flash, a 112 mile bike ride through Lancashire and a 26.2 mile marathon to the finish in Bolton town centre.

There’s been a few questions related to what roads are going to be closed around Ramsbottom on the upcoming Ironman event on Sunday the 14th of July.

If you weren’t aware of the event, it’s not your fault, there have been a few people who weren’t aware too, hence this post.

So, to try to assist I’ve picked out the roads and streets in Ramsbottom that will be affected from the Bury Council Website.

Road closures and one-way restrictions – Sunday 14 July between 7am and 3pm:

Lumb Carr Road, Ramsbottom – full length
Helmshore Road, Ramsbottom – Lumb Carr Road to borough boundary
Bolton Road, Ramsbottom (Eastbound only) – Ramsbottom Road to Bolton Road West
Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom (Eastbound only) – Bolton Road to Lumb Carr Road

No parking or waiting at any time from 7pm on Saturday 13 July to 3pm on Sunday 14 July:

Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom – Bolton Road to Lumb Carr Road
Lumb Carr Road, Ramsbottom – full length
Helmshore Road, Ramsbottom – Lumb Carr Road to the borough boundary
Chapel Lane, Ramsbottom

Keep in mind:

Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.
Essential access for carers will be facilitated. Please contact uk@ironmanroadaccess.com or 03330 116600
Pedestrians can cross the course at any time when it is safe to do so.

Here’s a PDF plan of the route including closures and crossing points.

Here is a PDF plan of access to Ramsbottom here.

I need your help

July 3, 2019 by Lee 3 Comments

I have submitted This is Rammy podcast into The People’s Choice Podcast Awards.

This is the 14th annual Podcast Awards, it’s one of the longest running and most recognised podcasting awards around.

These awards are dominated by American Podcasts, so I think it’s time we brought one home to Ramsbottom.

This is where I need your help. I’ve paid the entry fee to get the podcast into the running, all I need you to do is sign up and vote for This is Rammy in the Society and Culture section.

Here’s the steps involved:

Visit: https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup
Fill out the “Sign up to Nominate” form to create your account.
You’ll then be taken to a nomination page, with various category drop downs. You can vote for This is Rammy in two categories, the Society and Culture category, near the bottom and the Peoples Choice Podcast Award. I’d love a vote in both, but if you can only choose one, please choose the Society and Culture category.

There are 60 other podcasts in the Society and Culture category and over 500 in the Peoples Choice award, so it’s not going to be easy, but with your help, we can get there.

Thanks for your help, let’s bring another award home to Ramsbottom!

Anonymous author spreading joy with mysterious letters

June 27, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

“Dear Reader, I don’t want you to know who I am, I want to remain anonymous…” starts the first letter in what so far is a series of three.

Letters are popping up in Ramsbottom, created by an anonymous author who only goes by the moniker: iwriteletterstopeople on Instagram.

The letters talk about the author not knowing how they can make a difference to the world, and that writing these letters might be one way.

The first letter was discovered on the Bridge over the River Irwell on the way into Nuttall Park on the 25th of June.

Since then two more have appeared, both again in or around Nuttall Park. The second on the 26th of June, the third on the 27th.

“Open Me” say the envelopes, and the finder that does is greeted by a well written letter of joy and encouragement.

I don’t know who the author is, they’ve indicated that they are only 18 years old, but they’re kind of like a literary Banksy. Created in secret, planned and hidden for someone to find.

Well, literary Banksy, if you’re reading this, I like your approach and bravery. Using something as simple as pen and paper to make a difference, no matter how small.