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Love Your Park Week 2017 – Episode 95

August 6, 2017 by Lee Leave a Comment

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Fairly short episode this week to make you aware that this week is Love Your Park Week in Nuttall Park and there is oodles to do for all the family. If you’ve felt a little stuck inside these last few weeks, brave the weather and head on down to Nuttall Park where there is everything from Nordic Walking to Outdoor Crafts.

I’m a little late in making you aware of this, I can only blame the day job for that I’m afraid but if you are around Ramsbottom this week please do come down to Nuttall Park.

Love your park week started on the 5th of August 2017 and will continue until Sunday the 13th of August.

Is it time for more CCTV in Ramsbottom? – Episode 94

July 16, 2017 by Lee Leave a Comment

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I was just putting together the show for this week when I came across some news that really saddened me. The newest shop in Ramsbottom, Bang and Olufsen had been broken into. Not only did the thieves break into it once, they broke into it TWICE. Bang and Olufsen has only been opened since the 1st of June this year and in just five and a half weeks to be broken into twice could be massively demotivating.

I spoke to Karön of Bang and Olufsen Ramsbottom to find out exactly what happened and how it’s been in the days since the break-in. Karön was great and despite what’s happened was very upbeat and positive about the town.

This raises the question though, why is there not more CCTV in Ramsbottom especially given the steady increase in crime around the town?

Has poison in Nuttall Park returned? – Episode 93

July 2, 2017 by Lee Leave a Comment

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It’s July already, how did that happen! Despite that fact that July has crept up on me, as I’m sure it has you, it has been good to have a dry weekend. After weather that’s been too hot for my pasty skin and recent weather that’s been too wet (of course I’m never happy, I’m British!) it was good to get out again.

Me and my son went to Nuttall Park where after searching all over for some stones that a local girl had placed. We saw a post on Facebook the other week where she had painted up about 20 small stones and hidden them around Nuttall Park for people to find. I can only say that they must be well hidden because we looked everywhere and couldn’t find one.

We opted for me struggling up the banks of The Irwell (slipped down twice), some scooting around on his balance bike and then some time in the play area.

Is there poison in Nuttall Park?

Some time later we saw a strange sight, a couple carrying their dog at speed back to their car, the dog did not look well at all. It looked to be a pretty young dog, at a guess a Labrador. It was difficult to watch, and I felt helpless just standing there but I knew there wasn’t much I could do, they were only a hundred meters or so from their car.

I’m hoping that this isn’t another poison issue, and I don’t say that out of the blue because there has been an issue with poison in Nuttall Park in the past, I just hope that this is something natural and not malicious.

ComedySportz at Ramsbottom Civic Hall – Episode 92

June 25, 2017 by Lee 3 Comments

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If you think that you’d need to head to Manchester to be able to take in a comedy show you’d be mistaken. I’m here to tell you this episode about a great family friendly comedy night that’s based right here in our town of Ramsbottom. It’s only here until September more viewings, but you could see it FOR FREE, just keep listening to find out how!

This month I caught up with ComedySportz who were putting on a show for the lovely Ramsbottom Civic Hall patrons.

Let me start by saying this, although this is a family friendly show, don’t let that put you off, it is very funny and the teams have a great rapport with each other, which you’d expect given some of them have been doing this for 15 years!

If you’ve ever seen Whose Line is it Anyway (and if you haven’t, click the link to the left to see some on YouTube) then you’ll have an idea what it’s like. Essentially there are two teams who are battling it out for points from the referee.

There are many rounds and the team get to choose which game they play beforehand, a little like Crystal Maze but less mazy and certainly less Crystaly.

The sample I provided at the start of this episode was of the round they call “New Choice” where the teams improve but at any point the referee can blow the whistle causing the player who just spoke to have to choose something else to say.

Interview with Pat Duggan of The Doghouse Jazz Bar – Episode 91

March 15, 2017 by Lee Leave a Comment

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In the past week I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to catch up with Pat Duggan and record an interview. I’ve been into the The Doghouse Jazz Bar a few times before but never really spoke to Pat much, you don’t tend to get much time for things like that on a night out, not when people are working anyway.

I booked a day off with work and headed down Kay Brow and turned into the industrial units through the tunnel and into the yard. When I approached Pat was already there mopping up, he looked up as I said “Hi Pat” and put down his mop. He looked genuinely pleased to see me, which considering it was actually his wife who had done most of the arranging of the interview was nice to see.