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Ramsbottoms Cashless Future? – Episode 145

July 28, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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Not for the first time the two remaining cash machines in Ramsbottom ran out of cash. This tends to happen on events such as the Chocolate Festival but it’s not unusual for it to happen on weekends too. This happened on market day which cause some people to have to shop elsewhere due to not having cash.

I’ve found alternatives and in this podcast episode I discuss the following options:

Link allow you to nominate locations for cash machines – Link Financial Inclusion
CashZone offer a mobile ATM – Mobile ATM Solution
Point of Sale Card options for businesses – Five best card machines for small businesses in the UK

Shaun Malik of Direct Flooring and Beds – Episode 143

July 14, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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Another week, another podcast episode and this week another business too!

The newests shop to open in Ramsbottom is Direct Flooring and Beds based out of Princess Court on Silver Street in Ramsbottom.

A week or so ago I caught up with owner Shaun Malik to find out more about their new venture. Shaun talks about his history in the flooring industry and what you can expect if you shop with Direct Flooring and beds.

Love Earth Festival with Hannah Wells – Episode 142

July 8, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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I speak to Hannah who is co-organiser of Love Earth Festival that will be taking place in Nuttall Park on Sunday the 21st of July from 1pm.

There will be 8 areas for 2019:

💚#Campaign & #Community Groups
🌍#Wellbeing
💚#Ethical #Fashion (new for 2019!)
🌍Pop up #PlantBased #Food Stalls
💚#Conscious #Craft stalls
🌍Get #Outdoors
💚#Inspiring #Talks (new for 2019!)
🌍Live #Music

Most importantly, the ethos is to celebrate earth and our lovely Nuttall Park whilst sharing with you local groups, businesses and game changers who have all got tips, ideas and products, that have minimal impact on the earths resources, to help make lifestyle changes a little easier.

#Refuse #reduce #reuse #repair #regift #recover & #recycle are always at the core of the workshops and activity’s throughout the day.

Should Ramsbottom Introduce Play Streets? – Episode 141

July 1, 2019 by Lee 1 Comment

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Do you think that Play Streets could work in Ramsbottom, or even if they’re a good idea? Our MP James Frith has recently posted on Facebook to encourage residents of local communities to get involved in the Play Streets initiative.

James goes on to explain in his Facebook post that:

Play streets are quiet residential streets that are temporarily closed to through traffic so that local children can have the space to themselves for a few hours each week.

Doug says:

“Parks and open spaces are for playing on, not streets. Rather than parents just chucking the kids out onto the street so that they can relinquish their parental responsibilities, they should actually improve family life by taking them to the park.”

Chris says:

“Wonderful way of creating a community, it’s not just the children who benefit it brings neighbours together great idea”

Michelle says:

“Good idea, I remember British bulldog and also may we cross your golden river games”

Ann says:

“As long as were given notice so we can get cars on driveways etc I think it’s a great idea”

You can find more about play streets on the Play England website.

Several bits of news for Ramsbottom hit this week which is in the podcast, last Sunday Ramsbottom featured in National Geographic

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