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The Podcast Returns – Episode 112

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I’m back! I thought given that today is International Podcast Day, it’s as good a day as any to bring the podcast back. Sorry for being away so long.

This episode of the podcast is a return to the regular form, I’ve got some news, events and some Ramsbottom United scores thrown in too.

2018 Head for the Hills Festival

Did you manage to get down to Head for the Hills festival? Me and my son did the usual of us going for the whole weekend. A little bit more expensive this year, in addition I had to pay for my son whereas in previous years under 6’s had been free. It was only a nominal amount, but I was slightly disappointed at that.

Can I honestly say I had as much fun as previous years? No. Something wasn’t quite clicking. It could have been the weather but there was clearly fewer people there this year than last year and there were also fewer stages setup. Could this be the beginning of the end for Head for the Hills being situated in Ramsbottom? I hope not, I’ll still go year after year whilst it’s here, but if it was to move away to Burrs for example, the lack of the convenience of just being able to wander down would likely mean me not going.

Don’t get me wrong, there were some really great things at the festival, it’s just this year felt a little muted.

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Head for the Hills 2018

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Ramsbottom Cricket Ground – still echoing to the sound of Head for the Hills

With tickets for the legendary Glastonbury Festival going on sale in the next couple of weeks, it’s easy to think that this year’s festival season is well and truly over. Yet the echoes of the brilliant bands that graced the stage at Head for the Hills have barely stopped reverberating around Ramsbottom Cricket Ground. And after another amazing weekend, the chat about the festival is sure to carry on even longer.

Of course, these days the festival season isn’t just about summer and music. The excitement starts as early as January with the Pokerstars Festival in London, and it stretches right through to the endless winter festivals in December, with their sparkling lights and Christmas treats. Whatever time of year it is, there is always festival fun to be had.

Big names

Head for the Hills may not quite rival Glasto’s line up, but then it doesn’t come anywhere near their big ticket prices either, with entry from as little as £10. Last year, weekend Glastonbury tickets cost a mighty £238 and they are rumoured to be even higher for 2019, possibly to make up their lost income from taking 2018 off. Add in the cost of camping in the middle of nowhere and it becomes a very expensive weekend indeed. Unlike Rammy Fest (sorry, Head for the Hills), which happens conveniently close to town with everything you need right on your doorstep.

Not that the Head for the Hills 2018 line-up lacked star quality, with the likes of rising rock stars The Slow Readers Club, 90’s indie giants The Bluetones and 2-tone ska legends the Selecter headlining on Friday and Saturday. These were backed by an immense line up of dozens of up and coming acts, local bands and special guests, including many making their festival debut in the smaller stage tent and on t’other stage. And they don’t get much more special than the Boomtown Rats, who headlined Sunday night. Proving that all that globe-trotting altruism hasn’t dulled his razor sharp edge, Bob Geldof summed up the sentiments of the weekend crowd with his heartfelt rendition of their most famous hit of all, I Don’t Like Mondays.

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Cranes, Cakes and Changes – Episode 111

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There’s a number of changes happening in Ramsbottom currently. There’s gas pipes being changed, several buildings being renovated ready for new businesses (The Masons, Yummies, Toppings Butchers, The Venetian) and there’s a Cake Sale coming up in Ramsbottom Fire Station (see below).

What do you think about all the changes happening around Ramsbottom currently? I’d love to hear from you, click on the comments box below or leave me a voicemail and you might hear yourself on the show (unless you ask me not to):


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Resolved: Power cut affects large areas of Ramsbottom

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Update: Power was restored earlier.

Update: Had many reports that the power is still off for a large number of Ramsbottom and local residents.

Electricity North West have confirmed that a power cut earlier today affected a large majority of Ramsbottom and other areas.

Power has now been restored to the areas, the reference number for this cut is 40676985

Traffic Chaos Set to hit Ramsbottom

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These are not the actual road works…

Ramsbottom is once again set to become gridlocked with more planned road works. This time however it’s not resurfacing of Bridge Street nor a closure for another (fantastic) festival, It’s not even to fix broken water pipes due to the heavy goods vehicles that use our roads. This time it’s gas. Gas pipe replacement works.

Twitter follower Alan Groves brought to my attention (cheers Alan) recently the planned road works ready to hit Ramsbottom this coming Monday which will undoubtedly cause congestion and suffering over all our already busy routes.

The planned start date for the works is Monday the 23rd of July 2018.

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