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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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Love Earth Festival with Hannah Wells – Episode 142

July 8, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:57 — 18.3MB)

This is Rammy could win a podcast award! Please nominate and encourage your friends to too, let’s bring Ramsbottom another podcast award.

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.

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!

Should Ramsbottom Introduce Play Streets? – Episode 141

July 1, 2019 by Lee 1 Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:13 — 15.8MB)

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

Could "Play Streets" work in Ramsbottom?