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Running to help the homeless – Episode 160

January 19, 2020 by Lee Leave a Comment

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I first spoke to Rowan three years ago, almost to the day, on episode 84 for Ramsbottom Running Club shortly after it was formed.

At the time, there were 60 members of the Running Club, and now, it’s getting towards 400 members which is phenomenal, if you’re interested in getting involved in the Ramsbottom Running Club, which is an inclusive club, there’s even a walk and talk route now, then check out the Ramsbottom Running Club website.

This time I interviewed Rowan to find out more about the epic challenge he will be taking on this May. Rowan is running 20 Marathons, in 20 UK Cities, in 20 consecutive days…. just let that sink in a little.

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Gridlock causing roadworks to continue until the 21st

January 16, 2020 by Lee 1 Comment

Roadworks have yet again brought the roads around Ramsbottom to its knees causing some journeys as short as from the Hare and Hounds to Ramsbottom of just over a mile to take between 30 minutes and an hour.

The roadworks are being completed by Electricity Northwest for an underground high voltage cable (possibly related to the power outages that have occurred in the past few months nearby)

Roadworks on A676 Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury

Every few months I seem to be reporting on how our roads are being suffocated by the sheer number of cars, yet new homes continue to be built and bus services get cut. Does anyone have the solution?

Is Ramsbottom a Town or a Village? – Episode 159

January 15, 2020 by Lee 2 Comments

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This is possibly, one of the most commonly asked questions I see, and commonly corrected too (usually pretty quickly and, let’s say passionately).

It’s a simple question, and you’d think would has a simple answer. I’m hoping that this episode of the podcast will serve as a reference for future generations, but most people will probably continue to argue online about it (sorry, discuss passionately).

This question comes up often enough for local poet Paul Jenkins to have created TWO poetry books.

To give you an example of how often this comes up, it has actually spawned two poetry books from local poet Paul Jenkins, namely Poems from VillageTown Volumes 1 and 2.

Is Ramsbottom a town or a Village?

Let me start by explaining that I honestly thought a quick “Google” of this question would provide me with some background. I know what Ramsbottom is, but I wanted to try my best to explain WHY it is what it is. Not just say, it’s this, because it is.

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How you can take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2020

January 5, 2020 by Lee Leave a Comment

Did you know that the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s BIGGEST garden wildlife survey?

Each year the birdwatch attracts almost half a million participants who spend just an hour counting birds that visit their garden.

Once collected and submitted, the data helps provide a vital snapshot of the UK’s birds each winter. This allows the RSPB to monitor trends and get a snapshot of how our garden birds are doing.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year – I’ll see you in 2020

December 23, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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I had originally intended to be putting out at least one “proper” episode of the podcast between Christmas and now however I’ve not been 100% so I’ll be pausing the podcast until the new year.

Thank you for all your support over the year. The podcast has been around since 2015 but this year even more people have been able to hear about our town through the podcast because of your sharing and listener-ship.

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2020.

All the best,

Lee