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Artist Stuart Barkley – Episode 73

September 11, 2016 by Lee Leave a Comment

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This week’s episode of this is Rammy is sponsored by Hearts for Homes, the local gift and home décor shop that’s the perfect way to add a personal and unique touch to your home. Not only that, you can pick up artwork by Stuart Barkley!

This week is one of the rare interviews that I’ve conducted in my house but as Stuart lives not far from me it made sense, also it’s not so easy to find somewhere quiet enough that’s public.

If you don’t know who Start Barkley is, you’ll soon know a lot more. Stuart works for Clark Craft and has painted and drawn all over this town, in a totally legal way not like some pothole daubing radical.

Pedestrianisation of Bridge Street Poll Results

September 10, 2016 by Lee Leave a Comment

Last week I asked the question: “Should Bridge Street be Pedestrianised?”

The results of the poll I asked last week are in and amazingly the result was: pedestrianisation-poll-results

It was very close with 58% of the vote choosing Yes, Bridge Street should be pedestrianised.

Thanks for taking part in the poll, and don’t forget the latest podcast episode is released tomorrow at 10am where interview local artist Stuart Barkley.

Pedestrianisation of Bridge Street – Episode 72

September 4, 2016 by Lee 2 Comments

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Welcome to another episode of This is Rammy, the podcast for Ramsbottom, it’s events and more importantly it’s people. Glad you could join me once more. This week I’m talking about the discussions that have popped up regaring Bridge Street since it’s recent closure for emergency repairs to the gas pipes. Could Pedestrianisation of Bridge Street work?

After several weeks, Bridge Street has reopened, but did this bring with it cheers of glee and dancing in the street? Not exactly, far more references to the poor workmanship based on the patching up of the surface. The tarmac was apparently going to be resurfaced but it would seem that either they forgot or ran out of time or money or both.

I can sympathise though, as you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. There were even some people who were calling for Bridge Street to be pedestrianised.

What do you think of the potential pedestrianisation of Bridge Street?
Would you like to see this happen?
Could it even work?

I want to start the conversation, and not just shouting back and forth about why it’s a great idea or why it’s a terrible idea, lets have some good honest debate as you’re the best one to voice it.

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Ramsbottom Privets Attack Unarmed Pedestrians

August 31, 2016 by Lee 1 Comment

If you were ever under the illusion that Ramsbottom wasn’t subject to council cuts simply take a look at the hazard on Silver Street near Princess Court.

The two pictures here were taken on Tuesday the 30th of August 2016 at around 5pm. These bushes forced me and my son to walk in the street as we were heading towards Morrison’s.

If it’s not the shoddy job that was the patching up of Bridge Street after the gas pipe upgrades or the tremendous number of ever increasing potholes; both in number and size it’s the terrible upkeep of our pavements.

I don’t know if you feel the same but I’m sick of the lack of attention our facilities receive now. I’d go out there and trim it myself if I didn’t think I’d end up with some bill or fine from the council or they’d actually expect the public to always do it.

I just wish they would pull their fingers out and put our tax money back into the services that it’s supposed to be for.

Sure, this is potentially an over-ranty post, but there is only so many times we can go on smiling and accepting that we’re paying for services that are not being provided.

And then there were none with Elizabeth Dunn – Episode 71

August 21, 2016 by Lee 3 Comments

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This week on the podcast I speak to Elizabeth Dunn who for the second time at The Theatre Royal will be directing a play, her first being Sherlock Holmes earlier in the year.

As well as directing and acting, Elizabeth has a family, a fulltime job as well as a creative flair for miniature creations which she has sold at markets such as Bolton in the past.