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Avalanche on Everest One Year On

April 18, 2015 by Lee Leave a Comment

12 Months ago today there was an avalanche on Everest which took the lives of 16 Sherpas.

Today there is no climbing as a mark of respect and reflection on the tragedy.

Melanie who we interviewed a few weeks ago is there now, she had this to say on Facebook:

A sad day today. One year ago exactly, I was sat in this self-same lodge, the Himalayan Hotel in Pheriche, when an English man named Tim, shaking with nerves, walked in and announced that there’d been a bad avalanche in the Khumbu Ice Fall. It’s a ‘black day’ for the whole of Nepal – with businesses closed and Pemba and myself staying put for the day, to remember the sixteen lad’s who lost their lives that day…Rest in peace

Melanie is climbing Everest and is raising funds for Canine Partners, you can donate on her JustGiving Page here: http://www.justgiving.com/MelSouthworth

Wishing Melanie all the best in her expedition and a safe return.

Molly Bloom live at Buchanan Social Club

April 17, 2015 by Lee Leave a Comment

What do you get when you cross a Flute and Classical Guitar with a Drum and a Bass? Molly Bloom of course!

You can see Molly Bloom live at Buchanan Social Club in Ramsbottom on May the 1st.

So, if you like your music a bit harder than most, you’ll be glad to know not only is Molly Bloom performing, but in total there are three acts performing at Buchanan Sports and Social Club in Ramsbottom that should rock your proverbial.

Molly Bloom are being supported by Ten Foot Wizard and PIST, all pretty local bands who have similar sounding music. Essentially, if you like one, you’re almost certain to like the others. One track of Molly Blooms I particularly from their All Pressure album is Run if you want to, in which the video also features imagery from Scooby Doo, who wouldn’t like that?!

The doors open at 7pm on the 1st of May and entrance price is £5 per ticket.

You can find all the bands and their music mentioned at their respective websites below:

Buchanan Sports and Social Club: http://www.buchananssc.co.uk
Molly Bloom: http://www.mollybloom.co.uk
Ten Foot Wizard: http://tenfootwizard.bandcamp.com
PIST: http://www.pistband.com

Electric Car charging points in Ramsbottom

April 15, 2015 by Lee

Electric cars have taken off in the past year or so, with many news outlets pumping out how they are cleaner, greener and can help cut costs (ignoring the fact that most are considerably more expensive than their fossil fuel burning equivalents).

Well with our Electric Car charging points in Ramsbottom we can certainly cater for this growing class of driver.

Some of the more popular electric cars, at least when it comes to a news standpoint are the Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen e-UP (can’t help but say this in a Yorkshire accent), and the Tesla Model S to name but three.

Gwenda from Friends of Nuttall Park – Episode 6

April 12, 2015 by Lee

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Please note, the election debate incorrectly mentioned in the podcast. The Election Debate is on Sunday 19th April and not Friday 17th April. Friday the 17th is the last date to submit questions.

This week on This is Rammy we spoke to Gwenda from Friends of Nuttall Park and ask her what FONP is all about, what got her involved with it and why you should think about becoming involved too.

Having lived in Ramsbottom for nearly 40 years, Gwenda has seen many comings and goings around our small town of Ramsbottom and has a few of her own ideas when it comes to what Ramsbottom should do with it’s local businesses.

Friends of Nuttall Park do not charge for any of their events that they organise, but donations are very much appreciated and can be given on the day of the events, just look for someone with a bucket collecting money. All donations go towards the park to help keep it looking great.

Will FedEx Takeover of TNT Express Affect Ramsbottom Jobs?

April 8, 2015 by Lee Leave a Comment

The intended FedEx Takeover of TNT Express.

FedEx, the large American delivery company immortalised in Castaway is in touching distance of closing the deal on purchasing TNT Express, this has to be agreed first, where previously a UPS buy out bid was stopped.

The takeover is an all cash buyout totalling in the region of $4.8B or around £3.2B.

So why has FedEx shown such a great interest in TNT Express? Essentially, to increase their presence in Europe. This is one place where FedEx is lacking compared to their rival UPS.

FedEx is predominantly known as a US delivery company with it’s main competitor being UPS, UPS did try to buy TNT two years ago for £4.2B , however when that failed, blocked for fear of monopoly reasons TNT slashed around 4000 jobs.