FREEMASONS PROVIDE HOSPICE GIFTS
The Freemasons of Rochdale continued their annual Christmas tradition by paying a surprise visit to Springhill Hospice to deliver a number of festive gifts for Day Care patients. After the presentation a small team of Freemasons then hand delivered the goody bags to the various homes of the patients throughout Rochdale and its surrounding areas.
Photo: Kenneth Davies, MBE, and Bernard Percy from the Rochdale Freemasons presenting gifts to some of the Hospice Day Care staff.
SINGING SENSATION
HERITAGE CENTRE TO RE-OPEN ITS DOORS
This Easter will see Healey Dell Visitors Centre re-open
to the public, after local residents Janice Percy and Philip Barrett saved it from closure. The pair, who also cofounded the Rochdale voluntary organisation ADPA, will open the newly renamed Healey Dell Heritage Centre on Good Friday… and everyone is welcome! The stone built detached building now features a fixed nature/industrial heritage exhibition, a vintage themed tea room where visitors can enjoy traditional cream teas and refreshments, meeting room facilities and dedicated gallery space for use by local artists and photographers. Additionally, ADPA's enterprise based projects will be developed and delivered from their new base. ADPA provides local disadvantaged children and young people with free access to a range of inspiring programmes. Janice commented: "We are delighted to inject some positivity into Rochdale and we would love to hear from
Singing 'All I Want For Christmas Is You', 16-year-old Rachel Brierley was crowned winner of The Xmas Factor competition at the Wheatsheaf Shopping centre. Her prizes included £100 to spend in the Wheatsheaf, a photoshoot and a limousine ride to Gracieland, Lisa Stansfield's recording studio, to record a CD. Amongst the four judges, and also making a special guest star appearance singing, was X Factor contestant Carolynne Poole. The other nine finalists were: Eve Crabtree, Lucy Morris, Jordan Houlker, George Harry Jones, Chloe Glinski, Amelia Woodhouse, Abbey Smith, Remu Begum and Melissa Hurn. 80
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like-minded business owners and residents who might assist us in our efforts.”
WHOOPS!
Apologies for the mistake in the last edition of
Style. Moss Lodge Hotel actually raised a staggering £1100 from their recent fundraiser in aid of Macmillan nurses - and not £300 as we published.