The Big Walk Home is a walk from Manchester to Ramsbottom partly using the Irwell Sculpture Trail. The walk will start at 10am on Sunday 5th September at a Urbis and will finish at the Shoulder of Mutton.

The walk is 16 miles and the route is all very flat and easy so no special gear needed, just willpower water and food. You can view the route below or by clicking here.

As an added incentive we are aiming to raise some funds for Bury Hospice, if you want to help out and sponsor the walkers just visit the Just Giving page and submit a donation.

If you would like to take part please register your interest below so that we can get a good idea of numbers and keep you informed with news regarding the event.
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Some pics of the walk by Mike Kelly

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Got a glut of home-grown produce? Swap or give away your surplus fruit, vegetables, plants, seeds or herbs. No money involved! Not got anything to share? Come along for a chat and see what incredible edible things people are growing here in Ramsbottom!

Start Time: 21:00pm
End Time: 23:30pm

Steve O’Donoghue plays Callenders Acoustic Night and Open Mic. Steve sound not unlike Roddy Frame doing Beatles ballads, add a little Ray Davies realism with maybe a touch of Haircut 100′s strum along pop and you’ve got a real talent. Like a blast from a golden indie past these are cracking love songs, full of hope and rejection. Excellent.

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Parachute for FREE!! If you have ever wanted to do a parachute jump, here is your chance. Bury Hospice are looking for adventurous volunteers to make a fundraising parachute jump and if you raise enough in sponsorship you will get to jump for free!

There are three types of jump available – an ‘Accelerated… Freefall’ where you can experience the thrill of skydiving solo from up to 12,000 feet, a ‘Tandem Skydive’ from 10,000 feet, attached to a professional instructor and a ‘Static Line Jump’ which is performed solo from up to 3,000 feet and you can jump from any one of over twenty British Parachute Association approved airfields across the UK.

No experience is necessary as all training is given and if you raise over £360 (depending on the type of jump you choose) you will receive your jump for free. So, if you would like to make a thrilling skydive from 10,000 feet or an exhilarating solo jump from up to 3,000 feet, give us a call at the office on 0161 797 1748 and we will send you a full information pack and everything you need to take part in the experience of a lifetime.

I did this jump myself 12 months ago and I have to say it was the most incredibly exciting, adrenaline pumping thing I have EVER done and I would recommend anyone to give it a go. It is a truly life-changing experience and if I can do it at 49, so can you! Take a look at the Skyline video and my album of pics on the Bury Hospice Facebook page and then give me a call :)

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To take up where the Rossendale Valley Motorbike Show left off, the North Manchester Custom and Classic Bike Show will be a great day out for all the family. Fantastic bikes that will cater for all tastes young and old, a fantastic local live band – ZOO will be playing throughout the day and a rock disco will keep you entertained whilst you are enjoying the sites! Childrens entertainment will be on site inc: inflatable bouncy castle and slide and bucking bull ride! Food stalls and ice cream van. Only £2.00 per person(under 14yrs are free)for what is a full day of the best entertainment money can buy!

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STAGING OF EXHIBITS 9.00 am – 12 noon
JUDGING (No Entry to Public) 12NOON – 2.00 pm
OPEN TO PUBLIC 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS 4.00 pm
SALE OF PRODUCE 4.15 pm

Friendly Game
Ramsbottom United v FC United XI
Tuesday 3 August 2010

Memories are made of this. Remember the Rammy Rattler, the steam train full of FC United fans on their way to the game against Ramsbottom United at the end of season 2006-7. On a sunny Spring day, bystanders along the East Lancashire Railway line gaped at a train with steam belching from the front and bar scarves fluttering from every window. The Easter bunny, who looked more like the Donnie Darko rabbit, gave out chocolate eggs to any children who weren’t too frightened to eat. A few of the crowd accidentally invaded the pitch during the game, because a barrier buckled due to the capacity crowd, then at the end everyone invaded good-naturedly, because FC United had won their second successive promotion. The win had been secured at precisely the moment that one of the steam trains rattled majestically past the picturesque Riverside ground and to the predictable strains of “We won the football league again, down by the Riverside” we began our farewells to the North West Counties Football League who had generously given us our start.

Further match information to follow.

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Come and join the Queen’s Guide, Cedric Robinson, for an 8 mile guided walk across the stunning Morecambe Bay Sands, in aid of Bury Hospice.

Coaches leave from Knowsley Street, outside Bury Town Hall at 12.30pm and arrive back in Bury at 9.30pm. The walk itself starts at Arnside and takes approximately 3 – 3 1/2 hours. On completion at Kent’s Bank, you can pick up a certificate acknowledging your walk across the Bay. This is a great family day out and all the money raised from registration fees and/or sponsorship goes to a great cause – your local Hospice.

For further details and to request your registration form, contact Bury Hospice Fundraising Office on 0161 797 1748

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We want you… in your brightest wigs, bunny ears and tutus, to do the Bury Hospice Midnight Walk, on Saturday 11th September starting at midnight. If you haven’t got anything outrageous, you can buy something from us on the night and help raise even more funds for Bury Hospice!

We want this year’s walk to be the biggest and best ever. Tell all your girlfriends, workmates, sisters, mothers and grandmothers. Young or old, all are welcome, tell every girl and woman that you know and lets see if we can smash some records!!!

Our Midnight Walk is a sponsored walk that starts at midnight for ladies who want to support the work of Bury Hospice. We start at the Village Hotel and walk a marshalled route, for approximately 10 miles around the Bury area.

It costs £1.8million a year to help local people and their families at a time when they need it most. We have to raise 80% of these costs ourselves through our fundraising events and trading income.

Many people are completely unaware of the Hospice and the work it does – until they become ill, or someone they love needs our specialist care – then they realise just how vital we are.

We can honestly say that every penny we raise is for our own community. The money you give us goes straight to those who need it. We are a local charity for local people, supported by local people and we need your help to make this year’s walk the biggest and best yet.

Registration is £10 for adults or £5 for 16 or under and includes a Midnight Walk T-Shirt, a medal and light refreshments at the finish.

We are also looking for male volunteers over the age of 18 to help on the night as marshalls, making sure all our ladies are safe throughout the walk.

For further details and to request a Midnight Walk Registration Form, contact the Fundraising Team on 0161 797 1748

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Saturday July 10th, 2010 is a date you can’t afford to miss! Make sure you get yourself to Close Park, Radcliffe to see one of Europe’s top tribute acts, Robbie Williams & Totally Take That Re-union!! Add that to our beer tent and barbecue, prize stalls, fairground attractions, climbing wall and a whole lot more and you’ve got an amazing day’s entertainment for all the family. Make sure you don’t miss it!