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Welcome back to another episode of This is Rammy. This week we’ve had Father’s day and the result of one of the biggest voting decisions in living memory for the UK. Yes, we voted as a country, just about, to leave the EU. However, that’s not what this show is about and I’m sure you’ve […] The post Busy week for Politics, not so for Ramsbottom – Episode 65 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week in Ramsbottom we’ve had some drama on Tanners Street with the road opening up and threatening to swallow anything that wants to get anywhere too close to it. Yes, we had a sinkhole on Tanners. Thankfully the “Road Closed” signs were obeyed and cars used alternative routes… Well, of course not, people were still […] The post Ralf Little walks into Levanter… – Episode 64 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to another episode of This is Rammy, on the week that Kaash Indian takeaway managed to turn its frown upside down by trading in a one star food hygiene rating for a five star, we have been blessed with glorious weather and a fantastic turn out for the 1940s weekend. Speaking of glorious weather, I’m currently […] The post Sunshine and Coffee – Episode 63 appeared first on This is Rammy.

We’ve had some lovely weather so far in Ramsbottom for this year’s 1940’s weekend, the highlight of which was the flyover by the Spitfire. Not only is it 1940s weekend but it’s also half term next week and with that in mind I’ve decided to throw together some options if you’re stuck for ideas with […] The post What to do in Ramsbottom at half term – Episode 62 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Have you ever thought about writing a book? Well my guest this week has done that, and not only is he now published, he is published by a method that me or you could do tomorrow, not that it would necessarily be successful. That method is the very popular crowdfunding concept. If you’re unaware of […] The post Author Paul Jenkins with Requires Improvement – Episode 061 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Thanks for coming back for another episode of This is Rammy, the podcast where I interview local businesses, people and generally talk about what’s going on in and around Ramsbottom as it’s our town and it’s full of fantastic stories. This week I caught up with the ever busy Simon Holland. When he’s not volunteering […] The post Going out and doing it with Simon Holland – Episode 60 appeared first on This is Rammy.

From “bunkbeds” to fearing if the person smiling at you was about to kill you, London provided a lot of “entertainment” for Helen in her 15 years there, but despite all that excitement she felt it was time to come back up North where she was originally from and get to know a community. I was so […] The post Helen Nugent with Northern Soul – Episode 59 appeared first on This is Rammy.

It’s Ramson Day! I know, it’s the day you’ve all been waiting for with Christmas coming a close second, but seriously, hear me out. If you’re listening to this when it is released, Sunday the 24th of April, get yourself down to Ramsbottom Station where Incredible Edible will be cooking up a storm using locally foraged […] The post Ramson Day 2016 – Episode 58 appeared first on This is Rammy.

It feels like it’s been so long since the last episode, mainly because I’ve been on holiday and between the last recording and this one, a few things have gone on in local news, a few events have been announced and a couple of the hundreds of potholes have been filled in. One of the […] The post The Rusty First Episode Back After Holiday – Episode 57 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to this weeks episode of This is Rammy. This week I caught up with Clint from House of Beer which is based on Silver Street. Clint explains that his background wasn’t in beer, he’s been a teacher for a large majority of his life, but the teaching profession now, just isn’t what it used […] The post The House of Beer – Episode 56 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to another episode of This is Rammy, your weekly podcast where I talk about what’s going on around Ramsbottom, some would say it’s a bit like What’s on in Rammy but without the arguments. Well we’ve gone “all in” on the potty training for our son since we started last week, he’s done better […] The post Potty training, Parks and Pranks – Episode 55 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to another episode of This is Rammy, your weekly source for all things Ramsbottom related. Happy Easter! All going well this was released at 10am on Sunday as usual, however with the clocks doing that stupid thing they still do it could have been 9am. We had some lovely weather on Good Friday with […] The post Ramsbottom Easter 2016 – Episode 54 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This is episode 53, which in a round about way means the podcast has been running for over a year. Thank you for listening now, and week in week out. I hope you’re well and you enjoyed the episode last week where I spoke to Andy from Arcade Club. This weekend it’s been the Ramsbottom Chocolate […] The post Chocolate Festival 2016 – Episode 53 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week I got to relive some childhood memories and got down to Arcade Club in Bury, the biggest arcade in Europe and 4th largest in the world. Did you know we had this right on our doorstep? Andy and his team do an amazing job at keeping these old machines running, he mentioned that […] The post Andy of Arcade Club Bury – Episode 52 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week on This is Rammy I catch up with Lisa Coulborn of Little Goody New shoes. I interviewed Lisa for the podcast back in September before Little Goody New Shoes actually opened. In that episode Lisa and I chatted about how this was a completely new venture for her having previously been a customer of the […] The post A catch-up with local shoe shop Little Goody New Shoes – Episode 51 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week for the podcast I visited the third meeting for Ramsbottom Against Fracking. What do you know about fracking? For me personally, other then it’s been all over the news and some minor research, I’ll be honest, I didn’t know much. Thankfully, I was recently invited to attend a Ramsbottom Against Fracking meeting. With this invitation […] The post Ramsbottom Against Fracking – Episode 50 appeared first on This is Rammy.

In the last few weeks we’ve seen the iconic chimney stack of the old Mondi Paper Mill start to be demolished. Although it will not be completely removed – just having a third of it’s current height taken off, it will still change the scenery of Ramsbottom which has remained since the mid 1800’s. The […] The post A brief history of Ramsbottom Paper Mill – Episode 49 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Originally hailing from Derry in Ireland, Jennifer Hardy has moved around quite a bit. Having lived in places such as San Francisco, Sydney, Perth and Edinburgh. She has now been living in Ramsbottom since 2015 and is loving it – especially the eating out part in places like Levanter. In 2009 Jennifer was even a finalist in […] The post Local Singer/Songwriter Jennifer Hardy – Episode 48 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to another episode of This is Rammy, this week in the run up to Valentine’s Day I’m having a bit of a love-themed episode. In the week that Manchester was voted number 8 in a list of “The Happiest Places to work” in The Guardian I thought it would be good to get a […] The post Valentine’s Day is coming, look busy! – Episode 47 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to another episode of This is Rammy, this week we’ve had more dodgy weather with another storm coming in and battering the North West, this time it was storm Gertrude. I was out on Saturday and saw the fishmonger on Ramsbottom Market having a tough time of it in the wind with their signs […] The post Something fishy in Nuttall Park – Episode 46 appeared first on This is Rammy.