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Welcome to another episode of This is Rammy, your podcast for Ramsbottom and the surrounding area, but generally Ramsbottom. I hope you’ve had a great week, we’ve had some strange weather again, a cold start to the week with Snow last sunday and subzero temperatures followed by a week of mild weather and rain. I […] The post AD Plant has never been “appealing” – Episode 45 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to another episode of This is Rammy, you might be aware I’ve been feeling pretty crappy this week as I’ve been struck down again with flu. We’ve been fortunate enough to have had another week of being visited by the Flying Scotsman and I know that some of you listening have been lucky enough to […] The post Do you want to build a snowman? – Episode 44 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Sponsored for free by the Ramsbottom Flood Fund   It’s 2016! We don’t have flying cars yet, but we have hoverboards that are being banned left right and centre in America, including a raid on at a recent electronics show CES. I don’t think they’ll be “taking off” in Ramsbottom anytime soon though. This week […] The post Summerseat Players with Stephen Gill – Episode 43 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Several places have been in the news recently due to terrible flooding, Cumbria being the worst hit. We’ve got family in Carlisle who have been flooded out of their house and it’s unknown when they’ll be able to actually return. Stubbins and Ramsbottom floods in 2012 Ramsbottom has got off fairly lightly so far, the majority of […] The post Floody Hell – Episode 42 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This episode is sponsored by Little Goody News Shoes, your first step for Children’s shoes. This week’s interview with Stephen was one of the most fascinating I’ve had yet. If you’ve seen the Co-Op building from the outside, you’ll understand that it’s clearly a spectacular building, but it’s the inside that really holds your breath.   It’s […] The post What does the future hold for the Co-Op Building – Episode 41 appeared first on This is Rammy.

– Click Play above to listen to this episode – Literary and arts festival round up. Last weekend saw the first Literary and Arts Festival to hit Ramsbottom. Regardless of what you think with regards to the volume of festivals taking place in Ramsbottom, celebrating the arts in the way that was achieved on the […] The post “Bar” Humbug! – Episode 40 appeared first on This is Rammy.

A very wet Tuesday morning saw me visiting the Eagle and Child to have a chat with Eve Townson and Glen Duckett. If you’ve not heard of the Eagle and Child before, they are a multi-award winning family dining pub situated overlooking Ramsbottom. Providing training and experience for many young adults; helping them learn a trade whilst […] The post Eagle and Child with Glen Duckett and Eve Townson – Episode 39 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week has been terrible, a terrible week of weather! Even this weekend it’s been a rare occasion for it to have stopped raining. Hopefully you’ve not been too negatively affected by the weather. I saw lots of photos of flooded roads, but not too many of flooded houses. I think we all probably saw that […] The post Finding your place in the community – Episode 38 appeared first on This is Rammy.

When Budge (Andrew Burgess) first started Team JMC, it was created out of a desire to have a social group based out of the company JMC.it. Andrew has since sold this company, but he still maintains Team JMC and it’s as big as ever. With some members setting world records, it would be easy to think […] The post Budge with Team JMC – Episode 37 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week I went down to the Hare and Hounds where they were hosting, for the second time an Open Mic night as a precursor to the Literary and Arts Festival that is due to take place in Ramsbottom on the 21st of November. It was a great night, I met a lot of people […] The post Ramsbottom Literary and Arts Festival – Episode 36 appeared first on This is Rammy.

When Lysha Holmes moved to Ramsbottom 11 years ago, not only did she not know that she was pregnant with her first child Issy, but that just one year later she would create her own very successful business. Qui Recruitment has been established since 2005 and has recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary. When Lysha first started […] The post Lysha Holmes of Qui Recruitment – Episode 35 appeared first on This is Rammy.

On this weeks episode of This is Rammy I had the pleasure of speaking to local artist Adam Rowlinson. I set off for his house on a dark midweek night in October to record the interview, and Adam was extremely welcoming. Adam creates the stunning vector graphics that you’ll see for sale around various locations in […] The post Ramsbottom Artist Adam Rowlinson – Episode 34 appeared first on This is Rammy.

In this weeks episode of This is Rammy, not only do you have a fresh new intro and outro to the podcast, but I also got a free beer off my guest. That’s a first for the show too. The beer Matt gave me was a Yankie Lip Smacka, and it was delicious. Matt Holmes […] The post RammyCraft with Matt Holmes – Episode 33 appeared first on This is Rammy.

If it’s not windows breaking or walls leaking, it’s the threat of the whole place falling down. Laura has had more than her fair share of problems with her venture into creating a place she would love to eat right here in Ramsbottom. When Laura moved to Ramsbottom almost 3 years ago, she immediately noticed a […] The post Laura Chepner of Lolos Vegan and Raw – Episode 32 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to the latest episode of This is Rammy where today (27th of September), Kay Brow is closing for 5 days. I suspect this is going to cause some serious problems with traffic in Ramsbottom and as a result, I am going to be the first to dub event this Browmaggedon! The reason for this […] The post Browmaggedon! – Episode 31 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week on the *cough* AWARD WINNING podcast for Ramsbottom, I spoke to James Frith. Most of you will recognise him from his very successful campaign to become the Bury North MP for the Labour Party. It made sense to get someone who knows a bit about politics to chat about the recent Labour leader election, […] The post James Frith – Episode 30 appeared first on This is Rammy.

On this week’s episode of This is Rammy I got to speak to Lisa Coulborn who is opening up her new childrens shoe shop Little Goody New Shoes on Bridge Street in the very near future. It’s situated in the building which was previously Purple Tiger and has a great placement on Bridge Street. Lisa […] The post Lisa Coulborn of Little Goody New Shoes – Episode 29 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week on This is Rammy I spoke to David Foster who is one of the organisers of the yearly (we can say that now as this is the second festival) Ramsbottom Jigsaw festival. David explained how everything started, where the original ideas came from and just how many jigsaws we can expect at this […] The post David Foster of Ramsbottom Jigsaw Festival – Episode 28 appeared first on This is Rammy.

I finally got time to interview Stuart Rothwell of The Vineyard on Silver Street in Ramsbottom. Stuart was actually the first interview outside of the “studio” and I thoroughly enjoyed a change of scenery, so much so my next interview just a few days later was in Nutall Park. Stuart has lots of knowledge about the […] The post Stuart Rothwell of The Vineyard – Episode 27 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week on This is Rammy I got away from the office and headed to the park for the flower sale that took place last Sunday (August 16th). The flowers that were on sale were all part of the fantastic award winning garden from this years Tatton Park Flower Show. It picked up the Gold […] The post Sharon Hockenhull and Joy Ladds – Episode 26 appeared first on This is Rammy.