This Is Rammy - The Podcast About Ramsbottom, Its Residents And Businesses.

This week on This is Rammy we interview Louise Fletcher who I met on local networking event, “Friday Night Networking”. Louise’s family has a business supplying wholesale foods down in Ramsbottom and she’s a regular in the town’s pubs and restaurants including The Eagle and Child for the monthly networking event. Based locally, Louise is a […] The post Louise Fletcher of Ice Elements – Episode 25 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Thanks to all your nominations, This is Rammy is up for an award. We still need your votes especially as the category we’re in has some really well produced podcasts. To vote, please go to this link here: http://newmediaeurope.com/2015/uk-podcasters-awards-the-nominations-are-in/#placesandtravel You can vote anonymously, or you can login using various social media buttons. The UK Podcasters awards […] The post Crikey, we could win an award – Episode 24 appeared first on This is Rammy.

As mentioned in this previous post First Chop Ceases Business The First chop has been closed leaving many question marks over what happened and if we will see it open once more. Based on this Trip Adviser review I think we can pretty much pinpoint the last night in The First Chop: I’m asking for your advice […] The post Last chop for The First Chop? – Episode 23 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This podcast episode is brought to you by our affiliates: http://www.thisisrammy.co.uk/affiliate-links/ This week on This is Rammy I spoke to Tony Cunningham of Ramsbottom United and asked him what’s on the cards for the team this season given all the issues they had with the team and the club last season. Last season Ramsbottom United, after a […] The post Tony Cunningham of Ramsbottom United – Episode 22 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This is Rammy podcast is here to serve the community, local area and local businesses with news, events interviews and information from Ramsbottom and the surrounding areas. If you have anything you want to be heard on This is Rammy then please get in touch via the contact page. News:   Local Councillor pleads guilty […] The post News and Events for 20th-26th July – Episode 21 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Ramsbottoms high street is dying and we’re all doomed….. no, no it isn’t says This is Rammy readers. I wrote an article a few days ago with the ultimate aim of asking This is Rammy readers, do you think that the High Street is dying in Ramsbottom, with a massive 70% of the voters voting […] The post The High Street is not doomed – Episode 20 appeared first on This is Rammy.

I spoke to Paul Jenkins of Splats Theatre Company who are going to be performing a version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Summerseat Woods. The tickets for the event, if they have not all sold out by the time of this podcast are available at Ramsbottom Library (link below) for £7 each. As […] The post Paul Jenkins of Splats Theatre Company – Episode 19 appeared first on This is Rammy.

I speak to Jennifer Smith of Brewsmith Beer on this weeks This is Rammy. Brewsmith Beer is one of three local breweries that are based in and around Ramsbottom. Recently Brewsmith Beer has been able to provide Brewery tours, these tours will be on: Friday 3 July 7.30-10pm Saturday 4 July 7.30-10pm The Friday tour is […] The post Jennifer Smith of Brewsmith Beer – Episode 18 appeared first on This is Rammy.

We speak to Gregg Fletcher of the Ramsbottom Business Group this week and ask him all about what The Ramsbottom Business Group does and we get some key details about the Ramsbottom Cake Festival which is coming up in just a weeks time. In addition, Gregg tells us a bit more about the Ramsbottom Wireless […] The post Gregg Fletcher of Ramsbottom Business Group – Episode 17 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Lucy started her business online with a view to making some extra money whilst on maternity leave, a couple of years later and that business has grown beyond what she expected. You can receive bespoke hampers hand compiled by Lucy herself for your Christening, Birthday, Wedding, Fathers Day, anything you want. Lucy has lived not […] The post Lucy of Hampers by Lucy – Episode 16 appeared first on This is Rammy.

No interview this week, so I’ve put together a collection of events and news from our town for your listening pleasure. Apologies for the background noise in this episode, I’m trying out some new recording software which should help me to reduce the editing time from around 5 hours to a more realistic 2 hours […] The post News and Events – Episode 15 appeared first on This is Rammy.

  This week on This is Rammy, I chatted with with Charlotte, owner and resident of The Grant Arms Hotel. The Grant is one of the most noticeable buildings in Ramsbottom. Originally called “Top Oth Brow”, once a private house, it was then bought by the Grant family who renamed it to Grant Lodge. In 1828 the house became […] The post Charlotte of The Grant Arms Hotel – Episode 14 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week on This is Rammy, I spoke to Maggie Gold who is the new owner of The Oaks on Bridge Street. Maggie is also the owner of The Sundial on Walmersley Road in Bury, in the years that she’s been the owner there she has turned it around and stopped the trouble that used […] The post Maggie Gold new owner of The Oaks – Episode 13 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week we’re joined by Stephen Lawton who with over 14 years working on the Railway has more then enough experience to be the Station Master at Ramsbottom train station. Everyone I meet, be they local or just visiting Ramsbottom loves the Steam Trains and railway here. This is all made possible by hundred of […] The post Stephen Lawton Ramsbottom Station Master – Episode 12 appeared first on This is Rammy.

After the slightly different release schedule for Episode 10 of This is Rammy, we’re back to our regular schedule, every Sunday at 10am. This weeks episode of This is Rammy, I speak to Gwenda Newton of Friends of Nuttall Park again to ask her what they have going on in May in the biggest park […] The post Gwenda Newton talks about bats – Episode 11 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This is Rammy caught up with Melanie Southworth on Saturday May the 2nd 2015, one week after the massive earthquake in Nepal claiming the lives of over 7000 people. As most people will know, I interviewed Mel Southworth before she headed to Everest to embark on her climb, little did we know that when we agreed […] The post Mel Southworth speaks to us from Everest – Episode 10 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Starting from just an idea, some late nights and a love for crafting, Helen grew her business Fair Trade Emporium from a passion, into something she loves to get out of bed early for each Saturday morning. With the initial plan being that Fair Trade Emporium would be a shop, Helen was soon swayed by the comparatively low […] The post Helen Jackson of the Fair Trade Emporium – Episode 9 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week on This Is Rammy we have a conversation with Pam Smart from Incredible Edible Ramsbottom. Incredible Edible started life around 5 years ago when a founder of the movement came to provide a talk to the community, from that day forth, Incredible Edible Ramsbottom was born and the rest is history. Incredible Edible […] The post Incredible Edible Ramsbottom with Pam Smart – Episode 8 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Where would Ramsbottom be without Ramsbottom Festival? For the past five years, David Agnew and his team have been putting on one of the biggest events for Ramsbottom each year, the Ramsbottom Festival. This is a massive occasion for Ramsbottoms events calendar, with music, shows and entertainment across three days, it’s always a busy fun packed […] The post David Agnew of Ramsbottom Festival and The MET – Episode 7 appeared first on This is Rammy.

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, […] The post Gwenda from Friends of Nuttall Park – Episode 6 appeared first on This is Rammy.