Events in Rochdale - Talks

Cream Tea and talk by Sheila Antrobus entitled "Don't chuck it -- check it!" Why not bring along an item to be "checked" by Sheila.

Campbell Price, the Curator of Egypt and the Sudan at Manchester Museum will present his talk 'Behind The Gilded Mask of Ta-Sheri-Ankh - the life and afterlife of an Egyptian Woman c.300BC' at Middleton Archaeological Society's monthly meeting.

Mega Cruise event not to be missed, at the Broadfield Hotel, Rochdale, featuring many major cruise operators.

Great deals to be had from free on board credit, to some fabulous deals for early bookers. Guest speaker and on hand advisory experts.

Littleborough Civic Trust is a voluntary body affiliated to the national Civic Trust. It was established in 1971 and exists to conserve and enhance the environment of Littleborough.

Our activities depend on the interests of members, but include writing books, planting trees and encouraging Local Authority actions.

We meet on the second Tuesday of every month. Meetings are open to anyone, members or not.

For many years the Friends have been helping the Art Gallery to conserve and acquire paintings for the collection.

Talks by invited speakers about art history and craft are held most months with the occasional trip to visit other art collections.

No booking required. All welcome.

Runs every second Tuesday of every month.

Annual General Meeting

New members always welcome.

Michael Herbert looks at women such as Frances Morrison Catherine Barmby and Margaret Chappelsmith, who wrote and lectured on the rights of women in the early Co-operative movement.

Michael is a Trustee of the Working Class Movement Library in Salford. His book “Up Then Brave Women” Manchester’s Radical Women 1819-1918 was published in October 2012.

Vicky Nash, Archaeologist at the University of Salford will present her talk on the recent Chapel Street Excavations during Middleton Archaeological Society's monthly meeting.

Personal Well-Being and Performance Purpose Teaches a range of strategies and techniques to help individuals achieve and maintain well-being.

Course Contents • Strategies to enhance well-being and performance • Managing emotions • Engaging in effective relationships • Breathing for energy

2013 sees the 75th anniversary of one of the most remarkable International Co-operative Day celebration events held in the UK – the Wembley Pageant.

Organised jointly by three of the Co-operative Societies in Greater London (London, South Suburban and Watford) and held at the recently opened Wembley Stadium, the pageant involved over 3,000 artistes and drawn mainly from co-operative auxiliary organisations, and was enjoyed by an audience of over 60,000 people.

Towards Tomorrow – A Pageant of Co-operation was the highlight of the day’s celebrations. It lasted over two hours with music scored by Alan Bush, founder of the Workers Music Association and tracked developments from ‘Merrie England’, through the Industrial Revolution with its accompanying suffering and drive to war, to the prospect of a co-operative future. Many of these themes were also used Danny Boyle opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics.

This session will explore the background to the Wembley Pageant and view a remarkable 40 minute film made by the London Co-operative Society’s Political Committee.