Rochdale’s own Botany Bay

Tracy Powers from Urban Sofa Design

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An old Rochdale mill is being transformed into a working network system, where new start up businesses can operate under one roof. The ‘Botany Bay’ style system is underway at the Meadowcroft Mill in Bamford, Rochdale. It will include a variety of shops and stalls, which will come together to form The Urban Gallery, organised by the owner of Urban Sofa Designs, Tracy Powers.

Tracy said: “It’s a great opportunity for everyone to be under one roof, this place has a lot of potential and could be totally transformed. We have a variety of shops from sofa’s to beauty salons. It’s great to be able to do something like this in Rochdale”.

The businesses that are setting up in the mill include:

• Urban Sofa Design - a personalised sofa company
• Girl on the Hill – a hand crafted card store
• Class A Windows – windows and doors
• AAA Garden Makeovers – garden makeover company
• Beautiful U – beauty and aromatherapy salon
• Ceramics by Kalusaja – hand crafted ceramics stall
• The Picnic Company – exclusive delivery service including champagne and strawberries.

Bradley Ridgeway from Class A Windows and Doors said, “I’ve actually been set up at Meadowcroft Mill since October. Now with the Urban Gallery starting up, it’s a great opportunity to meet other local businesses, and help each other with networking etc”.

Amanda Sutherland from Girl on the Hill Card Design said, “Urban Gallery is a great idea, and a wonderful opportunity for us all”.

The Urban Gallery officially opens on Saturday 26 February 2005 at 10.00am. If you would like more information, please contact Urban Sofa Design owner Tracy Powers on 01706 364777 or email Urbansofadesign@aol.com or visit The Urban Gallery at The Lodge, Meadowcroft Mill, off Bury Road, Bamford, Rochdale, OL11 4AU.

The Urban Gallery is being sponsored by Inbiz, Women in Enterprise, SRB5 and Manchester Metropolitan University.