Our guide to what you can do in and around the Borough this Weekend
Date published: 01 June 2017
Go pond dipping
Pond Dipping, Live Music & Bands, Cricket, Junior Parkrun, Boxing, Fire Service Museum and Ellenroad Steam Engine Open Days - lots to do round the borough for all the family.
- Friday 2 June
Springhill Hospice Benefit Night, 8.30pm, Wellfield Club
Another fantastic Irish night of dancing to Pat Jordan and Finians Rainbow.
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/47930/events-in-rochdale/springhill-hospice-benefit-night
Volunteer Fair, 10am - 3pm, The Lighthouse Project
As part of volunteers week which runs from the 1st till 7th of June CVS Rochdale’s Volunteer Centre have arranged through the Volunteering and social action partnership a number of volunteer fair events
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/47897/events-in-rochdale/volunteer-fair
Wizdom, 8pm - 4am, Empire Rochdale
Wizdom are a three piece cover band with harmony vocals, playing a wide range of music a mixture of pop classic rock & some Funky Stuff for good measure.
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/47960/events-in-rochdale/wizdom
Your bus matters - have your say about local bus services, 10am - 2pm, Front of the Bus Station
Come along and have your say about local bus services. An opportunity to tell the people who run your bus service what you think.
From Norden with love, 7.00pm, Norden Cricket Club
A fundraising event for the victims of the Manchester bomb DJ sets from: Dave Sweetmore, Zak Thompson, Oli Makin, Special guest Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff MBE.
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/48101/events-in-rochdale/from-norden-with-love
The Flying Horse - The Biscuit Brothers
Live Music. Come and enjoy some great live entertainment!
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/48122/events-in-rochdale/the-flying-horse-the-biscuit-brothers
For a full list of Friday's events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=02-06-2017&searchtype=date
- Saturday 3 June
JOAN, 7.30 pm - 8.40 pm, Touchstones Rochdale
An earthy story of courage, conviction and hope, this play is a refreshing look at Joan of Arc – history’s greatest underdog.
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/47406/events-in-rochdale/joan
White Collar Boxing, 7pm, Middleton Arena
Warriors Boxing Academy are presenting an evening of white collar boxing with top of the bill Saul 'The Brick Wall' Wadsworth defending his Northern English light heavyweight title.
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/48039/events-in-rochdale/white-collar-boxing
Littleborough & District Lions Evening of Entertainment, 8:00pm, Littleborough Cricket Club
The Flying Horse - Paddy O'Hare, The Flying Horse Hotel
Live Music. Come and enjoy some great live entertainment!
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/48123/events-in-rochdale/the-flying-horse-paddy-ohare
For a full list of Saturday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=03-06-2017&searchtype=date
- Sunday 4 June
Jazz on a Sunday: Maine Street Jazzmen, 8.00pm, Newtown National Club
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/46078/events-in-rochdale/jazz-on-a-sunday-maine-street-jazzmen
Fire Service Museum Monthly Open Day, 10.00am - 4.00pm, Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum
Fire museum attractions will be on show including our collection of historic firefighting artefacts from the 18th century to present day
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/46182/events-in-rochdale/fire-service-museum-monthly-open-day
Pond Dipping, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre
Find out what lurks in the murk of Ealees pond. Booking essential.
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/47942/events-in-rochdale/pond-dipping
Littleborough women's soft ball cricket festival, 1.00pm - 5.00pm, Littleborough Cricket Club
Ladies fancy giving cricket a go this summer? Littleborough Cricket Club has been selected to host one of the England & Wales Cricket Board Soft Ball Cricket Festivals
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/47962/events-in-rochdale/littleborough-womens-soft-ball-cricket-festival
Queen’s Park Junior Parkrun, 9.00am, Queens Park - meet near the fountain
What is Queen’s Park junior parkrun, Rochdale? It is a 2k run for juniors only (4-14 year olds). If you are not a junior please try one of our weekly Saturday parkrun events instead. Please register before your first run.
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/48073/events-in-rochdale/queens-park-junior-parkrun
Ellenroad Engine House Open Day, 11am - 4pm, Ellenroad Engine House, Steam Museum
Join us for our monthly in steam day! Come along and see the World's Largest Working Steam Mill Engine.
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/48054/events-in-rochdale/ellenroad-engine-house-open-day
For a full list of Sunday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary
https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=04-06-2017&searchtype=date
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