Our guide to what you can do in and around the borough this weekend

Save Samantha New Year Ball, Live Music in Rochdale Town Centre, Prostate Cancer Testing Day, Memorial Ride for Scott Hetherington, GoParty for children, Rochdale AFC v Fleetwood Town, Jazz on a Sunday and Heywood Messy Play - lots to do in and around the borough this weekend.

• Events happening all weekend

GoParty – Heywood Civic Centre, Sat 19 & Sun 20 Jan, 1pm – 4pm

Fun weekend activities for children including a kids disco, soft play, face painting, photobooth and arts & crafts.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59197/

• Friday 18 January

Women in Business: Personal Excellence – Rochdale Town Hall, 9.30am – 1pm

A workshop for women who are running or thinking of starting a business from home.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59045/

Rochdale Gramophone Society – St George’s Church Hall, 2.30pm – 4.30pm

If you enjoy good music (both light and serious) then you are bound to find something to your taste in our programmes of recorded music.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59221/

Castleton Literary & Scientific Society – Castleton Community Centre, 7pm

Tonights session is about ‘The Whitworth Doctors’ From Blacksmiths to Surgeons presented by Brian Furness.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59228/

Save Samantha New Year Ball – Rochdale Town Hall, 7pm – 1am

A night of entertainment not to be missed for the Save Samantha charity including an auction, live music, raffle, photobooth, a 3-course meal and more.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59188/

Live Music: 47fingers – The Flying Horse Hotel, band on 10pm

Playing the likes of Foo Fighters, Green Day, Nirvana, Linkin Park and Metallica.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59559/

Live Music: AKA Noel Gallagher – Empire Rochdale, 6pm – 4am

A tribute to Oasis and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59163/

For a full list of Friday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=18-01-2019&searchtype=date

• Saturday 19 January

PSA Testing Day at Rochdale Football Club – Study Centre at Crown Oil Arena, 11am – 2pm

In conjunction with the Barry Kilby Prostate Cancer Appeal men can measure the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in their blood.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/58559/

Memorial Ride for Scott Hetherington – Meet at Rochdale Town Hall, 11.30am

A Middleton lad, Scott is a soldier from the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, who sadly died in Iraq. Ride will finish at The Gardeners Arms.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59560/

Borough Beats for Young Creatives – Touchstones Rochdale, 1pm – 3pm

The first session of a 10 week course for ages 11 – 25 years who want to take part in music and arts activities.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59567/

Rochdale AFC v Fleetwood Town – Crown Oil Arena, 3pm kick off

Sky Bet League One match.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/58599/

Shivers – Touchstones Rochdale, 7.30pm – 9.30pm

A trio of delightfully thrilling new ghost stories, set to the haunting sounds of the violin.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/58716/

Live Music: Wrong Jovi – Empire Rochdale, 6pm – 4am

Wrong Jovi return to Empire in Rochdale due to insanely popular demand! Tribute to Bon Jovi.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59164/

For a full list of Saturday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=19-01-2019&searchtype=date

• Sunday 20 January

Mess Around Party! Heywood Messy play event – Trinity Methodist Church, 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Little ones from 6 months+ can enjoy getting messy with our famous painting wall, rainbow rice tea party, celebration spaghetti and lots more.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59469/

Jazz on a Sunday – Newtown National Club, doors open 7.15pm

Tonight we host Martin Bennett's Old Green River Band.

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/59268/

For a full list of Sunday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=20-01-2019&searchtype=date

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http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/submit