Our guide to what's on in the borough this weekend
Date published: 09 January 2025
Middleton Arena
Lots to do in and around the borough this weekend: Heywood Model Railway Group Open Day, Twist & Shout – A Journey Back to the Swinging 60s, First Friday Business Networking, Fireground Museum, Gallery exhibition and much more…
- Events happening all weekend
Visit Fireground Museum – Fireground, Maclure Road, Friday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm
Fire Museum attractions are on show including historic and recent day artefacts.
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/76484/events-in-rochdale/visit-fireground-museum
Gallery Exhibition - Littleborough Coach House, Friday - Saturday, 10am - 3pm
Littleborough Art Society. Elizabeth White. Exhibitions are generally mounted in the Heritage Room and Victoria Room …
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/75073/events-in-rochdale/gallery-exhibitions-wardle-artists
- Friday 10 January
First Friday Business Networking - Fire Up Co-Working, 12.30pm
Fire Up is pleased to welcome small businesses to a free monthly networking event hosted by Carter, Collins and Myer.
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/76151/events-in-rochdale/first-friday-business-networking
Castleton Literary and Scientific Society - Castleton Community Centre, 7pm
Book Evening. Members are invited to read a short passage from a favourite book.
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/77095/events-in-rochdale/castleton-literary-and-scientific-society
For a full list of Fridays events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=10-01-2025&searchtype=date
- Saturday 11 January
Rochdale Ramblers' Saturday Walk - Cheesden Brook from Owd Betts, 10am
This is a moderate walk in the scenic Cheesden Valley with some inclines and rough ground.
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/76928/events-in-rochdale/rochdale-ramblers-saturday-walks
Heywood Model Railway Group Open Day - Unit 4 Park Works, 10am - 4pm
Do you have locos and stock but not enough space to run them? Why not come along to one of our open days where you can stretch the legs of your locos by running them on one of our layouts.
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/76987/events-in-rochdale/heywood-model-railway-group-open-day
Code Club - Rochdale Central Library, 10.15am
Come along and learn to code at Rochdale main library, the sessions will be fun and informal and are suitable for children aged 9 to 13 years of age.
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/77212/events-in-rochdale/code-club
Twist & Shout – A Journey Back to the Swinging 60s - Middleton Arena, 7.30pm
An all-star cast from the West End deliver a musical powerhouse of a show that starts with the explosion of Brit Pop in 1962 through to the era of Flower Power and Free Love of the late sixties.
For a full list of Saturday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=11-01-2025&searchtype=date
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