Link4Life on the ball to make someone's day

Link4Life, the boroughs cultural and leisure trust will be giving some deserving local residents a 'Day to Remember' when the Rugby League World Cup 2013 comes to the borough next month.

The organisation, which runs the council owned leisure facilities in the borough including Middleton Arena, Heywood Sports Village, Rochdale Leisure Centre and Touchstones Arts & Heritage Centre has signed up to the tournaments 'Day to Remember' scheme. Link4Life, which has overseen £34 million of investment in new facilities in the borough in the last five years, will provide complimentary tickets for deserving local people.

The company was set up in 2007 to provide residents and visitors the opportunity to lead healthy, creative and active lifestyles. Board Vice-Chairman Kevin Finnegan said Link4Life are fully behind Rugby League World Cup 2013: "Right from the beginning Link4Life has been supporting this game, and are actively involved in both organising elements of the event and promoting it to as wide an audience as possible.

"The Rugby League World Cup in Rochdale is a massive event and with less than a couple of months to go we wanted to extend our involvement to ensure some really deserving local people who might have otherwise missed out will be at Spotland Stadium to enjoy this unique sporting occasion."

Tickets for Fiji v Ireland on Monday 28 October starting at £10 (£5 concessions) are available to purchase online at www.rlwc2013.com or by phoning 0844 847 2013. Tickets for all games in the tournament - including Rochdale's are also available in person from Spotland Stadium box office.

Over half a million people are expected to watch the 28 matches live, with a further 20 million viewers from 120 countries tuning in from around the world.