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Radio It’s inevitable when living in a place such as Ramsbottom for it to feature in many mainstream forms of media. You know the sort, Newspapers, TV and of course Radio. Find out exactly where the reference was this time on this week’s podcast. Free Exercise! Bury Venues are looking to start a FREE keep […] The post Ramsbottom on the radio again – Episode 126 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Snow, you’ve all had it, hope your week hasn’t been too bad with it. James Frith and Rishi Shori are meeting with the owner of the Mondi Paper Mill Site and representatives from the banks. Local girl Emma Greenwood is now the Youth MP for Bury. A huge congratulations to @emma_ymp who is Bury’s new […] The post Snow and meet the Mondi Paper Mill Owners – Episode 125 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Items discussed on the podcast this week: Ripon Hall Avenue Country Club Decision Made. Was Park 66 a secret MI5 base? Park 66 is planned to reopen after around £20m worth of investment to develop the site. What can we expect? Why is the M66 not illuminated by street lighting? Why does the Queen own […] The post Was Park 66 a secret MI5 base? – Episode 124 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Don’t forget that this is a podcast, you can listen by clicking the play button above, or subscribe to get this and any future episodes straight to you. It’s difficult not to dedicate this whole episode to Ramsbottom United given their recent amazing and well publicised win over Weymouth, but I will keep the regular […] The post Ramsbottom United do it again – Episode 123 appeared first on This is Rammy.

As you may very well know, Sunday the 13th of January was “Rubber Duckie Day”. I obviously didn’t need to tell you that, you knew already, but assuming you didn’t, you do now. So what’s that got to do with Ramsbottom? Well, not only is there the giant duck rubber race every year with Ramsbottom […] The post Rubber Ducks and Free Books – Episode 122 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Thank you for being such an amazing town, sure we have our share of issues but there is a vein of community that flows freely. If you want to hear more, click on the play button above or subscribe to the podcast to get this, and any future episodes (or download any of the back […] The post Happy New Year Ramsbottom 2018 – Episode 121 appeared first on This is Rammy.

If there was ever a subject which will get people heated up, it’s parking in Ramsbottom and this week Bury Council have proposed that a new “no loading at any time” I believe that’s double yellows but feel free to correct me, is to be introduced on Ramsbottom Lane. This was reported this week in […] The post Parking reduction planned for Ramsbottom – Episode 120 appeared first on This is Rammy.

We’re in to December and lots of people have already started putting up their Christmas decorations. I’m not sure if you have yet but I do like how Christmasy it’s starting to look around our town, especially now that the big tree is up in Market Place. Well one thing is for sure this week, […] The post Head for the Hills 2019 is cancelled – Episode 119 appeared first on This is Rammy.

This week, Ramsbottom sits a town divided. The division has been caused by two topics close to residents hearts. There has been a hive of activity on the website this month related to two posts in particular. These both concen the future of The Grants Arms and the specific have all been around the plans […] The post Recent topics divide Ramsbottom opinion – Episode 118 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Another week and another episode of This is Rammy to hopefully help provide you with a little bit of “what’s going on” around Ramsbottom. This podcast cannot possibly begin to try to fill the gap of going out and experiencing it for yourself though, so if you’re local to Ramsbottom, please do remember to take […] The post Ramsbottom Remembers – Episode 117 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Welcome to another episode of the podcast, last weekend it was Bonfire Night and in last weeks episode I listed several places over the weekend. Me and my son were able to get to the Cricket Club for the display which was cracking, another fantastic event on our local calendar. My son was very tired […] The post A new café and flying planes at 100 – Episode 116 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Remember, this is a podcast so you can click on the play button above to listen, or better yet, subscribe to get them automatically free each time a new episode is released. Welcome to this latest episode of the podcast. It’s been quite a bit colder these past few days, with Halloween quickly approaching I […] The post Local bonfire night events for 2018 – Episode 115 appeared first on This is Rammy.

I’m not sure if you noticed but Bury Times recently reported that the limbo building that is the Grants Arms is being reviewed to be converted into office space by Bolton based Financial Advisors Group IFA. The Grants closed back in September 2017 and since then has remained in a deteriorating condition. There has been […] The post Should The Grant Arms be converted into offices? – Episode 114 appeared first on This is Rammy.

There have been quite a number of changes around Ramsbottom recently, not only have new places opened but there’s been some changes at Ramsbottom United this week too, so much to talk about but so little time! So let’s get on with the show. No sign of Tom Cruise… New cocktail bar Signature opened this […] The post A week of changes in Ramsbottom – Episode 113 appeared first on This is Rammy.

I’m back! I thought given that today is International Podcast Day, it’s as good a day as any to bring the podcast back. Sorry for being away so long. This episode of the podcast is a return to the regular form, I’ve got some news, events and some Ramsbottom United scores thrown in too. 2018 […] The post The Podcast Returns – Episode 112 appeared first on This is Rammy.

There’s a number of changes happening in Ramsbottom currently. There’s gas pipes being changed, several buildings being renovated ready for new businesses (The Masons, Yummies, Toppings Butchers, The Venetian) and there’s a Cake Sale coming up in Ramsbottom Fire Station (see below). What do you think about all the changes happening around Ramsbottom currently? I’d […] The post Cranes, Cakes and Changes – Episode 111 appeared first on This is Rammy.

It’s coming up to the May bank holiday this weekend and one of the regular events on the Ramsbottom calendar around this time is the 1940s weekend, or war weekend as it was previously known but for obvious reasons this name fell out of fashion. This time the 1940s weekend has had a bit of […] The post 1940s Weekend 2018 – Episode 110 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Jackie Griffith’s and daughter Isabel are two people who haven’t sat around waiting for things to get fixed, they’ve had intention, direction, a purpose and have got s*&t done! After retiring early to look after her parents, Jackie found that she had some spare time, and with her daughter Isabel, who had recently returned from […] The post Litter Picking with Jackie and Isabel Griffiths – Episode 109 appeared first on This is Rammy.

When Sarah first discovered Total Immersion Swimming she realised that this way of swimming was so groundbreaking that she wanted to become a teacher. Sarah’s commitment to making swimming enjoyable and accessible to all helped her gain recognition as the I Will If You Will Bury Sporting Female Of The Year for 2015. Sarah is […] The post Sarah Hill owner of Swimmingly – Episode 108 appeared first on This is Rammy.

Not a week goes by in Ramsbottom without something amazing to talk about, this week we had the fantastic Rammy Rocks Festival held in Nuttall Park in aid of various charities. I’ve mentioned Rammy Rocks before, the last episode in fact where they were hosting a stall at the Chocolate Festival to get everyone involved. […] The post Rammy Rocks Festival and Local News – Episode 107 appeared first on This is Rammy.