Contents:
- Editor's welcome
- Feel Good Festival »
- Coffee @ the Craven reopens with a fresh new look
- Milnrow & Newhey Districts Community Carnival
- Adamsons Estates 80th Anniversary
- Rochdale town centre on the up
- “Mischief” at Touchstones this Autumn
- Rochdale’s relationship with Fiji celebrated with new project
- Salt Separation Services
- Rochdale Classic Car Show
- Lattice apple pie
- Double award win for Petrus at RHS Tatton Park
- Gardening tips for autumn
- Black pudding potato cake
- Queen's birthday honours for incredible four
- It’s not too late to enrol for an adult course at Hopwood Hall College and University Centre
- Time to get lashed?
- Hairdressing trend - spiced cherry
- To be forewarned is to be forearmed
- Turn your garden into a hedgehog haven
- Lesley Kaengele wins NHS schools’ competition
- Get bronchitis off your chest
- Memory lane
Autumn 2022Feel Good Festival
Returning for the first time since 2019, Rochdale was left feeling fantastic after thousands of appreciative music lovers enjoyed a day of sunshine, music, food and comedy as the Feel Good Festival returned with a bang on Saturday 13 August.
After a three year wait, the town centre was filled with a feast of music, food and entertainment in the summer sunshine. With Rochdale basking in temperatures of over 30 degrees for most of the day, the town centre was busy from early afternoon, with a large crowd gathering at the main stage.
Now in its 13th year, the main stage for the first time was situated at Hopwood Hall College due to the ongoing restoration of Rochdale Town Hall and the surrounding square where the festival is usually held. Headlined by The Fratellis – a returning headliner having made their Rochdale debut in 2016 – Rochdale was left on a high after a set of indie rock ‘n’ roll favourites in front of a crowd of over 3,000. Their rousing, celebratory set kicked off with Henrietta and closed with their hit Chelsea Dagger and the 60s classic Runaround Sue.
Also appearing on the main stage was rock band HAiG, The Northern Soultrain, Abbie Ozard, guitarist Aziz Ibrahim, Britain’s Got Talent finalist Sign Along With Us, dance act ENTT, indie/ folk duo Firewoodisland, DJ Dave Sweetmore and local band The Sprats.