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Rochdale In Bloom, North West In Bloom Judge, Rochdale AFC, Rugby League. Views my own.

Rochdale
Joined February 2016
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We welcomed @nwibofficial1 judges from @The_RHS to #Rochdale to score our delightful town centre, green spaces, local businesses and #volunteer groups. We're going for gold🤞 Our heartfelt thanks to everyone involved. @RochdaleBID @RochdaleTown @rochdaleinbloom @RochdaleTH
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Join our gardening club and learn new skills with community rangers: 📌Wednesday 2 April 10 am - 2 pm 📌Denehurst Park, Sandy Lane, Rochdale OL11 5DS Bring your gloves and let’s get planting! #GardeningClub #DenehurstPark #CommunityGardening #Volunteer
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EXCITING news! Rochdale will be Greater Manchester Town of Culture 2025/26. 🥳 The @greatermcr award highlights the creativity and diversity of Greater Manchester’s towns, putting the spotlight on remarkable art, culture and heritage #GMTownOfCulture #RochdaleTownOfCulture – at Rochdale, England
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Blooming exciting news - @The_RHS has announced the 2025 Britain in Bloom finalists, and #Middleton has been chosen to represent the North West in the Town Centres and City Centres category👏 Well done to everyone involved. Read more: rhs.org.uk/.../bri.../britai… @MiddInBloom
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Thanks to Roy Down from @rochdaleinbloom for sharing these lovely words about our teams and the scores of #volunteers who help make our borough outstanding in the In Bloom awards. Thank you to everyone involved, you know who you are👏 Watch his video: youtu.be/X3l91XQ5o3A?si=E4L9…
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Somehow it's already been a week since the #GMGreenSummit! We wanted to give another shoutout to Michelle, Victoria and Sohail for representing our Green Spaces Fund on the main stage with Andy Burnham. We're so proud of you & all 103 groups who are making GM greener! 💚
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Today Deeplish Community Centre was one of the speakers at #Greensummit2024 at Lowry theatre to share an inspiring story of “Community Gardening & Green Spaces” with so many inspiring projects and partners @WeActTogether @GMGreenCity @ElectricityNW @gmenvfund @LBFEW
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If you missed out on our last open day, don't worry - we've got 2 more in the diary for you to come and discover what we do at Touch Wood. Please let us know you’re coming so we can plan how much soup to cook! RSVP: [email protected] #CommunityShareOffer #EMERGE
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Our winter harvest @deeplishcc making the most! @The_RHS, We continue Growing our own vegetables and fruits inspiring change and community Gardening @gmenvfund @WeActTogether @RochdaleCouncil @CartwheelArts @LBFEW @TNLComFund
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Special congratulations to Mosques in Bloom, Norden in Bloom and all our wonderful communities🌺 Our Borough comes together as one team, showcasing pride in every corner and every effort for the betterment of Rochdale. Truly inspiring to see such unity and dedication💪 #Spirit
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Gold awards for Denehurst Park, Rochdale and Queen’s Park in Heywood 🏅@HeywoodInBloom @The_RHS
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Gold for Norden Jubilee Park for Pocket Park 🙌@nwibofficial1 @NordenJubilee @nordeninbloom
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Well done to Castleton in Bloom taking gold in the Urban Community category ⁦@nwibofficial1⁩ 🏅👏
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Best small city for Middleton and Rochdale 🏅🙌⁦@nwibofficial1⁩
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Best Mosque goes to Golden Mosque in Rochdale 🏅🙌⁦@nwibofficial1⁩
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It’s official Middleton will be representing our borough in the 2025 Britain in Bloom Awards for Town Centre! ⁦@The_RHS⁩ @middletoninbloom
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Spotland and Falinge take a Silver Gilt in the Urban Community category ⁦@nwibofficial1⁩ 🙌
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Best of luck to all the incredible volunteers and our @RochdaleCouncil team representing at the #BritaininBloom North West Awards today🌸🌿 So proud of everyone’s hard work and dedication to make our Borough shine. You make Rochdale look its best every day🌟 #ThisisRochdale
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It’s a gold award for Kirkholt and Balderstone in the Urban Community category 🏅🙌⁦@nwibofficial1⁩
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