by Jodie Lee | Sep 25, 2023 | News
Celebrate Christmas with Rossendale Leisure Trust! Are you looking for somewhere to enjoy some Christmas Celebrations with work colleagues, family, or friends? The Ashcroft and Bar and Kitchen at the Whitaker are hosting their Christmas party nights! The perfect place...
by Jodie Lee | Sep 19, 2023 | Community, Health & Fitness, News
ATTENDING tai chi classes has done more than just keep sprightly 80-year-old Ann Childs fit, it also helped her cope with bereavement. Ann has been a regular at Rossendale Leisure Trust’s Adrenaline Centre in Haslingden for 30 years, initially joining a walking group...
by Jodie Lee | Sep 19, 2023 | Community, Health & Fitness, News
COMPLETING the Couch to 5k challenge transformed the lives of Alex Alvarez-Bleasdale and her mother Michele Heys and now they volunteer to run the programme. Alex’s sister Cheryl Goodman, who then worked for Up and Active, was running the sessions at Marl Pits in...
by Jodie Lee | Sep 19, 2023 | Community, News
NEARLY 1,500 bookings were made for young people to enjoy free healthy food and holiday activities over the summer holidays. The Holiday Activities and Food, HAF, programme is funded by the Department For Education, managed by Lancashire County Council and...
by Jodie Lee | Sep 19, 2023 | Community, News
MORE than 110 people are volunteering to ensure Rossendale’s cultural gem The Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery is a success. Volunteer Co-ordinator Caroline Beardmore said: “We now have 114 volunteers aged from 14 upwards, as part of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards...