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  Rochdale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rochdale is a large town in the north-west of England.
With a population of 95,796 it is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester.
Rochdale College in Toronto, Canada, a now-closed co-operative housing and alternative education experiment, was named in honour of the town of Rochdale as a tribute to its historic importance for the co-operative movement.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rochdale   (1127 words)

  
 Rochdale PCT - Welcome to Rochdale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dominating the skyline to the north and east of the Borough are spectacular views of open moorland along the magnificent Pennine edge while to the south and west are pleasant river valleys, woodlands and meadows.
Rochdale PCT covers the town of Rochdale and its suburbs (excluding Heywood and Middleton) and has a resident population of 130435 (2001 Census).
The population of Rochdale is generally younger than the average for the North West with a quarter of people 16 or under and with a fifth of the population from ethnic backgrounds.
www.rochdalepct.nhs.uk /RochdalePCT/welcome   (464 words)

  
 Rochdale, Greater Manchester
The present Metropolitan Borough was formed out of six independent local authorities in the early 1970s - Heywood, Littleborough, Middleton, Milnrow, Rochdale and Wardle - and stretches from the north-eastern side of Manchester to the Pennines and the borders of South Yorkshire.
Rochdale is the main town and is the administrative and commercial centre of the borough.
Rochdale was a major weaving district, and the upper floors of cottages in towns like Wardle, Littleborough and Milnrow still bear evidence of Weaver's windows, where cotton, and earlier wool, was woven.
www.manchester2002-uk.com /towns/rochdale1.html   (578 words)

  
 Rochdale Petrus Community
Funding is provided by Rochdale Challenge Partnership through the Single Regeneration Budget Round 5 and by the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions through the Homelessness Action Programme.
We have found that although the Rochdale area now has very few (if any) long-term rough sleepers, people may often be found sleeping on the streets of Rochdale when in crisis situations.
Rochdale Petrus Community has employed one full time worker and one part time (20 hrs/week) worker, jointly responsible for both the outreach and research elements of the work.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /rochdalepetrus/articles/barriers1.html   (2459 words)

  
 Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, formerly Rochdale in Lancashire
Although modern Rochdale still has its fair share of industrial and commercial development, the major part of the borough is open countryside, or within view of it.
the famous political radical was born in Rochdale; Norman Evans, the great stage and radio comic hailed from Rochdale, and was discovered by Gracie Fields when he performed at the Rochdale Hippodrome; Lord Byron, the English Romantic poet, became a resident of Hopwood Hall in Rochdale in 1808 when he inherited the estate.
However, the coming of the Rochdale Canal (1794-1804) and the trans-Pennine railway changed that and by 1860 a small town was growing where the road and canal met.
www.manchester2002-uk.com /towns/rochdale2.html   (1048 words)

  
 Community Foundation for Greater Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rochdale Borough Council, The Community Foundation serving Rochdale, North Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Rochdale Observer have teamed up in a unique partnership to establish and develop a bespoke fund for people across the Borough of Rochdale.
The ‘Proud to be Local – Rochdale Borough Fund’ will provide a simple and effective way for local people and companies across the borough to support the communities in which they live or work.
It will be the only fund of its kind with a focus on supporting local need and will act as an effective link between community minded donors and the many small charities and local community groups who desperately need funding to assist the work they do in supporting and strengthening their respective communities.
www.communityfoundation.co.uk /newsandevents/rochdale.asp   (600 words)

  
 Rochdale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rochdale is a town in Greater Manchester in north-west England.
It is the main town in the metropolitan borough of Rochdale, and gets its name from its position on the River Roch at the edge of the Pennines.
Rochdale College, in Toronto, Canada, a co-operative housing and alternative education experiment, was named in honour of the town of Rochdale.
www.centipedia.com /articles/Rochdale   (295 words)

  
 Rochdale Workhouse and Poor Law Union
The Wuerdle and Wardle workhouse was a row of cottages at Calf Hey, at the north of Wardle Fold.
Rochdale was an area of vociferous opposition to the New Poor Law and the new union was set up in the face of opposition from local ratepayers.
An 1876 sketch of Dearnley workhouse from the south-east.
users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/Rochdale/Rochdale.shtml   (1809 words)

  
 Rochdale (Borough) - Wissen im Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rochdale ist ein Verwaltungsbezirk mit dem Status eines Metropolitan Borough in der Grafschaft Greater Manchester in England.
Fusioniert wurden dabei der County Borough Rochdale, die Municipal Boroughs Heywood und Middleton sowie die Urban Districts Castleton, Littleborough, Milnrow und Wardle.
Rochdale blieb für zeremonielle Zwecke Teil von Greater Manchester, wie auch für einzelne übergeordnete Aufgaben wie Polizei, Feuerwehr und öffentlicher Verkehr.
www.wissen-im-web.de /wiki/Rochdale_%28Borough%29   (159 words)

  
 House of Commons - Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Memoranda
Rochdale is located to the north east of the city of Manchester and straddles the trans-Pennine M62.
Rochdale MBC has used the findings of a boroughwide housing needs survey, its housing waiting list and a recent housing market study to assess the level of demand for additional affordable housing and to identify the priority areas for new provision.
Rochdale MBC would not have been able to meet the Government's target regarding decency standards for social housing if it had not switched the management of its housing stock to an arms length management organisation.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmtlgr/809/809m76.htm   (2479 words)

  
 Welcome to Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The draft SCI is now finalised and subject to a formal consultation period, from 4 December 2006 to 15 January 2007.
Rochdale Town Centre Management presents a what's on guide for Christmas 2006.
Rochdale Council has been recognised for the quality of support it gives to carers.
www.rochdale.gov.uk   (333 words)

  
 Rochdale UK - Rochdale Greater Manchester England OL16
Rochdale in Greater Manchester, formerly Rochdale in Lancashire, the churches of...
Rochdale, town and borough in the Greater manchester metropolitan County, formerly Lancashire, famous as a textile spinning and weaving town, birthplace of
borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester in North West England.
www.dotukdirectory.co.uk /d142815.html   (216 words)

  
 Rochdale Harriers 150 Years of Sport
Eleven years before his death Rochdale Harriers had been formed, and in the year of his death Harriers’ junior men’s team were North of England cross-country champions.
The demise of the Athletic Club left Rochdale Harriers in prominence, but it was not until after World War II that Harriers started to make a name for themselves on the county and national scene.
In March 1962 he became the first Rochdale runner to compete in an England senior team which won an international cross-country title, and in June of that year he was invited by the AAA to compete in a three-mile event in Belfast.
www.rochdaleharriers.co.uk /150years.htm   (1619 words)

  
 Paul Rowen MP and Rochdale Liberal Democrats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rochdale Council have confirmed their opposition to Compulsory ID Cards at a very constructive debate at a Rochdale Council Meeting.
Rochdale Council has backed the campaign for a new registration scheme that would require all off-road bikes to be registered with the DVLA.
Rochdale Council has backed the Manchester Evening News' Campaign for a new registration scheme that would require all off-road bikes to be registered with the DVLA.
www.rochdalelibdems.org.uk   (1170 words)

  
 Rochdale AFC - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Rochdale AFC, English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, that started the 2006-2007 season playing in the Football League Two.
Rochdale is located in the metropolitan area of Greater Manchester, south of...
Rochdale (town), town, administrative centre of Rochdale borough, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, north-western England, on the...
uk.encarta.msn.com /Rochdale_AFC.html   (84 words)

  
 Rochdale Tourist Information on AboutBritain.com
Dominated by spectacular views of open moorland and close to the magnificent Pennine Edge, Rochdale has been at the forefront of political change and is famous as the birthplace of the Co-operative Movement as well as being the home of Gracie Fields and many other famous sons and daughters.
Rochdale's spacious town centre is dominated by the spectacular Victorian Gothic Town Hall which is fronted by the broad Esplanade, still thought to be the widest road bridge in Europe with the River Roach below.
Walkers will enjoy exploring the Rochdale Way a new circular footpath around the whole of the borough of Rochdale; the whole route is 50 miles long but can be split up into shorter sections.
www.aboutbritain.com /towns/rochdale.asp   (731 words)

  
 Rochdale Lancashire through time | Local history overview for the place
Rochdale is a place of great antiquity; there was a Roman station in the vicinity.
Rochdale is the centre of the co-operative movement, which originated there in 1844.
You may be able to find further references to Rochdale in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.
www.visionofbritain.org.uk /place/place_page.jsp?p_id=792   (340 words)

  
 Town Centres (Rochdale) - Rochdale Development Agency
Rochdale Town Centre is the largest in the Borough and is designated as a sub-regional shopping centre.
RDA is working together with Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and other partners to improve the wider town centre but early attention is being given to the area around the existing bus station, which we call Town Centre East.
Rochdale town centre is about to be transformed with millions of pounds of new investment.
www.investinrochdale.co.uk /content.asp?ID=15&PageID=1   (1170 words)

  
 Community Foundation for Greater Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Borough of Rochdale Fund launched on 21st October 2005 aims to provide local people with a sustainable source of future funding that will overtime make a significant contribution to meeting the needs of Rockdale’s grass root community and voluntary groups.
Launched initially with dormant trust assets identified by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council and the Community Foundation, the aim now is to grow the size of the new fund in the coming months by inviting local businesses to become ‘Keyholders’ of the Borough of Rochdale Fund for a minimum community investment of £250.
Community groups and projects who wish to apply to the Borough of Rochdale Fund can call the Community Foundation on 0161 214 0940 for an application pack and to confirm the details of when the Fund will be open to applications.
www.communityfoundation.co.uk /campaigns/rochdale.asp   (327 words)

  
 Rochdale PCT - Rochdale PCT - Home & Latest News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
From 1st October 2006, the 2 PCT's in the Borough amalgamated to form the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale PCT.
Rochdale PCT's Annual Report has now been published along with a booklet describing some of the significant healthcare achievements we have made in the last 4 years.
Whether its mild asthma or lung cancer, a new group in Rochdale is set to offer support to individuals, families, friends and carers who are affected by a lung condition.
www.rochdalepct.nhs.uk   (499 words)

  
 Rochdale (disambiguation) - Wikimedia Commons
Rochdale F.C. Rochdale was a make of car [1].
Rochdale, Toronto or Rochdale College was a centre of the 1960s-70s youth counter culture in Toronto, Canada.
It was an eighteen-storey building, originally a college dormitory associated with the University of Toronto.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Rochdale_(disambiguation)   (153 words)

  
 Rochdale (Stadt)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rochdale ist eine Stadt im Metropolitan County Greater Manchester in Nordwest-England und Verwaltungsitz des Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale.
Rochdale nennt sich aufgrund seiner Geschichte bis heute Birthplace of co-operation) (Geburtsort des Genossenschaftswesens).
Rochdale unterhält Städtepartnerschaften mit Bielefeld (seit 1953), Tourcoing (Frankreich, seit 1956), Sahiwal (Pakistan, seit 1988) und Lviv (Ukraine, seit 1992).
www.biologie.de /biowiki/Rochdale_%28Stadt%29   (323 words)

  
 get rochdale barometer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rochdale Securities LLC has provided brokerage services to hundreds of institutional clients since 1975.
Rochdale Securities LLC is recognized for its strong client relationships, high-quality...
Rochdale is an investment management firm specializing in providing affluent individuals...
www.mobile-elfenschule.de /rochdale_barometer.html   (152 words)

  
 FOOTBALLCRESTS.COM - Rochdale AFC
The club crest / logo used by Rochdale AFC focuses on a variant of the arms of the former County Borough of Rochdale.
The coat of arms - based on those of the local and reputed Rachdale family with certain additions - was granted to the Borough by Heralds College in 1857.
When, in 1974, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council was formed (taking over from Rochdale County Borough Council and five other Borough / Urban District Councils) a new coat of arms was created and awarded for Council Use.
www.footballcrests.com /rochdaleafc.htm   (339 words)

  
 Ask Littleborough News & Features
Schools in the Rochdale Borough will benefit from a £150,000,000 investment, after it was announced that the Building Schools for the Future Bid has been successful.
Leader of Rochdale Council Councillor Alan Taylor said: "This is a hugely important day for the Borough of Rochdale, a day that will lead to better schools and better facilities.
The Rochdale Borough Cabinet will meet on 29 January to discuss the initial reaction to the outline proposals and to plan the next step for the Borough of Rochdale.
www.rochdaleonline.co.uk /Littleborough/News/news.asp?ID=2619   (507 words)

  
 Rochdale tourist information
Created in 1974, the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale stretches from the north-east side of Manchester to the Pennines and the borders of South Yorkshire.
Rochdale is also famous as the birthplace of the world-wide Co-operative Movement.
Famous people associated with Rochdale include Lord Byron, who owned the ancient manor until 1823, the singer and actress Gracie Fields, born here in 1898, and the town's former Liberal MP Cyril Smith.
www.touruk.co.uk /manchester/rochdale.htm   (818 words)

  
 Spinning the Web > Places > NW Cotton towns > Other
Situated in the Roch valley, Rochdale grew rapidly in the 19th Century, the first cotton mill erected in 1795: one of the weavers there was Jacob Bright, father of John Bright.
Rochdale was initially a wool town, specialising in baizes, flannels, kerseys, coatings and cloth, all of which was exported widely abroad.
Milnrow is located at the foot of the Pennines, situated between Rochdale and Oldham, approximately 10 miles north-east of Manchester.
www.spinningtheweb.org.uk /m_display.php?irn=240&sub=nwcotton&theme=places&crumb=Other   (612 words)

  
 Rochdale Principles - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Rochdale Principles - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Rochdale, borough, metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, northern England, on the Roch River.
Code (law), in jurisprudence, a systematic compilation of law in written form, issued by rulers in former times, and promulgated by legislative...
encarta.msn.com /Rochdale_Principles.html   (117 words)

  
 GNN - Government News Network
Objections to the provisional recommendations for the Boroughs of Bolton, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Trafford and Wigan and the Cities of Manchester and Salford led to a public inquiry, which was held between 31 October and 17 November 2005.
The Commission decided that they would not recommend the inclusion of the Rochdale Borough ward of Bamford in Rochdale CC and considered that the reasons given by the Assistant Commissioner in his report were strong enough to support his recommendation.
Ten wards of the Borough of Rochdale:- Balderstone and Kirkholt, Central Rochdale, Healey, Kingsway, Littleborough Lakeside, Milkstone and Deeplish, Milnrow and Newhey, Smallbridge and Firgrove, Spotland and Falinge, Wardle and West Littleborough.
www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=215257&NewsAreaID=2   (2284 words)

  
 Sort it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rochdale currently produces around 107,000 tonnes of rubbish each year.
The whole of the Borough is covered by the kerbside-recycling scheme.
These properties are being considered as part of the development of recycling services in Rochdale Borough.
www.recycleforgreatermanchester.com /faq.php?story=Rochdale   (662 words)

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