Rochdale Retail Ready People Business Breakfast

Friday 25 January, 8.30am - 10am, Pioneers Museum, Toad Lane, Rochdale

Rochdale has been chosen as one of 10 UK towns for Retail Ready People - an exciting volunteering programme giving young people the opportunity to breathe new life into the high street.

Retail Ready People (RRP) is run by Retail Trust and youth volunteering charity vInspired. The project challenges young people to turn disused spaces into pop-up shops for their communities. The scheme is designed to give young people who would like to or who are already working in retail an opportunity to build new skills in business and retail, whilst doing something unique, fun and positive at the same time.

The project will recruit up to 25 young people to take part in a free 14 week programme running from 01 March - 30 June, offering 14 hours training & support per week and the chance to set up and run a high street pop-up shop.

To find out more abut this exciting scheme, come along to the free Business Breakfast meeting being held at the Pioneers Museum on Friday 25 January from 8.30am. Please book online to reserve your place: http://rrp-rochdale.eventbrite.co.uk/ 

Future of the Feel Good Festival

The Council are making a funding decision in the next few weeks on the future of the Feel Good Festival. What are your views? Post your comments here!

http://menmedia.co.uk/rochdaleobserver/news/s/1598513_feel-good-festivals-future-hangs-in-balance

Join Us At The Next Meeting of the Rochdale Borough High Street Foundation

WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY, 5.45PM - 7.30PM

Multicultural Arts & Media Centre (MAMC)

Unit 3 Dean House, Rochdale, OL11 1DS

A G E N D A

5.45pm	Networking Light refreshments will be served. Optional 15min talk / tour on MAMC will take place from 6pm.		30mins
6.15pm	Welcome	Paul Clarke	5mins
6.20pm	Forward Plan Discussion / Q&A	Peter Rowlinson	10mins
6.30pm	Night Time Economy Action Plan Discussion / Q&A	Debbie O’Brien Frances Fielding	10mins
6.40pm	Love Rochdale Discussion / Q&A	Mark Roberts	10mins
7.50pm	Incredible Edibles Rochdale Discussion / Q&A	Chris Taylor	10mins
7.00pm	Open Forum	All	30mins
7.30pm	Time & Date of Next Meeting One Year Celebration Event Wednesday 20 March, 5.45pm – 7.30pm, Number One Riverside