News [leisure trust, arts heritage, sports centres, fitness health, rochdale, link4life, entertainment, Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust, museum, middleton arena, gallery, touchstones, local studies, central, bowlee, springhill, marland, heywood, littleborough,]
<< >>
Rochdale TIC Shortlisted for Prestigious Award 01 September 2010
Rochdale Tourist Information Centre has been shortlisted for a prestigious tourism award. The Centre located in Touchstones Rochdale is managed by Link4Life’s Arts and Heritage Service. North W... [ Show Article ]
Opening doors to fascinating free days out! 26 July 2010
The borough's spectacular and intriguing buildings are opening their doors to the public this September for the annual Heritage Open Days. Heritage Open Days (9-12 September) is a nationwide event, c... [ Show Article ]
Town centre sculpture brings back Technical School memories 25 July 2010
Take a walk up the cobbles of Nelson Street in Rochdale town centre and fond memories of Rochdale Technical School will come racing back – as a new sculpture now stands made from the original di... [ Show Article ]
Tanvi Kant: Cut, Stitch, Adorn 02 July 2010
‘Cut, Stitch, Adorn’ – a unique exhibition by Tanvi Kant is set to go on show at Touchstones Rochdale. Tanvi Kant is one of nine artists who work with crafts media and have been awar... [ Show Article ]
Glorious Stories Told at Touchstones Rochdale 16 June 2010
A celebration of a six month storytelling project run by Rochdale Arts and Heritage Service was held at Touchstones Rochdale on the 10 June 2010. The highlight of the evening was the premier screening... [ Show Article ]
Open the door to a fascinating day out 28 May 2010
Some of the boroughs most spectacular and intriguing buildings will be opening their doors to the public this September - and organisers now want to know what local building you’d like to have a... [ Show Article ]
Creative Writing takes place at Touchstones Rochdale 17 May 2010
Famous author, Nicholas Royle came to Touchstones Rochdale to help writers explore tactics and techniques in a two-hour workshop. Nicholas Royle has written many novels such as The Director’s C... [ Show Article ]
Knit One, Purl One 04 May 2010
A recent resurgence of traditional craft has meant that knitting and crochet have enjoyed a huge increase in popularity. Through its accessibility and affordability, the relative ease, satisfaction an... [ Show Article ]
Eighties, Nineties & Noughties…. 04 May 2010
What has the Art Gallery at Touchstones Rochdale been collecting over the past three decades? A new exhibition puts a selection of this contemporary work on display. The contemporary focus brings tog... [ Show Article ]
Local Studies presented with a photograph by the Mayor and Mayor 24 March 2010
The Mayor and Mayoress of Rochdale pictured with Janet Byrne from Local Studies visited Touchstones Rochdale recently to present Local Studies with a photograph ‘Knowl Hill by Simon France&rsquo... [ Show Article ]
Our World by Steve Garside 11 February 2010
A new exhibition in Gallery One, the community gallery, at Touchstones Rochdale has opened displaying the work of local artist Steve Garside with poetry from pupils from St Vincent’s RC Primary ... [ Show Article ]
