The Rochdale Pioneers started business at Toad Lane, Rochdale, on this day 1844. Co-operative retail store run by its working-class members, part of a wider growth of mutual self-help organisations in Victorian times, including friendly societies and trade unions.

Halifax, 1937, photo by Bill Brandt.

Hebden Bridge from Palace House, Fairfield, painting by John Holland II, c.1805-80 (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council). #NorthernArt

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Halifax, 1950s, photo by Edwin Smith.

'Those who know me well know I was eventually going to build a giant curlew'.

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🚶Cornholme nr #Todmorden features in proposals for West Yorkshire.

"We want to make it easier for people to choose active travel."

📰 Proposals include new footway links on the A646, new pedestrian crossings, and a one-way system on Greenfield Terrace: calderdalenextchapter.co.uk/news/cornhol...

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I’ll be talking about ‘Made in Manchester’ at Todmorden Antiquarian Society, Tues April 29th, 7 for 7.30pm, Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub, Burnley Road. Visitors welcome, £3. (Pic: Todmorden Town Hall, early 1900s).

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Spent a day in Rochdale where a school with 47 nationalities, a number of gang members and the millstone of poverty is using lacrosse, jiu-jitsu and trumpets for all to boost opportunities and shake off the town’s sometimes less-than-favourable reputation.

Pine Martens, who not long ago were at risk of extinction, are starting to make a slow but steady recovery in numbers. ⬆️

Wallington Estate has been named as a safe ‘haven’ for the rare mammals to begin to rebuild and recover! 🌳

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This week’s restaurant review: the Martlet inside the beautifully restored Rochdale Town Hall. The menu pays homage to greater Manchester classics with wit and professionalism. (Side note: these reviews will be
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