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81. Poles apart get news from their beloved homeland
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 27 January 2007IT WAS in May 2004 that Poland became a fully fledged member of the 'club', otherwise known as the European Union.
82. The forerunners of skiffle proved to be real crackers
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 January 2007THE first exponents of skiffle music in Rochdale were four young men who teamed up in 1951 as a musical and comedy act in the Rochdale Boy Scouts Gang Show.
83. Whit walks were colourful affairs
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 20 January 2007A PLEASING and colourful tradition much looked forward to in the streets of Rochdale in the 1950s and 60s were the annual church walks.
84. First class meals on wheels didn’t leave the sidings
Rochdale Observer, Friday 12 January 2007WHILE railway cuisine has never had the best of reputations there was one buffet car where the food was renowned throughout the town.