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1. Delays turn evening do into midnight dinner
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 31 March 2007AN EVENING reception turned into a midnight vigil for Whitworth residents waiting to meet a party of young people from Kandel, the district's twin town in Germany, in 1968.
2. More than just a handyman at keeping time
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 31 March 2007HERE'S one worker from the 1980s for whom the phrase 'clocking on' was never more appropriate.
3. Youngsters flocked to match of the day
Rochdale Observer, Monday 26 March 2007WITH the new Wembley Stadium set to host this year's FA Cup Final in May after the prolonged shenanigans of cost, over-runs and delay, it's perhaps an opportune time to have a trawl through the Observer archives this week to a very popular event much looked forward to by the town's schoolboys in the 1950s and 60s.
4. Police team went mobile for coronation festivities
Rochdale Observer, Monday 26 March 2007IT WAS a right royal party with hundreds of thousands of people descending on London to join in.
5. Proud Beatrice opened door on new era at modern church
Rochdale Observer, Monday 19 March 2007IT'S 40 years ago this month - almost to the day - since Castleton saw the opening of a new church.
6. Stomachs lined on bin lids and bricks
Rochdale Observer, Monday 19 March 2007NEWSPAPERS have had plenty of headlines this week about the debate as to whether Britain should spend £50 billion on renewing its nuclear weapons, such as Trident.
7. Stars and 'royalty' joined procession
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 10 March 2007ONE of the most eagerly looked forward to occasions in Rochdale in the period between the world wars was the Chamber of Trades' annual procession.
8. Walter's work was always 'Fantasy' buy for collectors
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 10 March 2007WALTER Kershaw is probably the town's most well known artist, but what some people might not be aware of is the fact that he's been at it for a long time, more than 40 years in fact.
9. Lisa's Valentine gig led to a fine romance
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 3 March 2007THE career of Rochdale singer Lisa Stansfield took a new turn at a St Valentine's day concert at the Dale Club, Sandy Lane, in February, 1985.
10. Ambulance gave patients smooth ride to hospital
Rochdale Observer, Saturday 3 March 2007THIS photograph, taken in 1935, shows the most recent addition to Rochdale motor ambulance fleet, then under the control of the local Watch Committee.
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