What change would you most like to see in Rochdale Borough over the next ten years?

Round Here is an open invitation for people across Rochdale Borough to share their ideas, hopes and ambitions for the future. Whether you’ve got one big idea, a small change you’d love to see, or you’re simply curious about what other people are saying, there’s a place for you. You can share ideas, vote on others, pin a suggestion to the map or leave a voice note. It’s already sparking conversations across the borough.

A Visit to Theatre In Flow

Creativity, Community and Creating Change  Some conversations leave you with a notebook full of ideas and our recent visit to Theatre In Flow was one of them. Theatre In Flow is an organisation based in Rochdale that exists to champion marginalised voices. Through theatre, training and community-led programmes, the organisation amplifies unheard stories, challenges discrimination […]

Let’s Talk About Our Spaces

Over the past year the team have been getting to know people across Rochdale, listening to what matters most and rallying individuals to get involved. The same names kept coming up – not as a formal network or leadership group, but because their communities consistently pointed to them as champions already doing great work across the borough.

The Rochdale Offsite

Over the past year the team have been getting to know people across Rochdale, listening to what matters most and rallying individuals to get involved. The same names kept coming up – not as a formal network or leadership group, but because their communities consistently pointed to them as champions already doing great work across the borough.

Let’s Talk About Our Kids: A Conversation Full of Hope

The third Let’s Talk about our Kids conversation was held at the Kashmir Youth Project (KYP). It brought together a cross-section of people from the borough, giving a mix of perspectives and ideas on how to support our children and young people.

Let’s Talk About Our Health From Conversation to Possibility

Let's Talk About Our Health follow-up conversation picture of people talking

Our second Let’s Talk About Our Health session took place on Wednesday 11th February at  The Flying Horse. Residents, business leaders, community organisers, charity founders, and health professionals came together for an evening of conversation as they discussed and explored ideas for two site plans, one an outdoor space and the other a three-floor community […]

Let’s Talk About Our Health: A Night of Connection and Resilience

Our first Let’s Talk About Our Health session took place at Rochdale AFC Community Trust on Thursday 4th December. Residents, charity founders, community leaders, sports professionals and health workers came together for an evening of honest conversation about what health and wellbeing really means for communities across Rochdale. Even a power cut couldn’t dim the […]