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On 6th May 2025, more than 200 people gathered at Rochdale Town Hall to celebrate the town’s strengths and start shaping its future.
It was a night of connection, conversation and shared ambition — and the starting point for For Generations To Come.
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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.

Creativity, Community and Creating Change Some conversations leave you with a notebook full of ideas

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.

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.

On the ground in Rochdale, conversations with communities reveal pride, hope and a growing desire to connect efforts and shape a shared future together.

On the ground in Rochdale, conversations with communities reveal pride, hope and a growing desire to connect efforts and shape a shared future together.

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.
For Generations To Come is just getting started. If you’d like to stay connected and hear about the next steps, we’d love to keep in touch.