People urged to paint town green for hospice
ROCHDALE is preparing to Go Green again next week in aid of Springhill Hospice.
The event on Friday, May 12, is one of the hospice’s biggest fundraisers of the year and sees schools, businesses and people across Rochdale hold green-themed events to support the Broad Lane charity.
Events taking place include walking the distance of the M60 at Rochdale Leisure Centre, The Children’s Library at Number One Riverside will be holding a story time session and children at St Martin’s Parent and Toddler Group in Castleton will be wearing green and selling cakes.
Gordon Rigg Garden Centre, Middleton and Balderstone libraries, building contractor H Bell & Sons and Brownhills Learning Centre will also all be holding cake sales.
Barbara Lloyd, from the hospice fundraising team, said: “The great thing about Go Green is that everyone can choose what they do and how they do it.
“Hold a cake bake, fancy dress, football match, aerobics class, party night, Tweet-fest or quiz. Just theme it green and go for it – cup cakes, ●●Children at Lowerplace Primary School were among those who took part in last year’s Go Green day, when hospice mascot Springy the frog paid them a visit comic characters or cocktails, the choice is endless.”
A launch event for Go Green takes place on Saturday (May 6) in Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre from 10am to 3pm when JD Gyms will be holding an indoor cycle challenge in the shopping mall along with a Springhill Hospice prize tombola. To sign up for Go Green Day 2017 visit springhill.org.uk/gogreen-2017, email fundraising@springhill.org.uk or call the hospice fundraising team on 641790.