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●●VISIT Fireground Museum Join us at Fireground this week to discover Greater Manchester’s firefighti­ng story.

FIRE museum attraction­s are on show inside the museum including our collection of historic firefighti­ng artefacts from the 18th century to present day, plus home-made refreshmen­ts in the new Fireground Cafe, and souvenirs from our fantastic new gift shop! We have a wide choice ranging from toddler to collector.

PLEASE note that the Museum will have amended opening hours over the Christmas holidays, as follows :

THURSDAY 21 December Open

FRIDAY-SATURDAY 22nd/23rd December Closed until : Thursday 4th January

Re-opens with normal (Thursday-saturday) opening times.

Phone: Fireground 01706 341219 Visit: https://www.fireground. org.uk/ 10am - 4pm Fireground, Maclure Road, Rochdale OL11 1DN

●●SATURDAY 23 December

MIDDLETON Band presents Christmas with the Houghton Weavers for an evening of folk and festivitie­s.

TICKETS available from the link below or by calling 0161 375 1876.

ADULTS £12, Concession­s £10 Visit: http://www. middletonb­and.com/ Doors 7pm, entertainm­ent from 7.30pm St Michael’s Church, Townley Street, Middleton M24 1BT Sunday 24 December Carols Around the Band Stand Join Friends of Hare Hill Park for some Christmas Carols with Littleboro­ugh Brass Band on Christmas Eve.

PHONE Simon France 07931 992393 Visit: https://linktr.ee/ littleboro­ughevents 5pm - 6pm Hare Hill Park, Hare Hill Road, Littleboro­ugh OL15 9HE

●●UNTIL Thursday 28 December

CHRISTMAS Pantomime: Snow White Trio Entertainm­ent return to Heywood for the fairest Panto in the land - Snow hite and the Seven

Dwarfs! Starring Coronation Street star Steve Arnold as Muddles and television star Basil Brush as the virtual voice and image of the Magic Mirror! Mirror, Mirror on the wall, which is the most spectacula­r pantomime of all? Join Snow White in her fairytale adventure of a lifetime. Will Prince Ritchie rescue his beloved Snow White from the Wicked Queen’s evil spells?

Will the horrible Henchman complete his perilous task upon the Princess? Will the Seven Dwarfs get to the poisoned apple before Snow White? *Suitable for all ages Various show times at 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 6.30pm on different days.

TO book your tickets, and for a full list of show dates and times, please visit the link below.

TICKETS from £9.50 Phone: Heywood Sports Village 01706 924000

HEYWOOD Sports Village, W Starkey Street, Heywood OL10 4TW

●●UNTIL Friday 29 December

Jack and the Beanstalk - Middleton’s Christmas

Pantomime

This Christmas, you’re invited to a pantomime full of Fe, Fi, Fo and Fun! Join our hero Jack, his mother Dame Trott and his brother Silly Billy as they try to defeat the evil Fleshcreep and his master the Giant who lives in the great castle in the sky.

Jack dreams of marrying Princess Jill, he hopes that if he saves the village his dreams may just come true.

With help from The Fairy and some magic beans anything is possible... Don’t miss this year’s spectacula­r pantomime featuring a superb cast, beautiful scenery, colourful costumes, amazing special effects, and lots and lots of laughs! Suitable For All Ages To book your tickets please visit the link below or call the Box Office on 0300

303 8633.

MIDDLETON Arena, Lcpl Joel Halliwell VC Way, Middleton, M24 1AG

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