RECOMMENDED

●●LITTLEBOROUGH Historical and Archaeological Society (February 8)

Littleborough Bandsmen by Roger Mason. Light refreshments are served on arrival and nonmembers are very welcome to attend.

There is a small charge of £3.50 for non-members and £2.50 for members. Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 8.00pm (doors open at 7.30pm) in the fully accessible (via the station ramp) History Centre on Platform 2 of

Littleborough Train Station. Free parking is available locally within the town centre and nearby streets.

Time: Doors open 7.30pm, 8pm start. Phone: 01706 838385. History Centre, Platform 2, Littleborough Railway Station, Railway Street, Littleborough OL15 8AF.

●●CASTLETON Literary and Scientific Society (February 9)

China - Some Roads Less Travelled. A talk by Adrian Cornforth Impressions of the Middle Kingdom from a sightseeing, cultural and Tai Chi training tour.

Cost: Annual Membership £25; Visitors welcome £3 per meeting. Time: 7pm. Phone: Barry Hobson 07724 135099. Address: Castleton Community Centre, Manchester Road, Castleton OL11 3AF.

●●WALK Like a Man (February 10)

Let us take you back to 1962 - to four guys barely scraping a living, singing doowop beneath the streetlamps of the tough New Jersey streets. The quartet had just recorded a song that was to change their lives... The single Sherry lifted the quartet out of the projects, onto hit TV show American Bandstand and to the top of the billboard charts. What followed was a cascade of hit singles and albums that have topped 100 million sales worldwide.

Walk Like a Man brings the Four Season’s incredible journey to life - live on stage. Producer Mark Halliday - star of Jersey Boys at London’s Prince Edward Theatre has assembled a cast of

West End performers backed by musicians drawn from the country’s most popular stage shows.

Featuring: Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Oh What a Night, Walk Like a

Man, Can’t Take My Eyes off of You, Beggin’, Let ‘s Hang On, Rag Doll, Working My Way Back to You, My Eyes Adored You, Bye Bye Baby,

Fallen Angel, Grease,

The Night, Who Loves You, Opus 17, Silence Is Golden, Big Man in Town, Dawn (Go Away) and Stay.

Working its way through more than 30 million-selling songs, oh what a night of number one hits is in store. Book your seats for UK theatre’s favourite Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons show now.

Cost: Tickets from £24. Time: 7.30pm. Phone: Middleton Arena.0300 303 8633. Address: Middleton Arena, Lcpl Joel Halliwell VC Way, Middleton M24 1AG.

●●VALENTINE’S Pop-up Market (February 10)

Find that special gift for anyone special to you at the Valentine’s pop-up market. Spread the love. Local artists and makers, face painter, music and more Time: 10am - 4pm. Contact: Rochdale BID. Address: Rochdale Riverside, Riverside Walk, Rochdale Town Centre OL16 1TR. ●●HTTPS://WWW. ALLACROSSTHEARTS. COM All Across the Arts - AATA - celebrates creative arts and artists. An oasis of positivity supporting individual and community wellbeing.