RECOMMENDED

●●TAYLORMANIA (March 24)

An award-winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time.

Katy Ellis is a self-confessed ‘Swiftie’ with an incredible live band and dancers and promises to deliver the most authentic recreation of a Taylor Swift show you will ever see.

The show has already taken Swift fans across the world by storm and features all of Taylor’s much- loved hits including Shake It Off, Blank Space, Love Story, You Belong With Me, Look What You Made Me Do, I Knew You Were Trouble and many, many more.

Cost: Tickets from £20. Time: 6.30pm. Phone: Middleton Arena 0300 303 8633. Address: Middleton Arena, Lcpl Joel Halliwell VC Way, Middleton M24 1AG.

●●ROCHDALE and District Camera Club (March 26)

Tonight is practical lighting and flash/led.

We meet every Tuesday at 8pm at Syke Methodist Church Hall. You are more than welcome to come down to one of our club nights to see if you would enjoy joining.

Time: 8pm. Phone: Pete Williams 07967 969136. Address: Syke Methodist Church Hall, Syke Road, Rochdale OL12 9TF.

●●MIDDLETON Arts and Crafts Group (March 26)

A social, friendly and informal arts and crafts group with a focus on wellbeing.

This group meets weekly on a Tuesday. All people over the age of 18 are welcome.

Cost: Free. Time: noon-3pm. Phone: Tom Ratcliffe 01706 392210. Address: Middleton Library, Long Street, Middleton M24 6DU.

●●ROCHDALE Photographic Society (March 27)

We meet every Wednesday at Rochdale Unitarian Church, starting at 7.30pm prompt (doors open from 7.15pm).

The door is kept locked so please ring the bell on arrival.

If you would like to see the club for yourself and meet our members, you are welcome to attend as our guest for up to three weeks before committing to membership.

Annual subscription is £36 for single or £46 for joint membership.

A weekly room fee of £2.50 is also payable on arrival at the meeting. Refreshments are 50p.

Cost: £2.50 for room fee. Time: Doors open 7.15pm, 7.30pm start. Address: Rochdale Unitarian Church, Clover Street, Rochdale OL12 6TP.

●●TOAD Lane Concerts Rochdale’s Weekly Music at Lunchtime (March 27)

This week we have music from Tonacliffe Primary School. Directed by Freda Farnworth.

The concert series has been held at St Mary’s since 2001 and was granted the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2020.

Running every Wednesday, Music at Lunchtime is a classical music concert series since the 1960s. The sessions were initially run at the old Rochdale Art Gallery by the local authority, but since May 2001 have been run by volunteerenthusiasts and artistic director Dr Joe Dawson.

Cost: £6. Time: Doors open noon, concert starts 12.30-1.30pm. Phone: Dr Joe Dawson 01706 648872. Address: St Mary in the Baum, Toad Lane/st Mary’s Gate, Rochdale OL16 1DZ.

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