Places to see in ( Rossendale - UK )
Places to see in ( Rossendale - UK )
Rossendale is a district with borough status in Lancashire, England, holding a number of small former mill towns centred on the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West. Rossendale combines modest size urban development with rural villages and is immediately south of the more populated town of Burnley, east of Blackburn and north of Bolton, Bury, Manchester and Rochdale, centred 15 miles (24 km) north of Manchester.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, from the municipal boroughs of Bacup, Haslingden, Rawtenstall, part of Ramsbottom Urban District and Whitworth Urban District. Rossendale is twinned with the German town of Bocholt, located close to the Netherlands border.
The name Rossendale may also refer geographically to Rossendale Valley, and historically refers to the medieval Forest or Chase of Rossendale, which encompassed approximately the same area as the modern district. Rossendale is part of the Rossendale and Darwen constituency. Jake Berry MP has been the Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen since 2010. All of Rossendale is unparished, except for Whitworth, which has a town council.
Rossendale is part of the Forest of Rossendale, which consists of the steep-sided valleys of the River Irwell and its tributaries, which flow from the Pennines southwards to Manchester and cut through the moorland which is characteristic of the area. It was given the designation of forest in medieval times denoting a hunting reserve.
The borough is linked by the motorway network to Manchester, Burnley and Blackburn via the A56/M65 and M66 motorways. Bordering Greater Manchester southwards, it is 17.4 miles to Deansgate (city centre) via the Edenfield by-pass and M66, with a journey time of around 30 minutes in a car. Alternatively the A56 route can be taken via Edenfield, Walmersley, Bury centre, Whitefield, Prestwich and Broughton.
Rossendale is the home to a large community of artists with several painters' studios, many of which are centred on the area around Waterfoot. Rossendale's only traditional Theatre is in Bacup . The Royal Court Theatre first opened in 1893 and has a thriving Youth Theatre called The Rossendale Musical Theatre Academy. A theatre and arts centre known as 'The Boo' is the home of the international touring Horse and Bamboo Theatre Company who specialise in visual theatre, often using distinctive masks. The painters and other artists who make up the major studios within the valley - Globe Arts, Prospect Studio, Valley Artists, the Slipper Studio - along with the Boo, and the See Gallery in Crawshawbooth, now work together to open their studios and premises each year at the Reveal Open Studios weekend.
( Rossendale - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Rossendale . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Rossendale - UK
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The Silk Road with Apna and Horse & Bamboo
The paper-cut installation was on display at Manchester Road Methodist Church in Haslingden as part of the Rossendale Literature Festival, organised by Apna.
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Flying Dodos
Giant walkabout dodo puppets by Thingumajig Theatre
Despite all the odds, an unknown subspecies of the dodo has been discovered! Much larger than their extinct cousins and able to fly (sort of), Charles and Amelia, two relics of a bygone era, are very excited to be travelling the world to see what they've been missing.
Created and performed by Kathy and Andrew Kim
Music by Kathy Kim
Additional build by Gillian Burns and Thea Soltau
Camera by Craig Shaw
Edit by Andrew Kim
Filmed at Horse & Bamboo Puppet Festival 2013, Rossendale, Lancashire, England
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Red Riding Hood Sneak Peek Animation
A sneak peek of some of the animation used in Horse + Bamboo's new version of' Red Riding Hood'
Featuring puppets, masks, lovely visuals and two fab performances the show runs at The Boo, Waterfoot in Rossendale, 3 to 12 December.
Buy tickets at theboo.bigcartel.com or call 01706 220241
RED RIDING HOOD AT THE BOO: KID'S REVIEW 8
Very interesting review from two articulate young gentlemen...
Recorded on Sunday 5 December 2010 at the Boo - Rossendale's family-friendly arts venue.
Red Riding Hood runs until 12 December; visit horseandbamboo.org or call 01706 2201241. Book tickets at theboo.bigcartel.com