Rochdale Canal Festival
Canals are local to people and so easily accessible. The
Rochdale Canal Festival gave people the chance to see the many ways
in which canals and the surrounding environment can be used to
improve your lifestyle. Alan Keane, U
Project
The fifth annual Rochdale Canal Festival took place
from 13th-28th August 2011.
Canoe taster sessions, underground walks, a masquerade,
wild food forages, a lantern parade and guided bike rides helped
people in Calderdale, Rochdale, Oldham and Manchester discover and
enjoy the historic canal.
The two-week long festival culminated with a Festival Finale at
Failsworth Basin, Oldham on 28th August.
Partners
British Waterways, Calderdale Council, Manchester City Council,
Oldham Council, Rochdale MBC, the Rochdale Canal Society and the
Horseboating Society.
Funders
The 2011 festival was supported by: Adactus Housing, Arts
Council England, Calderdale MBC, Hebden Royd Council, Natural
England through Access to Nature (as part of the Big Lottery's
Changing Spaces programme) Rochdale Canal Society and Todmorden
Town Council.