Raring2go! Rochdale

5 Raring2go! WHAT’S ON? Further details of these events plus many more are avalaible at: www.raring2go.co.uk 1st - 31st January Walk your Dog Month A great way to start off the New Year getting out and about and enjoying hours exercise in the company of your beloved Dog. 25th January 29th Jan - 5th Feb National Story telling week Last year, the society for storytelling had almost 19,000 visits to their web- site. This year they are hop- ing to beat it – help them by creating your story and visit https://www.sfs.org.uk/na- tional-storytelling-week 1st March Pancake Day is a tradition which dates back to a Christian festival that falls on the Tuesday before Lent. It’s always 47 days before Easter Sunday. For some great tasting recipes & ideas for how to make the best pancakes ever, please visit our website. 28th - 30th January In 2021, over 1million people across the UK took part in the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch – making it the biggest Birdwatch ever! Over 17 million birds were counted over 3 days with the house sparrow keeping its title as the UK’s most seen bird. To sign up go to www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch 1st - 21st February Chinese New Year. 2022 is the year of the Tiger and according to the Chinese Zodiac, people who are born in this year will be brave, fiercly competitive, confident & unpredictable. Past years of the Tiger have been 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010 and now 2022. Are you a Tiger? 11th - 20th March British Science Week 2022 A celebration of Science, technology, engineering and Maths. This year the theme will be ‘Growth’, very fitting for what has been a turbulent time for all. As a theme, ‘Growth’ offers a huge range of topics to delve into as part of your British Science Week 2022 activities. For more details, activity packs and the full programme of events, visit https://www.britishscience- week.org/growth-our- theme-for-2022/ 18th January Winnie The Pooh Day. Show how much you love Winnie the Pooh.... This day is in honour of AA Milne who celebrated his birthday on the 18th January. He’d be 139 years old this year! Burns Night is celebrated mainly in Scotland and commemorates the life of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Traditionally every- one sits down to a meal of Haggis, neeps and tatties!