Milnrow Calling -IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION

⚠️ IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION ⚠️

We are looking forward to welcoming you to MILNROW CALLING on Sunday, 29th August. In order to ensure an enjoyable and safe festival experience for everyone, please read this VERY IMPORTANT event information.

TIMINGS 🕜

Gates Open: 1PM

Last entry: 4pm

Music Finishes: Around 10pm

Curfew: 11pm

RE-ENTRY ⏪

There will be no re-addmitance to the festival if you leave the grounds

FOOD & DRINK 🍔🍺

Only food and drink for very young children and for medical reasons will be allowed. A Foodie Village is on site with various food vendors and options to choose from. Outdoor festival bars serving alcoholic and soft drinks.

STRICTLY NO ALCOHOL IS TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE VENUE 🚫

Without these rules the festival would not be viable but it also supports local food traders & businesses in our community.

TICKETS 🎫

Everyone will need an individual ticket to enter the festival. If booked online please ensure you print all tickets or have them available on your mobile if you have selected this option. If you have paper tickets, please ensure each person in your group has their own ticket.Ticket categories will be checked to ensure it matches the person entering. The events team reserve the right to refuse entry. So please ensure you have booked the correct category. VIP upgrade ticket holders will need both a copy of their standard ticket and Upgrade ticket.

VIP 👥

V.I.P ticket holders will be given a wrtisband which will need to be worn at all times. If you are not wearing your wristband you will not be able to gain entry to V.I.P facilities.

CHILDREN 👦🏼

Under 16’s MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult over the age of 18.

Children under 6 are free but still need a ticket you can get these free on our website www.whatsoccurrinrochdale.co.uk/tickets

Children aged 6-15 need a child ticket. Anyone aged 16 and over requires an adult ticket. No unaccompanied children will be granted admittance to the festival.

EAR PROTECTION 🎧

This is a music festival, if you have young children you may want to bring some ear defenders.

FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY 📸🎥

The festival will be filmed and photographed for marketing and promotional purposes. By entering the festival site you are giving your consent to be featured.

TOKEN SYSTEM 🔵

We will be operating a TOKEN SYSTEM at Milnrow Calling. Tokens speed up the service at bars and reduce the time spent queuing. Plus they are really easy to use!

Tokens can be purchased at the token station next to the outdoor bar. VIP guests can see the marshall in the area who has a supply of tokens to sell.

• Tokens can be purchased with cash or card but we do recommend cash to speed up the process.

• Each token is worth £2

• Everything at the event will use tokens!

• Tokens will be available to purchase from 1pm -10pm.

• Tokens can be reimbursed before you leave from the token booth.

All festivals do have queues at peak times however we feel the token system speed service at the bars.

CASH & CARD PAYMENTS 💷💳

Please ensure you bring cash and change. Card payments will be accepted to purchase tokens. There is no ATM on site.

CHALLENGE 25 🔞

The festival and bars operate a ‘Challenge 25’ policy. Please ensure you bring valid and recognised photographic ID.

CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR 🥾🧥

Please ensure you wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather forecast.

CHAIRS & UMBRELLAS 💺

This is a standing festival but feel free to bring camping chairs and picnic blankets for your comfort. However please ensure these are positioned away from the area directly in front of the stage to allow for standing room. We would prefer people to refrain from bringing umbrellas in order to not obstruct the view of other festival goers.

BAG SEARCHES & PAT DOWNS 🎒

For everyone’s safety our security teams will carry out bag checks and pat downs.

PARKING 🚘

No parking is available on site. Please find alternative ways of getting to and from the venue. Please respect local estates and park responsibly. We advise walking to the cricket club.

RUBBISH & LITTER 🗑

Please take all rubbish to the nearest bins or take it home with you.

DOGS 🐶

Only assistance dogs will be allowed into the festival.

PERSONAL POSSESSIONS📱

Milnrow Calling and the venue accept no liability for the loss or damage of your own personal property whilst attending our festival.

BEHAVIOUR & CONDUCT 🗣

Everyone is attending the festival to have a good time. Please ensure you are respectful and courteous to fellow festival goers, volunteers and staff. Any unruly, disrespectful or abusive behaviour will not be tolerated and the security team reserve the right to remove you from the festival site. Please also be respectful to local residents and their property both en-route to and going home from the festival.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND MORE EXTENDED TERMS AND CONDITIONS PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE

www.whatsoccurrinrochdale.co.uk

BONKERS BOMBAY BINGO!!!

2 weeks ago saw the first ‘Bombay Bingo’ event take place at Champness Hall with huge success!

The event saw ‘What’s Occurrin’ Rochdale’ team up with the Indian Street Food Restaurant ‘Bombay Brew’ to bring a fun night of bingo, Indian food, games, live music AND a plethora of prizes to be won!

The 2 bingo hosts, added some brilliant character to the evening and bounced off each other well, making the audience have a laugh along the way. The evening included 3 games of bingo with opportunities to win prizes for a ‘line’ as well as a ‘full house’ – but it wasn’t just a simple win, the winner had the opportunity to take the winnings or gamble their prize to win an even better one - which saw winner walking away with 6 inflatable Elephants..! The socially distanced show even had audience members on stage to take part in live games such as Pictionary and a drinking game involved a pint of Newcastle Brown Ale! Some of the other prizes given out on the evening included tickets the ‘Milnrow Calling’ Festival being held on the 31st August at Milnrow Cricket Club and a 4 SLICE TOASTER!!

The bingo was not the only enjoyable part of the evening though, between the games the audience devoured a delicious Indian street food meal provided by Bombay Brew, a Samosa Smash followed by a Butter Chicken Kebab – yes curry in a kebab!! Also, the audience were treated to a full Indian themed bar on offer, with support from The Bombay Brew offering their own craft ale, cocktails and more!

The final game of bingo saw audience members with their bingo dabbers at the ready and their heads down with frantic game of ‘Speed Bingo’ - which despite gigantic, inflated balloons being bounced around the room – did not stop anyone from taking their eyes off their bingo cards!!

After everyone had calmed down from the concentration needed for the ‘Speed Bingo’, the audience were treated to some live music from The Shenanigans duo featuring Chris Addington and Cliff Woodworth, which was not a performance to miss! The band engaged the whole of the audience with some of their own twists on popular charts songs. Some of the audience were visibly moved by Chris’ vocals.

As organisers, we couldn’t have hoped for the event to go better and are looking forward to the next evening of ‘Bombay Bingo’ on the 4th December. In the meantime though, we are looking forward to transforming Champess Hall into a German Bierkeller to host ‘Oktoberfest Rochdale’ on the 17th and 18th of September, with live music being performed by the ‘Jager Maestros Oompah Band’, the North West’s leading German Oompah Band! We hope to see you there!

Little Glastonboro Update - 14th June 2021

There is a lot of speculation as to what Boris will say later.

If on the outside chance it is good news we will all be celebrating on the 26th June!

If as predicted there is a delay to stage 4 being lifted we will need time read all the guidance and consult with our local authorities before any decision about Little Glastonboro is made. We will endeavour to do this as quickly as possible and will contact ticket holders via email.

During this time we will do our best to respond to messages but replies may be delayed.

Above all else fear not as your tickets are safe. We have got a reserve date of the 31st July 2021 and the 25th June 2022 ready for next year.