Meeting time is 11:00 under the departure boards at Manchester Victoria. We’ll be getting the 11:20 Northern service to Leeds, and Rochdale is the first stop. If you’d like to meet us at Rochdale, the train arrives at 11:32.

Return trains are frequent (every 10-15 minutes) so we’ll just get the first one back after lunch, which is likely to be around 14:30.

We’ll be walking through the town centre to the museum and pub so it shouldn’t be muddy and the trip will go ahead regardless of weather.

If you’re planning to come, please drop me a quick email (paul@xk7.net) so that I can make sure that I book a table for the right number, as The Baum gets busy in the run up to Christmas.