Rochdale Skills Event 2014

Around 1,500 young people from Rochdale secondary schools, along with 25 businesses, headed to Heywood for the second Rochdale skills event on Wednesday 12 March.

Businesses and organisations involved included Hopwood Electrical Services, F Parkinson Ltd, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Commercial Contract/Fix Auto, Link4Life, Crystal Doors, The Army, The RAF, Glass Eye Productions, Cabin Crew Pathways and many more.

Activities included dressing in a firefighters uniform in 90 seconds, news reading, construction building tasks, sports games and a pit stop challenge.

Read the full article from Amy Westlake on Rochdale Online