

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Indoor Meeting - Perfect Pollinators and their care : A talk by Ken Gartside
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: We are delighted that Ken Garside has agreed to  speak to us again. He is an excellent communicator and is passionate and knowledgeable about invertebrates. 

Ken is a local Naturalist that has been involved with wildlife for over  60 years, working for Tameside Countryside Service. His main interests have changed over the years - Birds,  Fungi, Lichens initially but mostly for the last 20 years insects such as Hoverflies and Dragonfles. 
He has written books  on Hoverflies of Saddleworth and Greek Insects and he does a lot of recording and research for RSPB and other bodies, including at Manchester City training ground.
For his talk, Ken will focus on pollinators, good flowers to plant for them and habitat creation  to increase their populations, with photographs of many insects to illustrate their variety.

RFNS Talks take place during the winter months at the Cutgate Baptist Church, next to the Cutgate shopping precinct on Edenfield Road, Rochdale OL11 5AQ.
Doors open around 7.00 pm for a 7.30 pm start.
Talks cost £4 for members, £5 for non-members, including light refreshments.
There is ample free parking at the shopping centre. 

Photo courtesy of Catherine Felton
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rochdale/indoor-meeting-perfect-pollinators-and-their-care-a-talk-by-ken-gartside/200029627227719
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Rochdale
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Cutgate Baptist Church
- **lat**: 53.6230097
- **long**: -2.1886288
- **full address**: Cutgate Baptist Church, Cutgate Baptist Church, 368 Edenfield Road, Rochdale, OL12 7, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Cutgate Baptist Church, Cutgate Baptist Church, 368 Edenfield Road, Rochdale, OL12 7, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups, workshops, shopping
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