People can get quite confused with the location of The Rossendale Trust or Hall as many think it relates to the Rossendale Valley way up north in Lancashire. Not quite - so how did our name originate?

It all started during the 13th century with the ancient family name of de Rossendale when two neighbouring farmers - John & Roger de Rossendale exchanged parcels of land either side of Rossendale Brook in 1389.

On land adjacent to this Brook a family mansion was built in 1930, the owner being Mr Clapham, a local business magnate. Mr Clapham endorsed the local Brook's name for the mansion - but a few years later changed it to "Rossendale Hall".

The Hall eventually came up for sale in 1972 and was purchased by the founding families of the Trust - Alan & Mary Chapman and the late Ernie & Barbara Hyde all moved in together along with Richard.

With the help of many local people from the nearby Village of Sutton - as well as Macclesfield - a working party was formed, which for the next three years would plan, fund-raise and oversee the building of a purpose-built Short-Stay Care Unit (now called 'Riverside') in addition to the existing Hall.

Thus the Rossendale Trust was born.