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Hyde Rotary Club New President
Scouts Make a Splash
Scouts from Droylsden
and Ashton in the North
Tameside Scout District
met at 413th Droylsden
Scout HQ for the annual
water sports day.
Scouts from 2nd, 3rd, 6th
Ashton, 2/1 Hurst, 250th
and 413th Droylsden
Groups and Phoenix and
Dover’s Explorers had
a great day in various
competitions in canoeing,
The Rotary club of
Hyde have a new
President, retired local
business man Kevin
Maddox PHF accepted
his chain of office from
Barry Carey PHF at a
celebration dinner held
at The Oakland Hyde on
Thursday 30th June.
The club is in its 79th year
and 50 guests including
Kevin’s close family and
friends and members
from the Rotary clubs of
Tameside and Glossop
attended the dinner.
Kevin, who has been a
Rotarian for14 years
commented the club would
continue to support local
and international community
projects, polio eradication,
Rotary International and he
nominated MacMillan as his
chosen charity for the year.
If you are interested in
joining the Rotary Club
please contact Colin Pike
telephone: 0161 368 3502
or visit our website:
www.hyderotaryclub.org
or Facebook Page
Hyde Rotary Club.
School Encourages Healthy Lifestles
Last month Ashton’s Waterloo
Primary School held their Healthy
Lifestyles week which highlighted
healthy eating, dental hygiene, rail
safety, safe interaction with pets
and the dangers of substance abuse
and alcohol. Junaid Ghafoor spoke
with Jo McClaren at Waterloo
School to find out more.
What prompted this idea?
“To raise the awareness with the children
and the parents about the importance of
eating healthily, being active and living a
healthy lifestyle.We incorporate elements
of healthy living throughout the school
year as again, we want to stress the
importance of healthy living.To try and
make the Healthy Lifestyles Week stand
out we try and get in visitors and run
sporting events for the children so they
can have some hands on experience with
different aspects such as road safety, pet
safety, and awareness and how to handle
peer pressure with drugs and alcohol.”
What benefits have
you seen so far?
“Well since we have changed the morning
snack to become fruit and vegetables we
have seen an improvement in general
awareness and concentration.
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We also provide free fruits and vegetables
at breaktimes for the younger years as
we found that some of the children didn’t
really have breakfast before they came
in, so we try to support them where we
can. Another improvement we have seen
is that the parents have generally been a
lot more supportive with the school and
this affects the children as they are more
exited and ready to learn.”
Thanks to Jo Maclaren and the team
at Waterloo Primary School.
kayaking, raft building and
a final dragon boat race
plus the water (mud)
slide. If you would like to
be involved in canoeing
and scouting contact alan.
fish.161te@gmail.com
07931765120 or go to
www.gmescouts.org.uk to
find your nearest scout
group that you could join
or help the young people in
scouting.
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Contributors this issue -
Jan Lord - Jordanna Rawlinson Tameside College - Clarendon College
- Cineworld Ashton - Lyn Williams Nicola Martin - Meeks Shoes - Peter
Harrington - Kai De Gennaro - Junaid
Ghafoor - Howard Murphy -Tameside
Markets - Willow Wood Hospice Tameside Huskies - Ashton Town Team
- Hyde Rotary - Warner Bros PicturesNorman Lee - Archer Taylor - Alan Fish
- Roz Hughes - Val Unwin - Gorse Hall
School- Kevin Maddox - Mike Glover
- Waterloo Primary School - Tameside
Rotary Club - Stalybridge Archery Club
- Stalybridge Carnival - Broadhurst
Transport
Cover Image - Junaid Ghafoor
Dancing
With the PM
Peter Harrington from
Harrington & Hallworth
in Ashton-under-Lyne
was reminded of an
anecdote with the
appointment of Theresa
May as Prime Minister.
“A number of years ago we
sponsored a dinner for the
Tatton Club, a conservative
group in Cheshire and
Theresa May was the
speaker. She regaled quite
entertainingly with tales of
her alter ego in America, who
was a ‘porn queen’. Later that
evening Theresa danced into
the small hours, so perhaps a
lot more fun than we give her
credit for.”
Deadline for our September issue
is August 22nd.
HIGHLIGHTS THIS ISSUE
CHRISTMAS MARKET …………………………………………………………………………… Page 6
SCAREFEST IS COMING………………………………………………………………………… Page 7
MEET TAMESIDE HUSKIES………………………………………………………………… Page 10
STALYBRIDGE ARCHERY CLUB………………………………………………………… Page 12
TAMESIDE’S HACKATHON………………………………………………………………… Page 13
ARMED FORCES DAY…………………………………………………………………………… Page 14
STAMFORD STREET FESTIVAL…………………………………………… Pages 16 & 17
QUEENS AWARD…………………………………………………………………………………… Page 18
FOOD FESTIVAL RESULTS…………………………………………………………………… Page 21
WHAT’S ON………………………………………………………………………………………………… Page30
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Junaid Joins In
In July About Tameside welcomed Junaid Ghafoor
from West Hill High School for two weeks
experience working on the magazine. From Ashton
he has interests including Photography, Air Cadets,
Cars and Adventuring. Looking to the future he
would like to have a career that involves Film
directing/producing or automotive engineering.
Yoga
Flash Mob!
Shoppers outside Ashton
Market found themselves
in the middle of a Yoga
lesson on June 21st when
students and teachers from
Iyengar Yoga descended on
the town. The Yoga ‘Flash
Mob’ surprised shoppers
when they took residence
for a session outside
Wendy & Mandy’s Café!
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Tameside Wins
National Education Award
An “outstanding” collaboration of Tameside teachers
has won the ‘English Team of the Year’ title in the TES
(Time Educational Supplement) Schools Awards.
The group of literacy leaders, school librarians, heads of
English, key stage 4 and 3 leaders from all the borough’s
secondary schools and academies and local authority school
performance and standards staff were recognised for their
joint work to share experience and practice for the benefit
of all local secondary school children.
Their work contributed to Tameside’s GCSE results last
year far exceeding
the national average
for progress and
attainment in English.
Team members also
share their expertise
beyond Tameside by
leading conference
workshops on how to
improve outcomes.
Congratulations
also go to Millbrook
Primary School, which
was shortlisted in the
Primary School of the
Year section in the
prestigious awards.
Sparkling Events
The last few weeks have been party party at
Harrington and Hallworth with a variety of special
customer events. Swarovski Saturday had clients
enjoying a glass of fizz and good ‘try on’.
They had an amazing watch party at Porsche
Handforth, test driving the cars and trying on elitist
watches. They supported a charity dinner, and hosted
a party for a clients 100th birthday! Then down to
earth they mopped the front, hoovered the carpet
and polished the counters. It’s all go at H&H!!
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Christmas Plans Begin
This year Tameside
Markets are taking control
of the Tameside Christmas
Market after three years
under the management
of New Image PR in
Oldham. Nicola Martin,
award winning manager
of Tameside Markets, has
embraced the opportunity
to make this year a
real Christmas treat
for visitors with more
emphasis on the retail
aspects.
Student Junaid Ghafoor
spoke with Nicola to find
out more about this year’s
exciting plans.
He started by asking what
new things are going to
be featured in this years
Christmas markets?
To add to our very traditional
theme we aim to feature local
talents and hopefully lots of
the Tameside Brass Bands.
There will be a big focus on
children’s entertainment with
plenty of fun festive activities
planned during the
3 weekends.
Most of the entertainment
will be held on our new low
level stage area and will be
covered to provide weather
protection and seating.
This will also be the area
where we hope the local
college will be providing us
with some Christmas lunches.
As before our markets will be
held on Market Street and
Fletcher Street.”
Clarendon College
Howard Murphy
How will you be
promoting the event?
“As we have done previously
we will be involving local
businesses with updates and
plans for the markets. The
plan is to start the market
during the Small Business
Saturday weekend and we
will conclude the same day as
the very popular Christmas
Farmers’ Market. There will be
large social media coverage
this year over Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter. We’re
also hoping that business
owners will feel encouraged
to join in and decorate their
premises to add to the
traditional Christmas feel”
“We started by reviewing the
previous three years, and from
there we decided to take what
worked the best and put them
all together to create a more
family orientated, traditional
festive Christmas market
for 2016. Our review found
that the arts and craft was
As aforementioned the
popular among the shoppers
markets will be run
and that’s what our cabins
by Tameside Markets
will feature this year, a more
themselves, are there any
homemade personal feel and
advantages you can see?
something that everyone can
“I think the main advantage
get involved with.
will be the independency as
Our review also revealed that
we have more flexibility. We
the market tended to be less
are not breaking ties with New
popular on the weekdays;
Image, we maintain a great
therefore we are happy to
working relationship and have
announce that for 2016 the
worked very well will them
Christmas markets will now
in the past; moving forward
be held over 3 consecutive
we want a more integrated
weekends. Starting from
Christmas market and to be
Friday 2nd of December up
able to work with local groups
until Sunday 18th of December. such as the Ashton Town
Each weekend will begin on
Team and Tameside College.
The flexibility this now gives
the Friday and events will
us will ensure a wonderful
continue until Sunday teatime.
festive theme for shoppers, a
We feel this will be far more
wider selection of gifts, crafts
appealing to shoppers as it
and delicious foods together
avoids conflicts with activities
during the week such as school with some traditional family
entertainment.”
and work; we understand this
time of year is always very
Many thanks to Nicola Martin
to talk with About Tameside.
busy for families.
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Once again we have some fantastic images this
month courtesy of local photographers.
If you have a photo you would like to include
please email us at news@abouttameside.com.
We’d love to hear from you
Ashton Canal
Sam Shaw
Siberian Huskies
in Dukinfield
Junaid Ghafoor
Hyde Town Hall
Jordan Williams
Foxgloves on Werneth
Alan Barton
T
his year Ashton
Town Team
will be hoping
to make it’s annual
halloween event –
Scarefest – even
better with a town
centre parade based
on Day Of The Dead.
The colourful “Día de
Muertos” celebration
hails from Mexico and is
famously seen at the start
of the last James Bond film
‘Spectre’. Junaid Ghafoor
spoke to Val Unwin,
Vice Chair of Ashton Town
Team, and asked where
did the inspiration for
Scarefest come from?
“It really started because
we needed to think of an
event that would cover the
Halloween period. So we had
a meeting and we trialled
it one year and it seemed
to work.The actual idea
for Scarefest came from
Kevin Taylor from the About
Tameside magazine and we
really liked the sound of it,
and now it’s grown into an
annual event for everyone.
It was decided that Scarefest
had to be an annual event,
and especially last year
it’s grown and become a
popular attraction among
both younger and older
generations.”
What kind of things
can we expect at
Scarefest this year?
“Well this year we hope
to have the Yame Valley
Vintage & Classic Car group
attending again, No-Eyed
Theatre with their fantastic
characters,Tameside
Scouts, dance groups and
Clarendon College providing
entertainment including
sword fighting skeletons.The
main theme for this year is
Day of the Dead which is
a Mexican tradition and we
hope to recreate the walking
parade this year.We are
delighted our Face Painter
has been sponsored by the
Ashton Rotary Club as well
as more local businesses
taking part in window
dressing to add to the
atmosphere.”
How can people find
out about Scarefest
this year and get
involved?
“This year we will be
advertising Scarefest across
various social media.We
are very active on Facebook
and Twitter.We also have
sponsored advertising from
About Tameside magazine.
The public can get involved
by visiting me at Decisions
in Ashton-Under-Lyne or
contact the Town Team
directly at comms@
ashtontownteam.co.uk.
We hope to get as many
people involved as we can
and we welcome anyone
who would like to take part.”
Thanks to Val Unwin
for speaking with
About Tameside.
About Tameside 7
Teachers Charity Trek
ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE
Ian Driscoll, joinery teacher at Tameside College
led a team of colleagues to complete the
Yorkshire three peaks challenge. The challenge
involved hiking to the top of Pen-y-ghent,
Whernside and Ingleborough in fewer than 12
hours to raise money for Manchester based
children’s hospice, Grace’s Place.
Modern Family
Living in the heart
of Droylsden
Adam Johnson, painting and decorating teacher and
team member from Tameside College, said:
“Some of us struggled up the first peak as we adjusted
to the pace and changing weather conditions but it was
a great feeling to be undertaking the challenge and there
was a real team spirit on the day.”
Stylish waterside living has
just got easier with the
release of the second phase
of modern family homes at
The Wharf.
The team made great progress, reaching the top of
the second peak by lunchtime after starting at just
8am and covered a total of 24 gruelling miles by the
end of the day.
Ian Driscoll, team leader of the challenge, said:
“It has been a really positive experience and we’re really
proud of our accomplishments.With a bit more training,
I’m hoping to get the team back together to scale some
tougher peaks for charity in the future.”
If you would support the team and their chosen
charity, Grace’s Place please visit:
http://www.justgiving.com/Ian-Driscoll
to make a donation.
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Following on from the success
of our first phase, Watkin Jones
Homes are pleased to
announce the release of the
next phase of 2 and 3 bedroom
high quality homes at The
Wharf.
Located in a popular residential
area of Droylsden and nestled
in a unique canalside location,
The Wharf offers superb
homes, ideally positioned close
to everything that the vibrant
city of Manchester provides.
The development is within easy
reach of local amenities with
shops, schools and retail parks
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feel. Bounded by newly
landscaped waterways, The
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distance of the Metrolink giving
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The M60 ring road provides
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To view one of our luxurious
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to help make your move
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Photographs for illustrative purposes only
About Tameside 9
TAMESIDE
HUSKIES
T
he popularity of Siberian Huskies in Tameside has grown
considerably over the past few years with many people
adopting rescue dogs as well as buying puppies!
One group which has been set up
to help owners is Tameside Huskies
established by Julie Hibbert and
Michala Morton which has over 400
members on Facebook. We asked them
how the group began.
Julie “We started back in October 2014”.
Michala “We were previously involved
in a separate Husky group in the area
but we had our own visions of grandeur.
So it was Julie’s vision and together we
developed it into Tameside Huskies. We
wanted to go on proper walks, including
hill walking, fell walking, camping and
create some branded merchandise for
members. In the last year we have also
started canicross which is off-road running Julie “I got my first Husky whilst on
with your dog which improves bonding
holiday in Wales, Stuart had always
and obviously fitness for both.”
wanted one and I’d always put it off.We
What attracted you to Huskies?
didn’t research the breed or anything but
we came home from holiday with Jacob
Michala “ It was by chance for me, I was
four years ago.”
at the Manchester Christmas Markets
around four years ago and there was a
So what did you use to
man with a small husky in his arms. He
start the group off?
had tried to give the dog away several
Michala “We started through Facebook
times but it had been given back so I took which is a closed group that people have
the dog and that’s how it started for me.”
to apply for membership of. Obviously it
is for Husky or Sled Dog owners but we
don’t have it used for breeding or stud, it’s
not really why we started it.We do vet all
members to ensure they are joining for
the right reasons.”
Why have Siberian Huskies
become more popular
in Tameside?
Michala “I think the breed has become
popular all over the UK, not just in
Tameside. People have seen the dogs
in Game Of Thrones, although in that
series they called them Dire Wolves, but
it is also one of the breeds that comes
up constantly for adoption. I have three
rescue dogs myself .”
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Julie “ We bought Jacob and then Sophie
but then we got Kobe from Eight Below
Husky Rescue aged 20 weeks, and lastly
Willow in February this year.”
Typically the huskies look
great as puppies but what
are the difficulties in looking
after this breed?
Michala “Very difficult, out of my four,
my second dog Winter has destroyed my
house. No matter how much exercise she
had or stimulation with toys I would get
home from work and find a big hole in
my settee. She’s actually eaten into three
settees, carpets, shoes, glasses and small
items you may leave around the house.
Winter also demolished the garden, eaten
wooden decking and destroyed grass
which meant having to put astroturf down.
If she had been my very first husky I
would never have got any others.”
Julie “I haven’t had those kinds of
problems. A key thing is mine have grown
up in their crates and they love to be
inside those rather than have them
wondering through the house when we
are not around.”
Michala “I do give my dogs the freedom
to roam although I did try to crate them.
However, Nanook my first dog she has a
fantastic voice and when she’s in the crate
she just howled. So for me it was easier
not to crate them.”
So how can people
join the group?
Michala “The best thing is for them
to go on Facebook and find Tameside
Huskies. Once they’ve joined they’ll find
people with a wealth of knowledge and
experience who are happy to share their
expertise.We also have a secured area
where dogs can go safely off lead, help
with puppy training, organise walks and
other social events as well.”
Many thanks to Julie, Michala and
the Tameside Huskies group for
speaking with About Tameside.
Photos Junaid Ghafoor
Meeks Step Into New Premises
Since 1901 Meeks Shoes
have provided quality
footwear in Ashton-underLyne and been at the
forefront of independent
retail in the town centre.
Located on Warrington
Street since those early
days the shop has recently
relocated inside Ladysmith
Shopping Centre alongside
Boots. It was certainly
emotional to leave the old
location but the family’s
commitment to Ashton
was certainly never in
doubt with the investment
in the new showrooms.
The experienced team are
still on hand to assist you
and of course offering the
professional shoe fitting
service for children, catering
from babies to early teens!
The store also continues
to offer the durable quality
brands that customers
expect such as Clarks, Lelli
Kelly, Geox, ECCO, Kickers,
plus exclusive area stockists
for Rieker and Hotter!
It’s Back to School time so
you’ll find a large selection
of sizes and designs in the
shop plus don’t forget
with their fitting service
you’ll know they will be
comfortable with room to
grow. As autumn arrives
so will the amazing range
of ladies boots and when
Christmas looms watch out
for their great selection of
slippers, a perfect present.
The shop is open 9.30am
until 5pm on Monday and
Tuesday but then until
5.30pm Wednesday to
Saturday! As Meeks Shoes
puts its best foot forward
in their new store at
Ladysmith Shopping Centre
why not step inside and see
what’s on offer!
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S
talybridge Archery club
was founded in 1958,
and over the intervening
years has produced many fine
archers. Amongst its past and
present members it has county
champions, national record
holders and even Olympic
competitors.
We spoke with the Level 2 club coach
Milan Koria and Junior Club Secretary
Margaret Shorrock. To begin we asked
how they both got involved in the
Archery Club.
Milan “I started at the age of 10 when
I spotted people shooting so I asked if I
could have a go and then I was hooked
and I’m now 54!”
Margaret “I got involved 25 years ago
directly with the club but I actually started
shooting in 1958 with my husband.When
I was 58 I heard there was an open day
at the club so I came along and I’ve held
various posts on the committee and I’m
Junior Club Secretary at the moment.
We now have a maximum of 30 junior
members in the club.”
Archery is perhaps an unusual
sport to find in Tameside?
Milan “ Well we’ve been going for almost
60 years so it’s proved that it is a sport
which is still popular with those aged 11
all the way through to people in their 80’s.
Our starting age for juniors is 11 because
of the physical development of the child
and so they can use the bows properly.”
Margaret “We have over 120 members
of the club which includes the juniors who
only shoot on a Saturday morning from
10.30am until 1.30pm. If their parent
is an experienced archer they can
shoot with their parent at any time.
Adult members can shoot when they like
7 days a week.”
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Is the club aimed at those
shooting for pleasure or to
become professional archers?
Milan “It’s both really, we are very keen
to ensure the club is family orientated
so if you just want to come and use the
facilities for pleasure that’s great but there
is the option to develop professionally.
Now I really enjoy the coaching side
now my shooting has come to an end
so I feel I’m giving back to the club with
the coaching work. I’ve used a variety of
bows in my time including Recurve and
Compound to a proficient standard so I’m
glad I can pass on my experience.”
Margaret “We do run courses every year
with our coaches and instructors which
is usually a maximum of 6 learners. Over
half those who do the courses join the
club. A year’s adult membership is £124
which includes club fees and regional
membership to the National Archery
Association. Equipment for a junior can
be anything between £170 to £200 which
we can help with because it is made to
measure for the height, your strength and
the arrow depends on arm length.
So we would recommend going to a
Bowyer but you would use club equipment
whilst training.”
Is there a particular
type of bow people use?
Milan “We start them off on the Recurve
bow because there are a wide range of
those that cater for different pockets. It’s
a good introduction to archery and from
that you might want to try longbow or
maybe a compound bow it’s really up to
them.”
As one of the senior
members Margaret what do
you enjoy about your
involvement with the club?
Margaret “I enjoy everything about it.
I don’t shoot that much now but I did
when I joined up to 2009 but a couple
of minor strokes got in the way. But now
I concentrate on the juniors and I also
organise all the beginner courses.”
What’s the most
difficult thing to learn?
Milan “Patience. I’ve been shooting for 40
years and I’m still learning.”
Thanks to Margaret, Milan and
Stalybridge Archery Club for
talking to About Tameside. For
more information you can email
beginners@stalybridgearcheryclub.
co.uk or visit the website www.
stalybridgearcheryclub.co.uk
The clubs principle discipline is target
archery, but members are encouraged
to try their hand at the other
disciplines of the sport, these include
primarily Field and Clout.
Many club members actively take part
in tournaments spanning the length of
the country, from Dunster in Somerset
to the Isle of Skye, these tournaments
range from world record status events
to the more relaxed inter club shoots.
The club has members who are
actively involved in the sport both as
archers and officials from county to
International level, these include two
qualified club coaches who oversee the
beginner’s courses run by the club and
who are available to help, advice and
assistance to all club members with
any aspect of shooting.
The club also has a member who is
qualified as a National Judge with the
Grand National Archery Society and
as a Continental Judge with World
Archery Europe and an International
Judge Candidate with World Archery.
He also holds the post of Judge
Liaison officer for both the Cheshire
Archery Association and the Northern
Counties Archery Society and is
also a member of the National judge
committee. He has been on the judging
teams at the Archery World Cup, when
it was held in Dover in 2007, four
European championships, the London
Olympic archery test event and the
London 2012 Olympic archery event.
The club also caters for those archers
who feel they are not yet ready for
open tournaments, and/or, who just
don’t like to shoot away from the club,
by staging its own club competitions,
which are held throughout the year,
and are geared to improving the
shooting skills of all archers but
most especially those of the less
experienced.
There is also a social side to the
club with a number of events being
organised each year. These range from
the simple evening get together to
weeklong holidays encompassing an
Archery tournament.
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chance to attend a Greater
of upto four peopleif you
Manchester-wide hack at
don’t come as part of one
the Sharp Project creative
they’ll be put together
media hub in Newton
at the start of day one
Heath.
– and then it’s a case of
The free two-day hackathon, picking a challenge and
hink you can
which has been organised
developing and presenting
create the next
as part of Tameside
a working digital product
must have
Council’s 16 for 2016
or solution. Challenges will
digital app? Are you
“every child a coder” pledge, be announced ahead of the
programmed for
is a fun competition to
event
success? Are you aged
test and challenge digital
on our webpage Check for
13 to 18? Looking for
skills and creativity. There
details at
something to do in
are lots of prizes on offer
www.tameside.gov.uk/
the school holidays?
including Amazon Vouchers, TamesideYouthHackathon
If so, you’re just
so participants need to
Cllr Ged Cooney, Tameside
the person needed
make sure they come
Council’s executive
for Tameside’s first
prepared to have fun and
member with responsibility
hackathon (youth
be creative with their ideas. for employment
hack) which takes
Iain Jewitt from Purple, said
and skills, said:
place in the digital
“As a local Tameside digital
“This is a great way for young
incubator at Ashton
people to have fun and meet
Old Baths on Tuesday, business we are looking
forward to meeting young
others who are interested
August 9, and
people who want to use their
in coding. There are lots of
Wednesday, August
10 (10am to 4.30pm).
digital skills in a creative
prizes and the hackathon
takes place in our prestigious
digital incubator at Ashton
Old Baths. I would like to
thank all the companies
who have supported us in
organising the two-day event.”
Taking part is easy.
Simply register at
www. eventbrite.
co.uk/e/tamesideyouth-hacktickets-25427968739
Tameside Council is
working closely with the
borough’s schools such
as West Hill, Stalybridge,
who have already entered
a team. We welcome
individuals to register and
be part of this creative
digital event.If you want to
attend but have problems
with travel we might be
able to help. Call us on
0161 342 5138. The event
is sponsored by O2 Ashton,
Banter, Purple, Bradley’s
Bakery, Active Tameside
and Tameside and Glossop
Care Together.
T
Performing Arts Student makes
Coronation Street Debut
joining Clarendon Sixth
Form College to study
performing arts after
completing a course in
health and social care at
Tameside College.
Callum Harrison,
a performing arts
student from
Clarendon Sixth Form
College made his
Coronation Street
debut in July as
troublemaker Clayton
in the popular soap.
As he takes a break from
the show, Callum will be
Tameside Markets
Ashton
Last Sunday of every month
C R A F T S ,
E V E N T S
A N D
E N T E R T A I N M E N T
Danny Price, performing
arts teacher at
Clarendon Sixth Form
College, said: “We’re
excited to be welcoming
Callum in September
and looking forward to
developing his skills even
further on stage at the
Brook Vincent theatre at
Clarendon.”
For more information
on our performing arts
courses please call: 0161
908 6800 or visit: www.
clarendonsixth.com.
Ashton Market
For further information call 0161 342 3268/3269
www.tameside.gov.uk/markets
About Tameside 13
Tribute to Armed Forces
TAMESIDE certainly flew
the flag to honour service
personnel past and present
during its Armed Forces
Day celebrations in June.
From poignant poetry to
rousing music, the event
– held at Victoria Park in
Denton – was a fitting
tribute to those who have
risked or given their lives for
their country. Despite the
mixed weather, crowds came
along to join in proceedings,
which included a short
service of remembrance at
the war memorial led by
Father Alec Mitchell from St
Anne’s Church, Denton and
accompanied by Denton Brass
Band.
One of the most moving
points of the day was when
local poets George Watkins
(a 99-year-old veteran), Paul
Broadhurst and Albert Taylor
read out their powerful and
thought-provoking poems
about service and the first
and second world wars.
Afterwards, there was live
music from Dave Egerton
Band and singer Jo Lancaster
while Tameside Harmonies,
Tameside Music Service’s
youth choir, and Do Your
Thing choirs also put in
fantastic performances. There
was also a huge range of
free family-friendly activities,
including a climbing wall,
archery, face-painting and
balloon modelling, as well as a
wide range of arts and crafts.
The day, organised by
Tameside Council Cultural
Service and part funded by
a Ministry of Defence grant,
was especially successful
thanks to the support of
SSAFA armed forces charity,
Royal British Legion, Armoury
Trust, Royal Signal Benevolent
Fund, The Duke of Lancs
Regimental Association,
Healthy Minds, Tameside
Citizens Advice Bureau,
247 Air Cadets , Greater
Manchester Fire Service,
Healthwatch, The Baden
Powell Scout Association and
the newly formed Tameside
Armed Services Community
(TASC).
MP Opens Dog Show
Friends of King George
the fifth Playing Fields
(FoKGVPF) had their sixth
annual fun dog show to
raise funds for Manchester
Dogs Home (MDH) for
their great work they do
for rescued dogs.
Angela Rayner MP managed
to fit into her tight schedule,
of her new roles in
Parliament, to open the sixth
dog show. After the opening
the MP was given a tour
of the work the FoKGVPF
volunteers do by Alan Fish.
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The tour went on to look
at the orchard, the plastic
bottle green house but didn’t
have time to have a jog on
the Keep Fit Path or go on
the exercise gym equipment
along it’s route. The show
run by Joanne Barrow from
Manchester Dogs Home
was a great success, but was
down on dog entries this
year, which was probably
due to Saturday’s storms and
down pours, it didn’t look
good on Sunday morning, but
did manage sunshine on the
dog show.
There were winners in
each class, most handsome
male, prettiest bitch, cutest
puppy, best rescue, sweetest
oap, best cross breed, but
the shows overall winner
was Frank, a golden bassett
whose owner Steff was
delighted that Frank won
best in show. The runner
up was Poppy, a border
terrier and the owners
Katie and Ellie were over
the moon coming second in
the show. If you would like
to be involved volunteering
in King George’s park
or Georgie Porgies cafe
contact alan.fish.161te@
gmail.com 07931765120 or
go to www.fokgvfp.co.uk for
many pictures of the show.
If you would like to support
MDH or buy a rescued dog
goto www.dogshome.net
The 7th annual fun dog
show will be on 2/7/17 as it
is always the first weekend
in July. Photos courtesy of
Dave Buckley.
Tameside Cultural Services in partnership with Pendle Productions present
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- outside adjacent to the centre • Dukinfield Park – adjacent to King St Entrance • Cheetham Parkadjacent to play area • Ryecroft Hall – adjacent to the hall • Victoria Park, Denton • King George V
Playing Fields- adjacent to Georgie Porgie’s Café
Morning performances will be at 11am and afternoon performances at 2.30pm
These are outdoor venues, don’t forget your picnic blanket!
For more information:
www.tameside.gov.uk/events
or call 0161 342 4144
73819
About Tameside 15
O
n 2nd July Ashton-under-Lyne
celebrated the Stamford Street Festival
organised and put together by local
businesses and organisations, including the
Tameside Markets, the Ashton Town Team with
funding from Brother UK.
can hopefully spend money
Kai De Gennaro spoke to
with the local traders.This
many of those involved to
event is the first step to
find out more about the
creating more business in
event and their involvment
Ashton.”
in making it happen.
Councillor Bill Fairfoull,
Mary Whitehead, a
chair of the Ashton Town
member of the Tameside
Team, stated that the event
History Forum, came
took around a year to
to represent the Albion
get everything together.
United Reform Church
“Stamford Street is a historical
with a stall dedicated to
street in Ashton which is
recruiting new members
close to people’s hearts. It’s
and promoting the Heritage
important to signpost people
Day on 10th September
to the historic street so they
2016. In particular, the
16 About Tameside
church was celebrating 200
years of Albion’s Fellowship
in Ashton. Donna Thomas,
a trustee at the Anthony
Seddon Fund in Ashton also
hosted a stall which raised
awareness for mental health.
The charity has a shop
near the Ashton Market
and the mental health
centre is on Stamford
Street. Donna described
the event as, “an amazing
event to run which encourages
different community groups
to come together.” She also
mentioned that the main
aim is to raise awareness
and see how the community
can support each other.
The Mayor of Tameside,
Councillor Philip Fitzpatrick
also attended the event. He
noted how important it
is to bring the community
together, and that Tameside
is always there to support
local businesses and engage
with the community. One
of the goals of the event
was to get more people
shopping on Stamford
Street to increase business.
Chris Anderson, from No
Eyed Theatre, also came
along to support the event
displaying a variety of
costumes used for theatre
and carnival events across
the northwest. Within these
costumes included Day of
the Dead Skeletons, which
Chris explained would
be used for the Ashton
Scarefest Halloween
event on 29th October.
Other notable guests of
the event included the
Avengers Assemble, hired
to put on entertainment
for the children. They really
seemed to lighten the mood,
despite the dreary weather
conditions. There were also
a variety of performances
on the main stage of the
festival, including dancers
from Tameside College,
Ross Denton singing, guitar
and singing from Steve
Gibson and 80 children
doing a dance performance.
There was also a stilt walker
who thought the event had
brought the community
together. Raymond Jones,
Chef Lecturer at Tameside
College, also attended
providing delicious crepes
for free. Tameside College
provides and delivers
vocational subjects, including
hospitality, catering and
events management.
In terms of local businesses,
Roger De Gennaro, the
owner of World of Scooters
and Ruggiero’s Coffee
Shop also put hard work
and effort into performing
as ‘Ross Denton’ on stage.
He said “It’s important for
events like this to happen so
that awareness can be raised
for the local businesses
in the area.” World of
Scooters offers a number
of solutions for Mobility,
including motorised
vehicles, electric scooters
and wheelchairs. The coffee
shop also served people
who attended the event,
providing coffees, paninis,
toasties and more. Steve
and Tina Gibson from the
Gibson Music had a stall
raising money for their son’s
Duke of Edinburgh Gold
Award.
Tina said “This has created
a lot of activity, and as
businesses, they need more
business on the street.” Tony
James, from Tameside Beds
and Mattresses was also
one of the key supporters
for the event and added
“This event is important
because a lot of people
don’t know Stamford Street
exists. I make furniture, beds,
mattresses, novelty furniture
and children’s items which
many are bespoke but people
have tyo know we are here”.
All in all, the event was a
success despite the weather
conditions. Everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves,
and it is extremely
important for family-fun
events like this to happen
within the community,
specifically when local
businesses are involved.
About Tameside 17
Michael Flynn and Yvonne Durragh
Willow Wood Hospice
Pamela Watkin and Brenda Reaney from
Ryecroft Hall Management Association
Mossley Juniors Football Club
Stephen Wayman and Alan Bradbury
Droylsden Youth Centre-2
Four voluntary groups
from Tameside – Mossley
Juniors Football Club,
Droylsden Youth Centre,
Ryecroft Hall Community
Association and Willow
Wood Hospice - received
the prestigious Queen’s
Award for Voluntary
Service, which has
equivalent status as
the MBE, at a special
ceremony at Gorton
Monastery in East
Manchester on Monday
4th July.
Mossley Juniors Football
Club has been going for
more than 30 years and has
over 120 players between
14 and 17. The club is about
community cohesion and
helping the children achieve
more in life by teaching
them life skills.
18 About Tameside
Droylsden Youth Centre is
an independent voluntary
group established in 1963 by
Alan Bradbury and Charlie
Grice who between them
have one hundred years of
service. They have more
than 300 members and well
over 50 coaches involved in
football and boxing.
Ryecroft Hall Management
Association in Audenshaw
is a group of volunteers
that has run classes for
the community for over
30 years and also run a
community café three days
a week.
Willow Wood Hospice
supports not only patients
but the family members
and carers who are also
affected by cancer and life
threatening conditions.
It cares for up to 12 in
patients and 15 day patients
at any given time. Alongside
this it provides numerous
out patient services such as
physiotherapy, hydrotherapy,
bereavement counselling and
most recently a dementia
care service.
Willow Wood Hospice
Chairman Pat McCloskey
said: “Everyone at the
Hospice is absolutely
delighted that our
volunteers have been
recognised in this way. For
our volunteers to receive
the Queen’s Award for
Voluntary Service is a huge
honour that reflects the
significant contribution
made by all of them.”
In total twenty-six
voluntary groups, charities
and social enterprises
from across the county
collected an engraved,
commemorative crystal
trophy and a certificate
signed by Her Majesty the
Queen presented by Her
Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant
of Greater Manchester,
Warren Smith and the Vice
Lord-Lieutenant, Mrs Edith
Conn. The Queen’s Awards
for Voluntary Service is a
UK national honour created
over a decade ago by Her
Majesty to mark the Golden
Jubilee in 2002 and to
recognise the outstanding
contributions made to
local communities by
groups of volunteers.
The closing date for
nominations for the Queen’s
Award for Voluntary Service
2016 is 16 September
2016. For information
on how to nominate
a group, visit: www.
manchesterlieutenancy.org
or www.gov.uk/queensaward-for-voluntary-service.
Gorse Hall Celebrates
On Friday, 15th local MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, MP
Jonathon Reynolds, dropped into Gorse Hall School in
Stalybridge. He was there to present them with their
Green Flag and LPPA Awards which they have recently
achieved.
My Medicine
Mandy Yuan is based
inside Ashton Market
Hall at the My Medicine
stall and she has been
working in Chinese
medicine for almost
30 years.
Therapies on offer
include Acupuncture,
Chinese acupressure
massages suitable for any
type of body pains such
as back pain, arthritis and
stress related pains.
These treatments can
also help any type of
muscle pains, menstrual,
prostate or infertility
problems.
0161 342 3338
www.tameside.gov.uk/markets
Ashton Market & Farmers’ Market
@TamesideMarkets
About Tameside 19
Stalybridge Carnival celebrated
their 40th anniversary in style with a
weekend of events which included
a classic car show, a market and a
celebration in Cheetham Park.
20 About Tameside
The highlight for many, however,
was the carnival parade on Sunday
June 26th and luckily the rain
didn’t spoil the party either! Float
winners included local group Hyde
Fundraisers with their Disney
themed truck and they would
especially like to thank Broadhurst
Transport for their amazing support.
Tameside Beer Festival
9th & 10th September 2016
And The Winner Is...
This year’s Celebrate Tameside Food and Drink
competition has proved to be one of the closest yet
with our top two café entries fighting for the first place
position.
There was the opportunity for people to vote online
for the first time and also to vote at selected locations
such as Ashton Market Hall, George Lawton Hall and
Stalybridge Civic Hall. This year we were delighted to have
many businesses recognised including The Village Café in
Droylsden which had many compliments added to their
voting slips, as did Pinnochio Restaurant in Ashton-underLyne, The Shubar Café and Bradleys Bakery. So here is how
Tameside voted for 2016 –
This year the Beer
Festival is organised by
Tameside Rotary Club
with the intention of
helping local charities. The
festival has grown year on
year and this year we aim
to reach £30,000 that has
been raised for charity
since 2011.
Last Year we supported
Breast Cancer Now,
Prostate Cancer UK and
Tameside Young Carers
with each charity receiving
over £2,300. This year we
are supporting the new
Tameside Macmillan Unit,
the NSPCC and our own
local charities – each year
the Rotary gives thousands
of pounds to local causes
and individuals to help our
local communities.
This year’s Beer Festival
promises to be even better
than usual with at least
36 different ales as well as
ciders and wine. There will
be hot food available and
a variety of live music to
entertain us throughout
the day.
Best Restaurant
1st Place - Puccini’s
2nd Place – Avenue 18
3rd Place – Jade Garden
Best Bakers/Confectioners
1st Place – S Williams & Son
2nd Place – Carrs
3rd Place – Mellors
Best Take Away
1st Place – Bollywood
2nd Place – Village Café
3rd Place - Fishnet
Best Café
1st Place – Wendy & Mandy’s
2nd Place – Avenue 18
3rd Place – The Shubar Café
Congratulations to all our winners and all those other
nominated outlets including John Street Bakery, Chilli
Pickle, Herb N Spice, Ovenfresh, Lucky Panda, Chicken
Station, Amaani, Waggon & Horses, Wrights and The
Tramstop. Once again it highlights some of the great range
of restaurants, café’s, bakeries and takeaways outlets across
Tameside so why not try one out!
FRIDAY 9TH—SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER
from 12noon to 11pm
in
The Civic Hall, Stalybridge
36+ Real Ales at £3.00 a pint
choice of ciders
Expertly Selected Wines from Carham Wine
Food available from noon featuring
Pies from Carr’s the Bakers &
Delights of India
Admission by programme or at the door, £3
LIVE MUSIC
FRIDAY 8pm — “Inside Job” (Urban Myth)
SATURDAY 5:00pm —Tameside Community Voices
8pm — Danny Maddocks
Afternoons with a variety of Singing & Dancing
Organised by Tameside Rotary Club
All profit donated to:
Tameside Rotary
Local Charities
About Tameside 21
Near
Pair-Fect
Ashton’s speedway star Kyle Howarth and racing
partner Simon Stead narrowly missed out on silverware
in the sport’s prestigious Premier League Pairs
Championship in Somerset.
In an epic semi-final of the competition the Sheffield Tigers
duo just missed out on a rostrum place to eventual winners,
the home team favourites Somerset Rebels.
At a packed Oak Tree Arena, Kyle and Simon notched 21 in
their qualifying group ahead of the Plymouth, Ipswich and
Rye House pairings.
A final place and trophy beckoned as they led the Somerset
pairing in a hard fought semi final until a superb overtake
after two laps by Kyle’s Australian pal Josh Grajczonek, who
battled past the duo to follow home his Somerset teammate
Rohan Tungate and eliminated the Sheffield pairing.
Words and Photos Howard Murphy
22 About Tameside
Quiz Challenge
1. What is the study of disease called?
2. The late Caroline Aherne played which
character in The Royle Family?
3. What is the principal ingredient to the
Japanese alcoholic beverage Sake?
4. Christopher Lambert, Alexanders Skarsgard
and Miles O’Keeffe have which fictional
character in common?
5. Which junction on the M60 would you
come off for Denton?
6. “Can’t stop the feeling” was a 2016 top ten
hit for which artist?
7. What is Borscht?
8. Over how many holes is the British Open
Golf tournament contested?
9. What are the names of the two 2016
Olympic mascots?
10. Which EU Law does the UK need to
trigger to begin its withdrawal?
11. In Finding Dory what kind of fish is Dory?
12. Sheridan Smith, Ralf Little, Will Mellor and
Natalie Casey starred in which comedy
series?
13. Which football team won Euro 2016?
14. Which character has been replaced by Dr
Orchid in the latest update to the game
Cluedo?
15. Killed in a freak accident what character
did Anton Yelchin play in the new Star Trek
films?
16. Where does two thirds of world’s cocoa
come from?
17. What is the name of the new Harry Potter
play which opened in London?
18. Robbie Williams was no 1 in August 2000
with what record?
19. Pinky Ponk, Makka Pakka and Upsy Daisy
are characters from which children’s tv
show?
20. TAG Heuer, Breitling and Omega are luxury
brands for which popular accessory?
21. In Shakespeare’s play, what were the names
of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”?
22. In which organ of the human body would
you find the detrusor muscle?
23. Who provided the voice of the Genie in
Disney’s 1992 animation “Aladdin”?
24. Which drink was first developed for the
athletic teams of the University of Florida?
25. How long did Henry VIII’s marriage to
Anne of Cleeves last?
Stuck for an answer? Check out our
competitions page to find them!
Albion Gears Up
for Heritage Day
This year will be a spectacular event as Albion
celebrates its 200th Anniversary and will join
Heritage day Celebrations on September 10th.
Along with an exhibition showing our history, we will
have baptism, marriage records and cradle roles on
display which we hope will bring along people from
around Tameside whose ancestors names might well
appear. In the early 19th century Albion was the first
Congregational chapel in the area now known as
Tameside and over the period 1830 to 1890 Albion
members set up Congregational chapels in Stalybridge,
Audenshaw, Denton, Dukinfield, and Mossley; it is
therefore likely that your ancestors may be recorded in
Albion baptisms or marriages.
This year, we will have some of our members dressed in
Victorian costume representing past members of Albion
who will be able to discuss with visitors the history of
the person represented and their contribution to the
church and the town of Ashton.
Also on display will be a ‘box of tricks’ which, when each
door is opened, fascinating artefacts relating to our
church and Sunday schools will be revealed which should
be of interest to young and old alike.
Admission is free and refreshments will be on sale.
Please check our website www.albionurc.org.uk
Officers Remembered
A memorial stone has been laid in Tameside to honour
two PCs who were killed whilst on active duty.
The Police Memorial Trust’s 39th national memorial was
unveiled by MP David Cameron at a ceremony on 14 July
2016 at the Hub in Mottram, honouring PC Fiona Bone
& PC Nicola Hughes, who were brutally murdered whilst
protecting the citizens of Mottram.
The unveiling of the memorial was also attended by Mrs
Michael Winner, chairman of the Police Memorial Trust,
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, the families of both officers
and their police colleagues together with the local MP and
other dignitaries. The private event started at 3.30pm when
the Greater Manchester Police Band played, followed by
speeches and the unveiling of the memorial.
With thanks to Greater Manchester Police for text and image.
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O
n July 3rd Stalybridge Motorcycle
Club hosted their Bike Show at the
Stalybridge Civic Hall.
The event featured motorcycles through the ages,
17 different classes, 23 trophies, and refreshments and the
show once again proved to be a great success. The group
meets every Tuesday at Stalybridge Labour Club at 8.30pm
and you can find out more about them by visiting:
www.stalybridgemotorcycleclub.co.uk
With thanks to Howard Murphy and Norman Lee for
photographs
24 About Tameside
WIN SUICIDE SQUAD
MOVIE PRIZE PACK
To celebrate the release of ‘Suicide Squad’
in cinemas on August 5, Warner Bros.
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the chance to win a great Suicide Squad
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However, once they realize they weren’t picked
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for himself?
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the most infamous resident of Arkham
Asylum. He earned an Oscar and a
Golden Globe for his performance as the
complex trans-woman Rayon in Dallas
Buyers Club, as well as garnering acclaim
for such films as Requiem for a Dream,
Prefontaine and Chapter 27.
Name this actor?
IT’S ALL CHANGE AT
GUIDE BRIDGE MOT &
SERVICE CENTRE…
For those that follow
us on social media and
on Tameside Radio we
have over the last few
weeks been talking about
#projectorange and I’m so
pleased to announce that
we have re-launched our
new look workshop to
work in conjunction with
the RAC. This was a big
decision for us as a family
but after interviewing
over a 100 people on our
existing brand and the
RAC brand we decided
that it was time for change,
something big and new, not
just for us as a business but
for the people of Tameside.
To help us provide our
customers with added
value the RAC have
recently announced two
new products which help
you manage some of the
biggest costs of motoring
more easily. Both of these
products are available at
Guide Bridge MOT.
RAC Fixed Price Service
Plans and RAC MOT
Check & Repair Plans are
both designed to take
some of the financial pain
out of running your car
by spreading the cost of
a service and protecting
against unexpected repairs
needed to pass the MOT.
Many roadside breakdowns
occur because motorists
skip essential vehicle
servicing, and RAC
research shows that
75% of motorists make
no provision to pay for
servicing requirements,
with over a quarter paying
more than £200 for their
annual service.
RAC Fixed Service Plans
enable motorists to break
the cost of two years’
vehicle servicing and MOT
tests into a manageable
monthly fixed price so
a vehicle never misses a
vital service. Consisting
of between 18 and 20
payments. Costs are based
on the engine size of the
vehicle to be covered. All
work has to be carried
out at an RAC Approved
Garage by experienced and
trusted technicians.
RAC Fixed Service Plans
start from just £16.99 a
month for a vehicle up
to 1400cc and go up to
£28.99 a month for a
vehicle over 3001cc.
RAC MOT Check & Repair
Plans give motorists peace
of mind by covering repairs
needed should a vehicle
fail its next MOT test.
These are free-of-charge
with a service at Guide
Bridge MOT following the
completion of the vehicle
health check and any
remedial work identified
has been carried out.
If a vehicle needs repairs
to pass its MOT specific
parts up to the value of
£750* will be paid for
under the plan.
To be eligible for RAC
MOT Check & Repair Plans
cars or light commercial
vehicles must be less than
10 years old and have done
under 100,000 miles at the
date the plan is issued. In
addition, the vehicle’s MOT
must not be due within
90 days.
Servicing starts from as
little as £64.95 – Call us
on 0161 339 5354 to learn
more on how between
Guide Bridge MOT and the
RAC can save you money.
We look forward to
welcoming you at our
new workshop – we are
situated on South Street,
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for flowers, but regular
watering isn’t the only
task that will keep your
garden in top shape. Keep
deadheading flowers as
they fade; not only will the
plants look better, but if
they’re allowed to produce
and shed their seeds,
they’re more likely to stop
producing new blooms. Iris
and other early-blooming
perennials can still be
divided this month and even
Time to consider the look
into September. Choose a
and smell of the garden too, cool day or time of day, and
all that hard work to create give them a tall drink of
the perfect place to be, but
water in their new locations.
to stay this good takes work, Now Dahlias are probably
even containers which had
getting leggy right about
slow-release fertiliser added if so, support them with
to the compost at planting
stakes.
time will start to run out
Now we always like to
of steam, so begin feeding
look at what flowers you
once a week with a tomato
can
plant in the month
food to make them last.
and we have come up with
During dry weather we
these, Summer Margaritas
are hoping for in August,
(chrysanthemum maximum).
raise the blades on your
They have daisy like flowers
lawnmower to allow the
which will bloom from July
grass to grow a little bit
to September and can get
longer. This will keep it
to a height 2-3 ft. Or how
greener and help retain
about Crinum ( powellii
moisture. Don’t panic
) with its elegant pink or
if your grass does turn
white trumpet-like flowers,
brown as it will soon green
best grown in a sunny and
up again when the rain
sheltered position and
eventually returns.
not really suited for cold
August is a relatively
gardens. Beware they get to
low-maintenance month
a height 3ft.
How did you fair with
those few hot days in July?
Amazing wasn’t it? Great
for finally kick starting
the plants, but I hope you
kept up with the watering
too, as plants in patio
containers are dependent
on you as they’ll get little
benefit from any rain.
Give them a good soak at
least once a day in sunny
weather.
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When it comes to caring
for your pet whilst on
holiday, often the easiest
and least stressful way is
to ask a friend or family
member to house sit for
you while you’re away.
This is often the cheapest
option too, with friends
and family asking for
nothing more than a fully
stocked fridge in return!
However, it’s vital that
your pet is familiar with
their new house member
prior to going away, just
so you know everyone
gets along.
If you aren’t lucky enough
to know someone who
will mind your pet for the
duration of the holiday,
there are some fantastic
kennels or catteries out
there - many will also take
in bunnies too! Costs and
setups can vary considerably,
but budget for roughly £9 to
£13 for a cat or £14 to £20
for a dog, for every day you
are away.
Alternatively, there are
more and more pet sitting
services available across
the UK where your pet can
spend one or two weeks
- or more - with a loving
family who’ll look after your
four-legged friend whilst
you’re away and give them
their own cheap holiday!
Remember, most reputable
kennels and catteries will
want to see up-to-date
vaccination certificates and
you should also ensure your
pet insurance is up to date.
Alternatively, more and
more people are taking
them along on their holiday.
It’s now easier than ever to
take your pet with you, and
there are more and more
holiday homes and hotels
that welcome pets. Make
sure you have a pet carrier
or crate for dogs and cats
in cars, or alternatively a
harness for dogs. If your
pet does get stressed by
travel, again consider using
pheromone sprays like
Adaptil. Give your pet a light
meal before setting off and
make sure they have been
to the toilet beforehand.
However, you will need to
factor in toilet and water
breaks along the journey.
Remember that if you’re
travelling abroad, you’ll also
need a pet passport, which
needs to be applied for
through your vet several
weeks before travelling.
Find out more info on the
Pet Travel Scheme at www.
gov.uk/take-pet-abroad and
always check with your
airline before flying.
WIN CINEWORLD TICKETS
Catch some of the latest Cinema releases in 2016 at
Cineworld Ashton which offers a variety of options
to see your favourite films in 2D, 3D and even
IMAX. With a licensed bar, VIP seating options and
some delicious refreshments on offer why not plan
a regular movie night with all the family! In 2016
watch out for some great films coming your way at
Cineworld Ashton.
PETE’S DRAGON - Newcomer Oakes Fegley is
the boy with a magical friend in this remake of the
Disney favourite.
SUICIDE SQUAD - A team of out-of-control
supervillains are brought together by a government
agency in this outrageous comic book movie.
BEN HUR - Jack Huston and Morgan Freeman star
in a spectacular reimagining of the great historical
action epic.
For a chance to win a pair of tickets just answer the
question below and send your entry to our competitions
address marked CINEWORLD AUGUST.
Question: In what year was the original film
of Pete’s Dragon released?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Pathology
Denise Royle
Fermented Rice
They’ve all portrayed
Tarzan
5. Junction 24
6. Justin Timberlake
7. Borscht is a tart soup
popular in several East
European cuisines,
including Ukrainian,
Russian, Polish and made
with beetroot.
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9. Vinicious and Tom
10. Article 50
11. Blue Tang Fish
12. Two Pints Of Lager and A
WIN FINDING DORY PRIZE PACK
Cineworld Ashton
and Walt Disney
Pictures bring you
a chance to win a
great prize pack to
celebrate the latest
release – Finding
Dory released on
July 29th.
Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” welcomes back to the
big screen everyone’s favourite forgetful blue tang Dory
(voice of Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the
reef with Nemo (voice of Hayden Rolence) and Marlin
(voice of Albert Brooks).
When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family
out there who may be looking for her, the trio takes
off on a life-changing adventure across the ocean
to California’s prestigious Marine Life Institute, a
rehabilitation centre and aquarium. In an effort to find
her mum (voice of Diane Keaton) and dad (voice of
Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI’s
most intriguing residents: Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a
cantankerous octopus who frequently gives employees
the slip; Bailey (voice of Ty Burrell), a beluga whale who
is convinced his echolocation skills are on the fritz; and
Destiny (voice of Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale
shark. Deftly navigating the complex innerworkings of the
MLI, Dory and her friends discover the magic within their
flaws, friendships and family.
You can catch the trailer to film at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pek8cxwEAM
For your chance to win send the answer to the question below
to ‘Finding Dory Competition, to our usual competition address.
Question: ‘Who provides the voice of everyone’s
favourite forgetful blue tang Dory in
Disney•Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’, which
opens in UK cinemas on July 29th?
Packet Of Crisps
19. In The Midnight Garden
13. Portugal
20. Watches
14. Mrs White
21. Valentine and Proteus.
15. Pavel Checkov
22. The Bladder
16. Western Africa
23. Robin Williams.
17. Harry Potter And The
Cursed Child
24. Gatorade named after the
Florida Gators.
18. Rock DJ
25. 6 Months.
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Cookery
Corner
Potatoe Pie with
Cheese and Sausage
Ingredients:
• 750g Maris Piper
potatoes, peeled and
quartered
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 400g sausages, each cut
into 4
• 100ml skimmed milk
• 50g strong half fat cheese
such as mature Cheddar
grated
• 1 tsp wholegrain or
English mustard
• 2–3 tomatoes, sliced
Method:
Prepare your ingredients
and set the oven to 200ºC/
fan 180ºC/gas 6.
While waiting for the oven
to preheat cook your
potatoes in boiling water
for 15 to 20 minutes until
tender. While the potatoes
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are cooking, pop the
sausages under the grill until
golden.
Heat the olive oil in a large
frying pan and gently sauté
the onion for about 8
minutes stirring occasionally,
until the onions are
caramelised.
Drain the potatoes and
return back to their pan
mashing well with the milk,
the mustard and some
seasoning.
Put the sausages and onions
in the base of a pie dish
spooning over the mash
before scattering over the
cheese and laying on the
tomato slices on top. Bake
for 20 to 25 minutes until
the top is bubbling and is
lightly golden.
As a variation why not swap
the sausages for smoked
salmon or mackerel.
Its holiday time and
we at Ladysmith hope
you all have a great
summer break over
the next month.
If you are planning to
go on holiday here or
overseas then you’ll
find everything you
need here at the centre.
With great travel
bathroom items from
Boots, Sunglasses from
Vision Express and
Specsavers, sun lotion
from Bodycare and
foreign currency from
Cash Generator and
Nationwide! It’s also
Back to School time and
our new Meeks Shoes
has quality footwear
from Clarks, Geox
and Lelli Kelly with a
dedicated children’s
shoe fitting service.
For uniforms you’ll find
Debonair The School
Shop caters for virtually
all Tameside Schools.
Bond Street Juniors
also has some great
footwear for children
and pick up stationery
items from Poundworld
and Home Bargains!
For events this month we
have a fantastic FREE line
up to celebrate the Rio
Olympics along with our
FREE craft Wednesdays
taking place as part of
The Dandy Club. So why
not come along every
Saturday to enjoy Olympic
fun with Dandy Lion, a
visit to Ladysmith is a
winner every time!
Have you picked up your
copy of our Ladysmith
Life magazine yet? It
features ‘Back to School’
and details of this year’s
Ladysmith Local Heroes
winners! You can get a
copy from one of the
Ladysmith shops next
time you visit or at one of
our events.
We’re looking forward to
seeing you all. It wouldn’t
be the same without you.
Come and find the best
bargains for miles around
Ashton.
Don’t forget you can
follow us on Facebook
and Twitter for the very
latest news and events!
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What’s on this August in Tameside
August 3rd
Dandy Club FREE crafts
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne. From 11am-2pm
Ladysmith Shopping Centre is
running FREE crafts for children every
Wednesday in August so come along
and create!
August 4th
Alice Through The Looking
Glass
Adjacent to Peace Garden, Hyde
Park. From 11am
Part of the Outdoor Summer Family
Theatre programme through August
presented by Tameside Cultural
Services and Pendle Productions.
Admission Free, these venues are
out in the open so just bring a picnic
blanket to sit on!
Alice Through The Looking
Glass
Mossley Park, Mossley. From 2pm
Part of the Outdoor Summer Family
Theatre programme through August
presented by Tameside Cultural
Services and Pendle Productions.
Admission Free, these venues are
out in the open so just bring a picnic
blanket to sit on!
August 6th
Dandy Lion’s Olympic Event
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne. From 11am-3pm
The Olympics are on in Rio and each
week we have a specially themed
FREE fun event at the shopping
centre for you to enjoy!
Hyde Artisan Market
Civic Square, Hyde. From 9am-3pm
It’s the second of the Hyde Artisan
Markets with over 20 stalls featuring
local handcrafted goods.
Beginners Drawing Class
Thackeray’s Books, Denton Civic
Square, 9.30am-11am
Learn drawing the fundamentals
with Liz Stirk including form, tone,
shading, perspective, composition,
sketching and more. Sessions £10
with tea/coffee provided.
August 10th
Dandy Club FREE crafts
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne. From 11am-2pm
Ladysmith Shopping Centre is
running FREE crafts for children every
Wednesday in August so come along
and create!
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August 11th
Tom Sawyer
The Medlock Centre, Droylsden.
From 11am
Part of the Outdoor Summer Family
Theatre programme through August
presented by Tameside Cultural
Services and Pendle Productions.
Admission Free, these venues are
out in the open so just bring a picnic
blanket to sit on!
August 17th
The Water Babies
Cheethams Park, Stalybridge. From 11am
Part of the Outdoor Summer Family
Theatre programme through August
Let us know about your
special events by emailing
news@abouttameside.com
August 25th
Treasure Island
Victoria Park, Denton. From 11am
Part of the Outdoor Summer Family
Theatre programme through August
presented by Tameside Cultural
Services and Pendle Productions.
presented by Tameside Cultural
Admission Free, these venues are
Services and Pendle Productions.
out in the open so just bring a picnic
Admission Free, these venues are
blanket to sit on!
Tom Sawyer
out in the open so just bring a picnic
Treasure Island
Dukinfield Park, Dukinfield. From
2pm
Part of the Outdoor Summer Family
Theatre programme through August
presented by Tameside Cultural
Services and Pendle Productions.
Admission Free, these venues are
out in the open so just bring a picnic
blanket to sit on!
blanket to sit on!
King George V Playing Fields,
Ashton-under-Lyne. From 12pm
The Water Babies
Part of the Outdoor Summer Family
Ryecroft Hall, Audenshaw. Theatre programme through August
From 2pm
presented by Tameside Cultural
Part of the Outdoor Summer Family
Services and Pendle Productions.
August 13th
Theatre programme through August
presented by Tameside Cultural
Services and Pendle Productions.
Admission Free, these venues are
out in the open so just bring a picnic
blanket to sit on!
August 27th
Dandy Lion’s Olympic Event
Admission Free, these venues are
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne. From 11am-3pm
The Olympics are on in Rio and each
week we have a specially themed
FREE fun event at the shopping
centre for you to enjoy!
out in the open so just bring a picnic
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
FREE fun event at the shopping
Beginners Drawing Class
Ashton-under-Lyne. centre for you to enjoy!
Thackeray’s Books, Denton Civic
Square, 9.30am-11am
Learn drawing the fundamentals
with Liz Stirk including form, tone,
shading, perspective, composition,
sketching and more. Sessions £10
with tea/coffee provided.
August 14th
Farmers’ Market
Armentieres Square/Civic Hall,
Stalybridge from 10am
Pick up your fresh meats, vegetables,
cheeses and so much more at the
popular Farmers’ Market.
There is also an Artisan Market
taking place at Stalybridge Civic Hall
organised by Stalybridge Town Team
and The Crafters Festival.
August 17th
Dandy Club FREE crafts
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne. From 11am-2pm
Ladysmith Shopping Centre is
running FREE crafts for children every
Wednesday in August so come along
and create!
blanket to sit on!
August 20th
Dandy Lion’s Olympic Event
From 11am-3pm
The Olympics are on in Rio and each
Dandy Lion’s Olympic Event
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne. From 11am-3pm
The Olympics are on in Rio and each
week we have a specially themed
Beginners Drawing Class
week we have a specially themed
Thackeray’s Books, Denton Civic
Square, 9.30am-11am
FREE fun event at the shopping
Learn drawing the fundamentals
centre for you to enjoy!
with Liz Stirk including form, tone,
shading, perspective, composition,
Beginners Drawing Class
sketching and more. Sessions £10
Thackeray’s Books, Denton Civic
with tea/coffee provided.
Square, 9.30am-11am
August 28th
Learn drawing the fundamentals
Ashton Farmers’ Market
with Liz Stirk including form, tone,
Market Ground, Ashton-underLyne from 10am
shading, perspective, composition,
sketching and more. Sessions £10
with tea/coffee provided.
August 24th
Dandy Club FREE crafts
Pick up delicious fresh produce at this
popular farmers’ and craft market
and watch out for the free cookery
demonstrations.
August 31st
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Dandy Club FREE crafts
Ashton-under-Lyne. Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne. From 11am-2pm
From 11am-2pm
Ladysmith Shopping Centre is
running FREE crafts for children every
Ladysmith Shopping Centre is
running FREE crafts for children every
Wednesday in August so come along
Wednesday in August so come along
and create!
and create!
SUICIDE SQUAD
BEN HUR
A team of out-of-control
Can February March?
No, but April May.
What do you call
a boomerang that
doesn’t come back?
A stick.
supervillains are brought
What starts with E,
ends with E, and has
only one letter in it?
An Envelope.
do you do when all the
Why did the man take
toilet paper to the
party?
Because he was a party
pooper.
Why don’t lobsters
share things?
Because they are
shellfish.
YOU. That’s what ARGUS
What is faster Hot or
cold?
Hot, because you can
catch a cold.
Why don’t leopards
play hide and seek?
Because they are
always spotted.
What did one eye say
to the other eye?
Between you and me,
something smells.
Where does a general
keep his armies?
Up his sleevies.
together by a government
agency in this outrageous
comic book movie. What
superheroes of the world
are tied up? Get the
supervillains to work for
has been set up to do,
to recruit bad guys to
execute dangerous tasks in
exchange for shorter prison
sentences. But as ARGUS
soon finds out, supervillains
aren’t as easy to control as
superheroes…
PETE’S DRAGON
Newcomer Oakes Fegley
is the boy with a magical
friend in this remake of the
Disney favourite.
Grace (Bryce Dallas
Howard) has heard stories
of a magical dragon for
years, from the mouth of
her wood-carver father
(Robert Redford), However,
that’s all she thought they
were – stories. That is, until
she meets ten-year-old Pete
(Oakes Fegley) who claims
to live alone in the woods
with a giant green dragon
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named Elliott.
Jack Huston and
Morgan Freeman star in
a spectacular reimagining
of the great historical
action epic.
In Roman-occupied
Jerusalem, Prince Judah
Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) is
falsely accused of treason
by his adoptive brother,
army officer Messala (Toby
Kebbell). He’s stripped of
his title, separated from
Esther (Nazanin Boniadi),
the woman he loves, and
forced into years of slavery
at sea. During his eventful
exile, Ben-Hur encounters
Sheikh Ilderim (Morgan
Freeman), who trains him as
a charioteer
NINE LIVES
House of Cards star Kevin
Spacey transforms into a
cat in this madcap family
comedy from the director
of Men in Black. Spacey
plays uptight business mogul
Tom Brand who is distant
from his wife Lara (Jennifer
Garner) and daughter
Rebecca (Malina Weissman).
However this animal-hating,
work-oriented tycoon is
about to see the error of
his ways when, on a visit
to buy a cute moggy for
Rebecca’s birthday,
he is transformed into an
actual cat by mysterious
pet shop owner Felix
(Christopher Walken).
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THANKS TO
TAMESIDE COLLEGE
#ICanBe
or visit our school leaver and
college leaver enrolment on
Thursday 25th August (10am to 7pm)
or Friday 26th August (10am to 3pm)
www.tameside.ac.uk
0161 908 6789