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Metrolink
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Droylsden residents welcome Metrolink
with family fun day
W
ith face painters, balloon artists and local
craft and activity stalls, Villemomble
Square became a hive of activity last Saturday
to celebrate the recent arrival of Metrolink in
the town centre.
Local residents came out in force to support the
event which was organised by the Droylsden Town
Team with the support of the Executive Leader of
Tameside Council, Councillor Kieran Quinn.
Live entertainment was provided by Elite
Cheerleaders, Fairfield Tigers, Street Dance, Duke
Street Music Project and Droylsden Christian
Church Choir with a Taekwondo demonstration
from Droylsden Taekwondo Club and magic show
from Smiley Productions. Compere Jason Wood
from New Image Lighting kept proceedings running
smoothly and gave sweets away to the crowds,
donated by local stores Tesco and Wilkinson.
At midday, Teddy Tameside welcomed Metrolink’s
mascot, Met Man, to Droylsden and posed for
photos with Cllr Quinn on the new Metrolink
stop.
Cllr Quinn commented: “It’s great to see so
many residents here in the town centre for the
event and to show their support for our local
businesses and retailers. Droylsden is a vibrant
town with lots to offer and the Metrolink will
open up the town to new visitors to come and
see what we’re all about. This was certainly
the case during the weekend before the official
launch when Droylsden town centre was full of
people who had travelled in on the tram. This
encourages me that early signs are that the trams
will be a big hit with the public, a position I am
sure will continue going forward.”
Peter Cushing, Transport for Greater
Manchester’s Metrolink Director, said: “We
aim to support the local communities across
our network as far as we can and are very happy to get involved
with the family fun day in Droylsden. We’ve received a positive
response to the new service so far and look forward to the line
establishing itself as a convenient and hassle free way for residents
to travel over the next few months.”
Droylsden Town Team and Metrolink’s free family fun day took
place in Villemomble Square, just opposite the new Metrolink stop,
from 10am until 3pm on Saturday 16 February 2013.
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Welcome...
March already, how time flies by.
It’s great to hear from so many people enjoying the magazine
and we hope we continue to keep you informed and
entertained each month. I’m delighted to welcome Steve
Connaghan this month as he introduces a new fitness column
to the magazine. Steve will happily answer your queries each
issue and offer some simple tips to keep exercised that anyone
can do.
Another of our columnists proving quite popular is Eileen
Gravener with her popular monthly recipes, have you anything
that you’d like Eileen to try ? If so drop me an email and we can
pass it on for you!
So what’s happening in the magazine this month ? As usual
competitions and Teddy Tameside on his travels plus features on
our local markets and something about the Metrolink coming
to Droylsden, you may have heard about it?
Our cover story highlight’s Ladysmith Shopping Centre as it
hosts it’s third fashion show in Ashton-under-Lyne.
Please remember to support our local businesses which keep
your magazine free and if you are interest in sending us your
feature or news item please email [email protected].
If you’ve missed an issue don’t forget you can catch up online at
www.abouttameside.com.
Enjoy this issue and have a terrific Easter.
Kevin
Kevin Taylor. Editor. About Tameside.
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Deadline for April issue March 23rd.
Cover Photo: Featuring Vicky Moss, Leanne Austin, Joseph Poole &
Alex Lynch with thanks to H.Murphy for the photography.
Inside...
HIGHLIGHTS THIS ISSUE
Page 4:
Behind The Screens – Flashback with Cineworld
Page 6:
Farewell Aunty Lynda
Page 8:
The Lantern Parade
Page 10: Reubens Retreat
Page 11: Theatre Onward
Page 12: Ladysmith’s Got Style
Page 22: Introducing Steve Connaghan
Page 26: Metrolink launches
Page 28: Competitions
Page 31: Cineworld – the latest movies
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About Tameside 3
Dignity
Early in February staff
and service users at
Ashton’s King’s Park
Nursing Home took part
in Dignity Action Day to
promote dignity in their
care home.
Dawn Harker, activities coordinator organised the day
which included an afternoon
of entertainment, high tea and
musical entertainment from
singer and guitarist Danny
Maddocks.
The home’s staff, residents and
visitors were asked to write on
Behind The Screens
Cineworld celebrates ten years in Tameside this year and we will be bringing you
some regular features to celebrate.
This month can you recognise any of the staff members who have worked at the
cinema and any you still see ?
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a dignity leaf what dignity means
to them. These comments were
then placed upon one of the
dignity trees that have been put
up on the walls of the home.
Dignity Action Day aims to
ensure people in care are
treated as individuals, are given
a sense of purpose in their
daily lives and are provided
with stimulating and meaningful
activities.
Pictured at the Dignity Tree are:
Dawn Harker, Activities Coordinator and Dennis Hanson,
resident at King’s Park.
GET READY FOR
WORLD BOOK DAY
In March many children
will be joining in the
fun on World Book Day
dressed in their favourite
characters.
In Hyde you’ll find one of the
biggest selections of costumes
available for children and adults
from Shop4FancyDress all
at fantastic prices. The shop
features 1000’s of costumes and
party products to choose from
not just for World Book Day
but any special occasion.
They also stock dancewear,
ballet shoes, gymnastic and
regulation wear too at the large
showroom based on Croft
Street in Hyde.
For further details why not call the
shop on 0161 367 8885
or check out the website
www.shop4fancydress.com
WELL DONE WINNERS
Here are some of our recent competition winners.
REIGN OF TERROR
Ruth Murphy from Stalybridge
DOCTOR WHO LEGACY
Marc Green from Hyde
GUIDE BRIDGE MOT
Mrs B Grimes from Ashton-u-Lyne
WRECK IT RALPH
Richard Gallagher
CINEWORLD TICKETS
Yvette Green from Hyde
Christine Macfarland from Hyde
Jade Jackson from Hyde
And in the photo
is Lily Smith age 6
collecting her
Teddy Tameside
colouring prize
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YEAR OF THE SNAKE
Here’s this months
roundup from
InTameside – for the
latest news about
Tameside online visit
Tameside welcomed
the Chinese New Year
last month with events
at Ashton Market Hall
and Ladysmith Shopping
Centre. Featuring the
traditional blessing by the
Chinese Lion shoppers
were given chance to be
photographed as the Year
Of The Snake officially
arrived.
www.intameside.com
Stalybridge
Eyesore To Go
Stalybridge will soon be
rid of its biggest eyesore.
Demolition work has begun
on the former Casablanca’s
Health Club in Armentieres
Square which has stood
derelict since being gutted
by fire in 2005
FAREWELL AUNTY LYNDA
On January 22nd Lynda Jane
Meeks passed away, famous
locally as part of folk group
Five Penny Piece and as part
of Meeks family who have sold
footwear in Tameside since the
early 1900’s. We spoke with
Deborah Turner at The Shubar
who pays tribute to ‘Aunty
Lynda’.
“ I remember we went to watch
Five Penny Piece at the Free
Trade Hall in the 1970’s, it was
packed out. She became our
own celebrity really but she
always bought her shoes from
us for her work and playing out
(which she did a lot of!). Being
Dad’s sister we obviously had
regular visits and it was never
a dull moment when she was
around. When she worked at
Tescos, which was for about 12
years, she was one of the most
popular members of staff, and
she affectionately named it
Tenko’s! “
Deborah says she would have
loved the send off from her
friends and family.
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IN TAMESIDE NEWS
“Yes it was a grand send off,
she had the horses the black
feathers glass carriage lovely
flowers.All her colleagues from
Tesco clapped her into church
and clapped her out of church.
The Five Penny Piece songs
were playing throughout the
service and everyone was
crying, even her little dog Daisy
was there to see her off. At her
checkout at Glossop Tesco the
staff put candles and flowers on
her till and there was a bucket
too with all donations going to
Christies in Manchester and it
raised over £500 in a matter of
days.”
Cregan Guilty
Dale Cregan admitted to
being guilty of the murders
of PC’s Fiona Bone and
Nicola Hughes. Ge denies
the charge of the murder
of David Short and his son,
Mark, and four attempted
murder charges in the
months before the attack
on the police officers. Nine
other men face charges
relating to the incidents.
You Choose Cuts
You Choose, a flagship
programme to support
community groups across
the area, is to be cut in
2013 by £107,000 following
a meeting of Tameside
Councils Executive Cabinet.
Grants to groups will be
further restricted to a
maximum of £1,500, was
£2,500.
Royal Approval For
Droylsden Field
A field in Droylsden has
been granted the royal seal
of approval thanks to the
hard and dedicated work
of the town’s community.
A friends group worked
closely with the ward
councillors to submit an
application for Copperas
Field, off Fairfield Road, to
be re-named the Queen
Elizabeth II field and last
week they were told the
bid had been successful. To
celebrate, the campaigners
have had a brass plaque
made which will be set in
a brick wall closer to its
official unveiling in May.
Energy Scheme Saves
£000’s
Tameside had the highest
take-up rate for the GM
Fair Energy scheme with
more than 4,300 people
signing up – the highest
proportion of households
(4.6 per cent) to register
in any one borough. More
than 35,000 people signed
up altogether – with
an average saving per
household of around £122
a year. Residents across
Greater Manchester are to
save more than £3m as part
of the UK’s biggest energy
switching scheme.
Tameside
Entrepreneur Wins
Tameside based Dance
Company, Ri Ri’s Dance
Academy, has been named
“Young Entrepreneur of
the Year” at the 2013 E3
Business Awards, which
were held on 7th February
at the Reebok Stadium
in Bolton. The company,
which offers regular
Dance and Fitness classes,
Wedding Choreography,
Performances, Private
Dance Lessons, Hen
Parties and Dance
Workshops, fought off
intense competition from
companies across the
North West to take the
title.
New Academy for young people who just want to care
W
elcome to The
Care Academy, an
innovative and unique
programme aimed at
young people who would
like to embark on a
career in Health and
Social Care or Childcare.
The programme aims to
provide students with all
the knowledge and skills
to secure employment
within the Care Industry,
through on the job work
experience and training
sessions.
The care Academy is just one
of the many opportunities
being offered by Keyed Up
Training in Ashton, a brand new
important decisions about their
independent training provider
future career options. Following
set up by Sam Morton-Herod,
interview and selection Keyed
a local training professional
Up Training will help them
with a passion for delivering
exceptional quality and value for get their heads around the
many career paths in care, for
money training.
example elderly care, dementia
With a wealth of experience of
care, learning difficulties and
providing health care training
working with people with
to businesses throughout the
addictions.
North West, Sam has taken the
plunge and set up on her own
in fantastic training facilities
close to Asda in Ashton.
“I have been supporting learners
through their NVQ and at all
levels in health care training for
a number of years, but I have
always wanted to branch out
on my own and get some of
my own ideas off the ground,”
“They will then start their
she says. “The care Academy
four day Work Skills induction
is something I am especially
course
where learners will
passionate about. I want young
create
a
CV, explore job
people to be supported and
opportunities
and work
trained so that they can find a
experience
placements
and
great job and cut out a brilliant
the
importance
of
this
to
gain
career in care.”
the skills needed to gain paid
Sam hopes to work closely
employment.
with schools and colleges in the
area where students are making The induction will also cover
health and safety, fire awareness
and safeguarding - all invaluable
in the care sector. By the end
of the induction, students will
have started the introduction
to the full level 2 apprenticeship
programme.”
Sam stresses that the idea of
the care Academy is to get
students real experience which
leads to real jobs.
“This training programme
is different from any other
because we will find students
an eight week work experience
placement with the idea of
them getting a job at the end
of it,” Sam says. “So many young
people are doing training these
days that leads to nothing. I
know the opportunities in care
are out there and we will help
our students find them.”
For more information on the
care Academy call Sam
on 07450 094980
email
[email protected]
or visit
www.keyeduptraining.co.uk
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LANTERN PARADE HUGE SUCCESS
who had seen another similar
initiative in another part of
Hyde who wanted to bring
this here to grow what we
already had into the event we
held. This has involved around
460 children and their families
at this event.”
How long did it take to
prepare for the parade?
O
n Wednesday
February 6th
Flowery Field School
staged the hugely
popular Lantern Parade
which had children and
their families taking
their illuminated
lanterns around the
local area.
Head teacher Mr. Alvin
Fell explained a little
more about the parade
and how it all started.
“Well fortunately the infant
children, which is probably
a third of the school, had
made their lanterns before
Christmas and then we
worked with a couple of
specialist artists who came in
to inspire the children with
a large dinosaur and other
designs. They worked with us
for about three weeks and we
have had parents and helpers
come in as well. Lots of the
other lanterns in the parade
were simply us giving the
children free range with their
imagination.”
Is it something that fits
to the curriculum ?
“ Not especially, it’s a
community cohesion event so
this area has a lovely feeling
on this February evening
and brings people of all ages
and different aspects of the
community together.”
“We have had a tradition at
this school for the last three
years now with the infants at
Christmas partytime bringing
their lanterns up to the
junior school and having a
firework celebration. This then
coincided with an idea from
Councillor Peter Robinson
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Apart from parents, children and
staff you have received other
support too ?
“We have had support from
New Charter, the local
housing association, helping
with cash, provided hot
refreshments and helped
with the marshalling of the
parade. The local councilors
and area committee have
also supported us along with
the families of those who
attend the school. This is the
first time we have done this
Flowery Field Lantern Parade
which has grown out of our
own internal event which has
been established for a few
years so we are really pleased
with how it all went.”
Do you hope this will
become an annual event ?
“It’s an interesting idea. When
you have a successful event
like this everyone says ‘lets
do it again next year’. We may
do it again next year, we may
leave it a while to keep it fresh,
we might come up with a
different idea. The good thing
about working at this school
is the staff are always up for a
new challenge – we may do it
again or we may do something
else.”
With thanks to Mr. Fell, the
children, parents and staff at
Flowery Field School.
FLIPPIN’ SUCCESS
The annual Pancake Flipping Contest took place at
Ladysmith Shopping Centre on February 12th. The
competition included teams from the Ladysmith Pub, JD
Sports, Tameside 4 Good, Ladysmith Shopping Centre and
Tameside Reporter. This year it was a tense final between
JD Sports and Ladysmith Shopping Centre with the team
of the latter winning the gold frying pan trophy!
The event was in aid of the Mayor’s charity and the
Mayoress, Councillor Brenda Warrington, was on hand to
present the winners prizes.
Women
at the Wheel
Guide Bridge MOT launched their ‘Women At
The Wheel’ scheme several years ago and it’s
proved to be popular with female motorists
of all ages.
PURRFECT
Next Generation Youth
Theatre in Mossley are
rehearsing for their latest
production CATS! The
musical is being staged 22nd to
27th April 2013 and will be the
first time the production has
been released for amateur use.
More details about the show
in our next issue.
At special evenings and events the team are on hand to
explain some of the basics about your car including tyre
care and safety. The garage provides this free, friendly,
one-to-one workshop session where they will show you
how to carry out basic, essential maintenance checks,
including checking and topping up the oil, water and antifreeze. Proud to be the most female friendly garage in the
area why not call for more details about the next Women
At The Wheel event on 0161 339 5354.
About Tameside 9
HIS MASTER VACATES
RIDE IN TAMESIDE
Horse riding is still
a popular past time
around the UK and
here in Tameside too
where luckily there is
a school located in Top
Mossley that can assist.
Stamford Riding
Stablesprovide lessons for
children and small adults, at
very reasonable prices in a
safe enclosed riding arena.
As well as riding lessons they
also teach people how to
look after horses and ponies,
and train students towards
ABRS and BHS stable
management exams.
At weekends they have
junior trainee groups for the
more dedicated riders and
after Easter will be looking
at starting a Pony Care Club,
for riders and non-riders,
which lets the children work
towards rosettes, rather than
badges, and certificates, a
bit like Brownies and Cubs
with ponies. This is likely to
be Mondays 4.30 - 5.30 each
week through the spring and
summer.
HMV in Arcades Shopping
Centre is due to close after
the company went into administration in January. The
store opened it’s doors in 2005
with singer Simon Webb from
boyband BLUE. Another store
closure for Ashton, let us hope
there’s some good news coming
soon for the town.
Happier times when Simon Webb opened Tameside’s HMV at Arcades
Shopping Centre. Image courtesy H.Murphy.
REMEMBER AND REBUILD
R
euben’s Retreat
is a local charity,
borne of loss and
hope. If you would like
to know more about
Reuben and Reuben’s
Retreat then please
visit our website
reubensretreat.org
Our aim is to raise £1m in
23 months, Reuben’s age
when he moved to heaven
on the 21st of August 2012.
We will then build, buy
or renovate a property.
Reuben’s Retreat will be
a home from home for
children with life-limiting
and life threatening illness.
It will be a place where
Mummy’s and Daddy’s can
bring their children to
“Relax and Recharge”. It will
also serve as a bereavement,
counselling and support
centre for families that lose
their precious children, a
place to “Remember and
Rebuild”
We are on track to reach
our £1million, and its
due to the kindness and
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generosity of hundreds of
people. This is what the
great British public are good
at... knuckling down. Pulling
together and making things
happen. Reuben’s Retreat
will be something for us all
to be very proud of and will
be near home.
If there is something you
would like to do to help, if
you’re looking to raise some
sponsorship monies or if
you are a local company
with something to give, then
please support us.You can
contact us at; enquiries@
reubensretreat.org
Have you seen our bus
campaign too? Reuben has
been waving across our
region. Attached are some
photos of the campaign and
also a snapshot of Reuben’s
very own painting, still
available to buy and support
via the Hawthorn Gallery
in Stalybridge for £75 with
all proceeds to Reuben’s
Retreat.
If you shop online, you can
join easyfundraising.org.uk
and a % of the profits made
will be sent to Reuben’s
Retreat. A simple 2 night
hotel booking I made just
last week earned the charity
£10.62. Please join, its so
“easy” www.easyfundraising.
org.uk
Another fun way to donate
is via www.ploink.co.uk
please take a look.....
Also you can support
and follow our story via
facebook and LIKE our page,
via twitter @reubensretreat
or via our website;
reubensretreat.org
We also have various
articles online, our tune with
Simon Bates, A Granada
news report and various you
tube videos.
Thank you for taking the
time to read our article
today..... Reuben’s Retreat “
Relax, Recharge, Remember,
Rebuild “
Nicola Graham
Reuben’s Mummy
SUPPORT
THEATRE ROYAL
T
he Theatre Royal in
Hyde is a magnificent
Grade II listed Edwardian
building. It stands on
Corporation Road around
the corner from Hyde
Town Hall.
It opened in 1902 and offered
the largest stage in the area,
the finest auditorium and a fly
gallery offering the means to
employ the best scenery and
swiftest scene changes available.
It was a thriving well-loved
theatre putting on live shows to
packed audiences. Film arrived
and a moveable screen was
added. Great stars appeared
at the theatre, Enrico Caruso
and Richard Tauber to name
just two, and many other stars
visited with touring companies.
Amateur Operatic and
Musical Societies staged many
productions in the 50’s and 60’s.
In the late 60’s live theatre was
declining in favour of cinema.
Live shows ended in 1972.
Competition from multi-screen
cinema’s then saw the decline
of film shows and the theatre
closed it’s doors in 1992.
The theatre was threatened
with demolition around about
2000 to make way for a housing
development. Outraged, a group
of local people decided to save
such a beautiful theatre and
Theatre Royal Onward was
formed. Such magnificent
architecture and heritage
should be preserved and
the group was successful
in getting the building
Grade II listed before
the bulldozers moved in.
In 2001 they formed a
Building Preservation Trust
and gained charitable status
in 2002.
Royal Onward are
delighted that our
prime objective has
been achieved - that
the Theatre Royal
building has been
saved. The building is
currently in private
ownership. We are
very pleased with the
high standard of work
carried out on the
exterior of the theatre
by the owner which
means the building
is now secure from
decay. Unknown to many, the
interior and facilities remain
largely intact too.
The owner has now put the
building up for sale or let. We
dearly hope there is a buyer
that shares our vision of a
multi-use future for the theatre,
like so many other successful
venues around the country.
Community and business use
would attract people into the
town centre creating social
and economic capital. It would
breathe new life into Hyde
Town Centre. Our Options
Appraisal confirms multi-use
is feasible. We are happy to
share this and talk with anyone
interested in the immense
potential of the Theatre Royal
to be a real winner.
If you would like to know
more or get involved in any way,
visit our web site at:
www.hydetheatreroyal.co.uk
or come along to our friendly
meetings on the first Tuesday of
the month at the Cheshire Ring
public house in Hyde, opposite
Aldi. Meetings start at 7pm, we
would be delighted to see you!
Stuart Green
Image Credits:
Exterior Stuart Green
Interior courtesy of
Gerald England
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Ladysmith’s Got Style
H
aving hosted two
Fashion Shows in
2012 the Ladysmith
Shopping Centre has
now committed to two
more shows this year
with the first Spring/
Summer show taking
place on Saturday
March 23rd.
The show, hosted in Staveleigh
Mall, showcases some of the
latest fashions available to buy
at the shopping centre.
This year you will be seeing
some of the latest trends and
ranges on offer from shops
such as Bon Marche, JD Sports
and Internacionale. The show
starts at 12.30 so it’s always worth
arriving early to assure your place
at the catwalk.
For further information about
events at Ladysmith Shopping
Centre you can visit their
facebook page or the website
www.ladysmithshoppingcentre.com
Models: Ladysmith would like to thank the following
for helping with our special front page montage –
Alex Lynch – courtesy of Mays
Joseph Poole – from JD Sports
Leanne Austin – With thanks to
Rewind Collectables
Vicky Moss – courtesy Victorias Lingerie &
Fancy Dress
VISIT STALYBRIDGE
FARMERS MARKET
Stalybridge Farmers Market
is held on the 2nd Sunday of
every month from 9am - 2pm
in Armentieres Square in the
centre of the town next to
Huddersfield Narrow Canal.
Featuring sweets, specialised
meats, crafts and much more it’s
always a great day out.
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ASHTON MARKET
S
pring into Ashton
Market Hall this
March and you’ll find
an amazing selection
of stalls offering fresh
food, gifts, fancy dress,
clothing, flowers, sweets
and so much more !
Inspirational ideas abound at
Home Interiors with the stall
packed with home décor items,
lighting, cushions and much
more to choose from.
With World Book Day this
month why not check out
the wide variety of children’s
costumes available from
Victorias Lingerie And Fancy
Dress. The stall is also packed
with hats, decorations and
costumes for St Patricks Day
too!
Don’t cast a clout ‘til May is out
so pick up a new jacket from
Audrey’s Ladies Outerwear to
keep you warm and dry and
prepared for the April showers!
With Mothers Day just around
the corner it’s the perfect
opportunity to visit Maisies
Daisies and order a special gift
from gorgeous cupcakes to a
beautiful bouquet of flowers,
there’s even free local delivery
too!
Nostalgic for those old
fashioned sweets ? Then pop
into Suzy’s Sweet Memories and
you may be surprised what you
can find with her great range of
retro sweets and gift ideas.
Ashton Market
People you know selling things that you want
Easter Opening Times
Good Friday 29 March
Outdoor Market trading as normal - Indoor Market closed
Easter Saturday 30 March
Outdoor Market trading as normal - Indoor Market open 9am - 5.30pm
Easter Sunday 31 March
Easter Farmers’ Market open 8am - 2.00pm - Indoor Market closed.
Easter Monday 1 April
Outdoor Market & Indoor Market closed
Treat yourself to a hot snack at
Wendy & Mandy’s Café who’ll
keep you nourished during the
shopping adventure inside the
Market Hall. Try some of their
delicious cheese on toast, yum!
Complete Kidswsear not only
has a great range of Manchester
United and Manchester City
childrenswear but in addition
has a great range of Christening
wear too!
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Easter Saturday
Egg-stravaganza!
Ashton Indoor Market
Saturday 30th March 2013 at 11am - 3pm
Find the Egg - Treasure Hunt
Balloon Modelling ‘Egg People’ - Crafts
Join in the fun... Prizes to be won!
www.tameside.gov.uk/markets
or call 0161 342 3268
price. With award winning
coffee from Kenya and Java why
not discover what real coffee
tastes like!
Get your Spring Clean
underway and visit Brian’s
Curtains offering a great range
of coile, ready mades, nets,
blinds and much more.
Brighten up bedtime with some
Pillow Talk bedspreads, new
spring duvet’s and soft pillows
to help get a great night’s sleep.
The stall also stocks those hard
to find Superking sizes too!
Fashion at a great price has
ensured Bobby’s Fashions is
one of the busiest stalls inside
Ashton market Hall offering a
great range of ladies clothing at
the best prices!
Curtain Corner are always
happy to offer help and advice
in furnishing your home. With
a great range of curtains and
blinds there are lots of styles
and colours to choose from.
One of the areas biggest
stockists of gifts, oil lamps and
wall art is Aromik inside Ashton
Market Hall. With a fantastic
range of incense oils, burners
and giftware to choose from
you will be amazed at the
ornaments and home décor
items available.
If you enjoy a great taste of
fresh coffee then stop by
Coffee Under Lyne offering 15
varieties of flavoured coffee,
speciality teas all at a great
The Off Licence has many items
cheaper than supermarkets with
a huge range of Polish vodkas
and over 40 different malt
whiskies available along with
cut-price cigarettes too.
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KEEP IT LOCAL
Tameside Market Traders were proving popular
with the public in promoting fresh local produce.
Here we have some of the traders highlighting their wares!
Lost a charger or damaged your phone ?
Drop in at The Phone Corner who offer
a full repair service with a great range of
accessories too!
Easter has a tradition for fresh fish and
Seaking get theirs delivered fresh each day
from Fleetwood with an incredible range
to choose from. The staff can bone and skin
the fish to your requirements so you have
the highest quality seafood for your plate.
In recent times it’s been as important as
ever to buy quality meat and poultry so be
confident when you visit Pearson’s butchers
that they only sell locally sourced meat
products. With award winning sausages and
home cured bacon you’ll soon discover why
the business is celebrating 30 years in the
Market Hall.
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Don’t forget there will be lots going on
inside the Market Hall on Easter Saturday
with ‘Egg People’ crafts, balloon modelling
and an Easter Egg Hunt! The indoor market
will be closed on Good Friday, Easter
Sunday and Monday. Easter Sunday will
host a special farmers
market on the Market
Ground which will
begin at 8am.
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TEDDY’S VISITS
This month Teddy Tameside has been out and about at
Cineworld in Ashon-under-Lyne, Droylsden Town Centre
and on the streets of Ashton making new friends!
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BAGS OF CASH
On Saturday 16
February, a group of
local volunteers rolled
up their sleeves to assist
shoppers at Asda Ashton
pack their bags. In doing
so they raised nearly
£680 for Tameside 4
Good. All of the proceeds
will be distributed to
voluntary, community
and faith organisations in
Tameside.
Tameside 4 Good development
worker, Amy Watson
commented: “Our fantastic
team of volunteers were at the
store from early morning for
much of the day and we are
very grateful to all the people
who so kindly and generously
donated. The shoppers were
keen to support good causes in
Tameside.
“l would like to thank the
volunteers who gave up their
time to help Tameside 4 Good
to raise much-needed funds
for local good causes. I would
also like to thank Asda for
supporting the bag pack.”
Tameside 4 Good, the local
initiative charity, is rallying
support for worthy causes
around the borough by making
it easier to help local good
causes through the giving of
time and skills, money and
resources.
Tameside 4 Good launched
in September 2012, and has
since raised over £3,000, having
organised and participated in a
number of fund-raising events,
including the I Love Hyde
festival in October.
Tameside 4 Good has a number
of events planned for 2013
including the Manchester
to Blackpool Bike Ride. All
funds raised will strengthen
voluntary, community and faith
organisations around Tameside.
For details on future events or
to make a donation,
please contact Amy Watson
on 0161 339 4985 or visit
www.tameside4good.org.
FUNDRAISERS
TO EXHIBIT
their nominated charities.
The group have previously
appeared at Spaceport when it
hosted the official Doctor Who
Exhibition. “This is very exciting
news,” said member SP Bowling,
“ We will be showcasing our
amazing characters to raise over
£5000 for our charities.’
The group will be displaying
a great range of characters
including some special new
items which will include a
Weeping Angel! More details
will be featured in the next
issue.
the line open and is called the
Parliamentary Train.
Councils and the Deputy
Station manager of Stockport
Station from this meeting we
got the most favourable reply
from Northern Rail that we
have ever had.
Just before the magazine
went to press Hyde
Fundraisers announced
exciting news that they
will be featured in an
Exhibition from May until
September.
The volunteers were excited to
announce that in a major coup
they will be exhibiting some
of their props and costumes
at the Spaceport attraction in
Merseyside from May 4th until
September 1st to raise funds for
On the Right Track
and what an asset
to the community
the station would
be if passenger
train services were
reintroduced.
T
he Friends of Denton
Station came into
being on August 11th
2010 at a meeting
In Denton West End
Community Centre
Hulme Road Denton in
attendance were local MP
Andrew Gwynne local
councillors and twenty
four members officials
were elected and a
constitution agreed. Our
local Andrew Gwynne
gave a passionate
speech about the local
transport infrastructure
The main aim of the
group is to campaign
for the reintroduction
of Passenger Train
services along the line
from Stockport Station
through Reddish South
Denton and onto Victoria
Station. The other Station
Reddish South also has a
friends group which had been
in existence two and a half
years before us but now a new
group has emerged FORSADS
The Friends of Reddish South
and Denton Stations. At this
point in time both Stations are
served by one train a week on
a Friday morning that goes one
way from Stockport Station to
Stalybridge and does not return
the train operates just to keep
During the two and a half years
we have been campaigning
again through our local MP
Network Rail were persuaded
to refurbish the station platform
and after that with a grant from
Manchester Airport Community
Trust Fund we built two Flower
Beds which enhanced the
outlook of the Station.
In June of last year along with
FoRSS we met
top officials of
TFGM at their
offices in Central
Manchester, also
on October
12th last year at
Denton Town
Hall officials
came together
from Network
Rail Northern
Rail FoRSS and
FoDS Tameside
and Stockport
Other projects are in hand that
will take place later in the year
and hope lives on.
Alan Jones
Chairman. Friends Of Denton
Railway Station. fodr.station@
gmail.com
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HYDE MARKET HALL
T
he entrance to
Hyde Market
Hall is on the
main Mall of the
Clarendon Shopping
Centre, right next to
the Outdoor Market
with 70 stalls cross
three floors .
The Crafty Moggie offers
knitting and card making
workshops along with quality
card making supplies and
knitting accessories. You’ll
find a wide range of knitting
wools including popular
names like Robin, James Brett
and Stylecraft.
Did you know that Tripe has
got more protein than steak,
can repair your stomach and
aid digestion too with all the
enzymes it contains ? Let’s
Talk Tripe also sells items
including the traditional Bury
Black Pudding, Cow Heel, and
Savoury Ducks. Why not ask
for some recipe suggestions
when you visit ?
altered in time for your
Easter holiday or special
occasion? Angie’s Sewing
Service offers a quality
service at unbeatable prices
to alter garments, replace
zips or shorten curtains etc!
Made to measure curtains
are also available along with
a high quality embroidery
service.
this Easter with the great
range of gluten, dairy and
sugar free products available
from Natural Health at Stall
17. The stall has a great range
of vitamins and supplements
to keep you healthy
throughout the year, just ask
Wendy what might be good
for you!
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Need to get a suit or dress
Ashton Market
People you know selling things that you want
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You can still treat yourself
Everyday should be magic
according to Magic Ron
based on the lower ground
floor with Kershaw’s Sweets.
Catering for kids parties as
well as private and corporate
functions offering table and
Hyde Indoor Market
People you know selling things that you want
Easter Saturday
Easter
Egg-stravaganza! Egg-stravaganza!
Ashton Indoor Market
Saturday 30th March 2013
11.00am - 3.00pm
Find the Egg - Treasure Hunt
Balloon Modelling
‘Egg People’ - Crafts
Join in the fun... Prizes to be won!
www.tameside.gov.uk/markets
or call 0161 342 3268
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Saturday 23rd March 2013
Make an Easter Bonnet
Raffle
Tombola and Cake Stall
Saturday 30th March 2013
10.00am - 2.00pm
Find the Egg - Treasure Hunt
Face Painting
Cup Cake Decoration
Join in the fun... Prizes to be won!
www.tameside.gov.uk/markets
or call 0161 342 3338
close-up magic at magically
low prices.
Remember those old
sweets when you were
little? Well chances are you
may find them at Kershaw’s
Sweet Memories which
offer a great range of retro
sweets in addition to a
superb selection of unique
lollies. They also have great
personalised jars filled with
sweets – a great gift idea.
Flowers are always a great
gift idea at any time of year
and you’ll find a beautiful
bouquet or arrangement is
always popular. Sunflowers
are located at Units 2-3 at
Hyde Market Hall and caters
for Weddings, Funerals and
other important occasions
with a free local delivery
service! Don’t forget that
beautiful bouquet for
Mothers Day for a really
special gift!
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At Picture This, pick up a
frame for a special photo or
maybe one of the great fine
art prints to enhance your
home? The stall also offers a
professional framing service
too ! If you are a collector of
life sized cutout characters
ask for details of the new
range including celebrities,
Disney, Star Wars and much
more.
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Open Day Visit
O
n Saturday February
9th Tameside
College hosted an
Open Day event where
teenagers could learn
about courses and
facilities at the
Ashton centre.
He spent some time at
Elysium Centre getting his
hair done before popping into
Reflections to see his friends
there!
fitness, blending old school tools
such as kettlebells, sandbags,
ropes, punch bags, tyres, TRX
and monkey bars with cutting
edge sports science.
One special visitor was our
very own Teddy Tameside
who made friends with
tutors and potential
students during the event.
11RetroFit, an
independent studio gym
situated in the centre of
Ashton-under-Lyne was
founded and is owned
by Steve Connaghan
(Exercise Coach, IKFF/
Aggressive Strength
Kettlebell Coach and
EFT Practitioner). We
provide personal training,
group training sessions,
morning bootcamps and
EFT therapy.
We pride ourselves on offering
our clients an experience in
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Regardless of age, ability
or present fitness levels
transforming people’s bodies
and lives is what we are best at.
Whether your goal is fat loss,
lean muscle gain, pain reduction,
stress management or just a
change in perspective we will
teach you how to make those
changes within our mutually
supportive fitness community.
Over the coming months we
will be discussing current health
and fitness trends and how they
may affect you. We welcome
any fitness/health questions you
may have so please feel free to
contact Steve via our website at:
www.retrofittameside.co.uk or
Join Our Community at
www.facebook.com/retrofit.
tameside
Destination Denton
O
ver the coming month’s you’ll start noticing
Denton Town Centre raising it’s profile more
and more with the hard work of local traders and
the Town Team. The town centre has a wealth of
businesses offering a variety of great products with
second to none customer service. Next time you are
thinking of visiting Denton make sure you take a trip
into the town centre, you may be surprised at what
you’ll find!
First Dental care has one goal – ‘To provide you with top standards
of personal dental care’ The practice, which is Denplan Excel
Accredited, welcomes patients old and new to their modern
surgery located on Manchester Road. Services include discounts for
dentures, Tooth Whitening and special prices for OAP’s. For more
information why not visit them online at www.firstdentalcare.co.uk
At Crown Point Jewellers you’ll find a large collection of gold and
silver jewellery to choose from but if there’s nothing that catches
your eye why not get a specially designed piece ?
The shop also stocks a range of Seconda watches and if you are
looking to sell your scrap gold, coins, medals and silver they offer
some of the best rates.
It’s spring and a perfect time to freshen the look of your home with
new carpets or flooring from family run business Firwood Carpets.
Located on Ashton Road they supply all kinds of flooring with a
deserved reputation of a first class service. For those of you less
mobile it doesn’t mean they can’t help, the shop offers a ‘At Home’
service where they can bring an amazing choice of floorcoverings
and samples direct to you!
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TAKEN IN TAMESIDE
Some great images this month and if you have
any to contribute email [email protected]
The
Potting
Shed
M
2
1
4
3
arch is the ideal
time of year to
start planning your veg
patch, what you would
like and where to put
it. Ok so some veg is
cheaper to buy and why
go to the effort of grow
your own? Well simply
put the taste, home
grown straight from the
ground carrots, beetroot,
potatoes and even then
humble lettuce are a
different taste from fresh
and not the shop bought
bland lifeless taste.
It all starts with the seeds,
picking the right ones and
getting the right equipment to
do the job. Supermarkets sale
basic compost and even seeds,
Wilkinson’s has a good range
of seeds that are low cost and
has proven reliable, while pound
shops are good things like peat
pots and even containers. If you
really want to sow something
special a trip to the garden
centre is needed, more so for
some good advice as to what
you can grow well in the space
you have. Everyone no matter
what size of garden should be
able to grow veg.
This is also the time you can
sow tomatoes under glass or
on your window sill. One seed
into a small pot and keep warm
to germinate. Water carefully
with a mist spray until it gets
established.
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Image 1
Hyde Bus Station
by Paul Prole
Image 2
Sunset at St Petersfield
in Ashton
by Paul Prole
Image 3
Werneth Low Hyde
by John Taylor
Image 4
Window at Mottram Church
by John Taylor
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Image 5
St Annes Church in Denton
taken by Jamie Rowland of
ManicManc Photography
Image 6
The iconic Moores Hat Factory
chimney in Denton
by Jamie Rowland of
Manicmanc Photography
Many vegetables can be started
in March depending on the
size of your garden and either
grown on under glass or
covered by cloches or a plastic
greenhouse.You could sow
lettuces in the greenhouse for
planting out later on, rocket into
a container for an early crop.
Early Potatoes can be planted
out with frost protection, given
our very strange weather this
year, make sure you have had
them in the light to allow eyes
to grow into big buds, then on
a warmer day they will be ready
to go out. Onion sets and garlic
can be planted into containers
and will do very well if covered
to keep them warm. Garlic
keeps really well if stored in a
cool place it will be good to eat
well into the following year it
was harvested.
This is a great time to start
germinating your favourite
herbs, like Basil, Dill, Parsley,
Chives and Coriander are all
good to have to hand. Herbs
can be germinated on a window
sill or under glass but you
need to know that Basil and
Coriander, are quite tender
and really like it warm so don’t
plant out until May, though if
your window sill is big enough
you could keep them indoors.
Parsley is best seeded where
you it is to grow and it can be
tricky to germinate, it needs
some warmth so early seeding
can be slow. If you want to try
something different; Mint Basil is
easy to grow and great in meat
dishes, start off under glass the
same as Basil. Chives will live in
the garden all year round and
are just starting to grow now.
An additional benefit of chives is
that they are loved by bees and
butterflies. For more ideas of
plants attractive to wildlife.
The last thing to mention is
Slugs, are the spring arrives so
do they and if you don’t want
to lose young shoots to them
then a favourite way of killing
slugs are beer traps, effective
but smelly! Any value cheap
beer will do, the slugs are not
connoisseurs of real ale, just
fill the trap. Buy one with a lid
as summer rain can dilute the
smell and lure of the beer. The
slugs are attracted by the lure
of the beer, slide into the traps
and drown.
chives
Things for you to do in the Easter Holidays
W
B &M’s and Home Bargains
normally).
Write six or seven clues, each
leading from one place to the
next and don’t forget to hand
over a starter clue to lead them
to the first hiding place. Each
hiding place could contain a few
mini eggs or other sweets, with
the last clue leading to a main
prize.You can make it more fun
by trying to think up rhyming
clues, and by giving the kids
little collecting baskets for
their eggs.
Next, melt your chocolate in a
glass bowl set over a simmering
pan of water - but don’t allow
the bowl to actually
touch the water.
Stir occasionally
until smooth
and silky, and
then brush
into the
moulds
and leave
to set for
10 minutes
in the fridge.
Brush on two or
three more layers
of chocolate, leaving to
set between each layer. When
all the layers have hardened,
press the two egg halves out
and seal together with more
melted chocolate.You can pop
a few sweets or a toy inside the
egg shells before sealing if you
like. Cover in foil and sit inside a
mug until Easter Sunday
hatever the
weather, it’s great
fun to organise an Easter
egg hunt for the kids.
Indoors or outside, all
you have to do is get a
bit creative thinking up
clues to lead the children
to the treasure.
It’s not that hard to make your
own eggs and that way you
can use top-quality chocolate
without it breaking the bank!
First, get hold of an egg-shaped
mould (these are available at
pounds shops or places like
THAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT
Ladysmith Shopping Centre had another huge success with
their Punch & Judy event on February 23rd. Once again the show
enchanted shoppers of all ages and is planned to return for a
special St Georges Day version in April.
Now why not make your
own card, not everyone likes
chocolate, fold in half a piece of
card or paper to make greetings
cards, then find some odds
and ends in your art box and
place on the front of
each, making sure it
forms the shape
of an egg, a
chick or even
a bunny.
You could
provide your
child with
cotton wool,
poster paints,
glitter and PVA
glue for even
more decorating of
the cards.
Now here’s an unusual idea,
rifling through your DVD
collection will often result in
an enjoyable family film event,
when a long forgotten movie
is discovered, prefect for a
rainy day. Now to plan your
DVD event so there’s a film or
two everyone will enjoy; get
in some ‘cinema’ provisions
(popcorn, sweets, drinks) and
makes yourselves as comfy as
possible. Draw the curtains,
turn down the lights and enjoy!
If you discover some unwanted
titles, arrange for friends to
bring their old DVDs round for
a swapping session.
If all else fails then pin the tail
on the rabbit. Just get a larger
sheet of card and draw a simple
outline of a rabbit then fix the
poster to a wall or the back of
a door. Make a tail out of a large
ball of cotton wool and attach a
piece of double-sided tape to it,
do keep some spare for when it
needs replacing. Blindfold each
family member in turn, stand
them a few paces away from the
poster, turn them around a few
times and get them to stick the
tail where they think it belongs
on the rabbit. Have some mini
chocolate eggs as prizes.
Comic Relief
On March 15th it’s time again
to ‘Do something funny for
money’ when this years
Comic Relief Red Nose Day
takes place. It has been 25
years since Red Nose Day
burst onto our screens, raising
a mindblowing £15 million in
its first year alone. Since then,
celebrities, comedians and the
great British public have pulled
out all the fundraising stops to
do something funny for money.
Thirteen Red Nose Days later,
the public continues to raise
tons of cash to help people
living unimaginably tough lives
at home in the UK and across
Africa. To make a donation
or receive a fundraising
pack visit www.
comicrelief.com
for details. Email
us your Comic
Relief fundraising
photo’s at news@
abouttameside.
com
On Friday March
15th join the
fun with Sweet
Memories at Hyde
market Hall who’ll
be working hard
with other stalls
to raise money for
this years appeal!
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School Winners
L
adysmith Shopping
Centre Manager Lyn
Williams was delighted
to present prizes to the
two winning schools
who participated in the
Calendar Competition.
Children had submitted
various animal drawings
and paintings for the 2013
Calendar with standards
particularly high.
The overall winning school
was Canon Burrows C of E
Primary School in Ashton but
there were also runners up
prizes presented to Canon
Johnson C of E Primary
School too!
NEXT STOP
ASHTON ?
The launch of Metrolink services
to Droylsden began on Monday
February 11th after years of
work. The new 3.9-mile (6.3km)
section to Droylsden will serve
eight new stops – New Islington,
Holt Town, Etihad Campus,
Velopark, Clayton Hall, Edge Lane,
Cemetery Road and Droylsden
– and journeys from Manchester
Piccadilly to Droylsden run every
12 minutes, taking around 20
minutes to complete.
Now that the Droylsden link
is up and running the focus is
now moving to the the next
stage of the line which will link
Ashton town centre. It is hoped
that the momentum will be
carried forward to get the line
into Ashton operational before
Christmas. Over the coming
months it is expected further
line testing will occur with test
runs into the town in the hope of
announcing an Autumn launch.
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GREAT NIGHT OUT
You never know when About Tameside will be capturing you
on camera. This month we surprised revellers at The Broadoak
Hotel in Ashton, recognise anyone you know ?
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Competitions
WIN CINEWORLD TICKETS
This month we have three pairs of tickets to be won for
Cineworld Ashton! The cinema has licensed bar to relax
in prior to your movie along with a great range of snacks
including fresh popcorn! Why not follow Cineworld on Twitter
for the latest news at your cinema ?
In March there are some great movies to se including –
GI JOE RETALIATION - A follow up to the 2009 movie
this sequel the GI Joes are not only fighting their mortal
enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from
within the government that jeopordises their very existence.
JACK THE GIANT SLAYER - Fee-fi-fo-fum! A talented
cast leads this action-packed twist on the story you know and
love.
FINDING NEMO 3D
- It’s time to dive beneath
the waves once more
as the Oscar-winning
animated classic returns
to Cineworld - in 3D!
For a chance to win one
of three pairs of tickets just complete your entry and send
to our competitions address below marked – CINEWORLD
MARCH COMPETITION, with your answer to this question –
What is the name of the sea turtle that helps Nemo & Dory in
FINDING NEMO ?
WIN ‘THE AZTECS’ ON DVD
William Hartnell stars as The First Doctor in this Special
Edition DVD release.
The TARDIS arrives in fifteenth century Mexico inside the
tomb of one-time Aztec High Priest Yetaxa. The travellers
become cut off from the ship when they explore the temple
outside and the tomb door closes behind them. Barbara is
proclaimed by the High Priest of Knowledge, Autloc, as Yetaxa’s
divine reincarnation. However, she incurs the enmity of the
High Priest of Sacrifice, Tlotoxl, when - against the Doctor’s
advice - she attempts to use her new-found authority to
put an end to the Aztec practice of human
sacrifice.
For a chance to win this Dr Who DVD
send your answer to the question below to
our competition address marked ‘AZTECS
COMPETITION’
Question:
Barbara is mistaken for which Aztec High Priest ?
WIN ‘OZ:THE GREAT AND
POWERFUL’ MOVIE PRIZE PACK
This month thanks to
Cineworld Ashton and Walt
Disney Pictures we have a
great prize pack to be won
to celebrate the release
of OZ: The Great And
Powerful. It’s time to follow
the Yellow Brick Road once
more as we return to Oz
for this spectacular prequel!
First released in 1939, The Wizard of Oz is a cinematic
masterpiece, beloved by millions around the world. Now
Spider-man director Sam Raimi ventures back in time and
shows us where the eponymous wizard came from. The
story begins with small-time circus magician Oscar Diggs
(James Franco) - a man who aspires to greater things. One
day, his air balloon is suddenly swept inside a raging, violent
tornado and whisked away to the weird and wonderful
world of Oz. He then meets three witches - Theodora
(Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle
Williams) - who are convinced that he is the saviour
everyone has been waiting for.
For a chance to win this special prize pack send your answer
to the question below to our competition address marked
‘OZ:THE GREAT AND POWERFUL COMPETITION’
Question:Which actor plays the character Oscar Diggs ?
WIN ‘RIPPER ST’ ON DVD
Tasked to uphold justice in the poverty-stricken, lawless streets
of Whitechapel are the upstanding Detective Inspector Edmund
Reid (Matthew Macfadyen), his hard-as-nails enforcer Sergeant
Bennett Drake (Jerome Flynn) and
brash American, Captain Homer
Jackson (Adam Rothenberg); a
man with mercurial forensic skills,
but also a maverick bound by
long-held secrets to Long Susan,
the madam of a local brothel.
The shadow of the Ripper is still
felt in the neighbourhood by the
vigilantes, the sensation-seeking newspaper hacks and the men
who hunted – and failed to find – the notorious murderer. But
even if that killer has disappeared, there are plenty more willing
to stain these Whitechapel streets with their victims’ blood...
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WHAT’S ON THIS
MARCH IN TAMESIDE
Saturday 2nd March
Hyde Fundraisers Display,
Hyde Market Hall, 10am-2pm.
Mother’s Day Crafts Drop-in,
Droylsden Library, Droylsden
10.30am – 2pm.
Mother’s Day Crafts
Drop-in , Hattersley Library,
Hyde 10.00am-12 noon.
Mother’s Day Crafts Drop-in,
Hyde Library,
Hyde 11am-2pm.
Mother’s Day Crafts
Drop-in , Stalybridge Library,
Stalybridge,
10.30 am – 2.30 pm
Sunday 3rd March
K.I.T.E (Kids in the
Environment) - Park Bridge
Heritage Centre,
Ashton under Lyne,
10am -12 noon.
Rome On The Low,
Lower Higham Visitor Centre.,
Gee Cross, Hyde. 1pm-3pm
Thursday 7th March –
WORLD BOOK DAY
EVENTS
Tameside Central
Library –
Ashton-u-Lyne
World Book Day – Storytime –
3.30 – 4.00pm
World Book Day – Activity 4.00 – 5.00pm
Saturday March 9th
Mothers Day Event –
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne
11am-3pm
The Stalybridge Vision
‘Drop-in’ event, Civic Hall,
Stalybridge, 10am-5pm
Sunday 10th March
Farmers Market,
Armetieres Square,
Stalybridge from 10am
Conservation Day on
Staley Way, Staley Way car
park, Stalybridge. 10am-3pm
Mother Nature, Lymefield
Visitor Centre, Broadbottom,
1pm-3pm
Tuesday 12th March
Time Banking, Hattersley
Library, Hyde. 2pm-4pm
For any further information
on Time Banking please call
one of the team on
0161 339 2345.
Friday 15th March
Comic Relief Event,
Hyde Market Hall, Hyde.
From 10am
Monday 18th March
until 23rd March
Wife After Death,
Droylsden Little Theatre,
7.45pm
Monday 18th March
until 23rd March
The Wizard Of Oz,
Festival Theatre, Hyde,
7.45pm (Sat Matinee 2.15pm)
Tuesday 19th March
Conservation Day at
Haughton Dale,
Haughton Green, Denton.
10am-3pm
Wednesday 20th March
Tameside History Club A talk about Rabies in
Stalybridge and Hyde,
1885 – 1895.
Local Studies & Archive
Centre, Ashton-u-Lyne.
7 – 8.30pm
Saturday 23rd March
Fashion Show –
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne
12.30-1.30pm
Make An Easter Bonnet,
Hyde Market Hall, 10am-2pm
Sunday 24th March
Crossing The Boundary Mossley Market Ground, ,
Mossley, 10am-3.30pm
Cookery
Corner
This month Eileen gives us –
QUICK & EASY
CHICKEN STIR
FRY
Ingredients
3 to 4 cooked chicken thighs
1 onion
2 cloves of Garlic
1 Red Pepper
1 Yellow Pepper
1 Small Leek
5 small Tomatoes
Tablespoon Curry Powder
Tablespoon of Ginger
I small tub of creamy Coconut
Yoghurt
Dash of Tabasco sauce
2 Tablespoons Lea & Perrins sauce
1 Tablespoon Colmans Sweet Honey Barbecue Sauce
Tablespoon of balsamic glaze
I packet Amoy Sweet & Sour sauce.
Cornflour to thicken if necessary
Cut the Chicken up into small cubes together with the Leek,
Peppers and Tomatoes and Onion.
Fry the cut onion in a wok or frying pan until cooked and
then add the Chicken, Leek and peppers. Stir together
until cooked and then add the tomatoes and all the other
ingredients – the sauces, Garlic, Sweet & Sour Sauce,
Ginger, Curry, Lea & Perrins, Tabasco and Balsamic Glaze.
When all this has been stirred into the mixture add the
coconut yoghurt a little at a time and then finish the mixture
with seasoning to your taste.
To add a rice accompaniment just add two cups of rice which
have been washed in a cullender with 4 cups of boiling water
into a saucepan and cook until the rice is tender and the
water reduced. Once drained, stir with a fork to separate to
serve with your delicious Stir Fry Chicken!
Saturday 30th March
Easter Egg
Crafts & Characters –
Ladysmith Shopping Centre,
Ashton-under-Lyne
12.30-1.30pm
Easter Egg Hunt,
Hyde Market Hall, 10am-2pm
Easter Treasure Hunt,
Ashton Market Hall,
11am-3pm
Sunday 31st March
Ashton Farmers Market,
Market Ground
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Ted’s Page
Silly yokes
What do you get if you
pour hot water down a
rabbit hole?
Hot cross bunnies!
How does the Easter
Bunny stay fit?
EGG-xercise and HARErobics!
What’s the difference
between a counterfeit
dollar bill and a crazy
rabbit?
One is bad money, the
other is a mad bunny!
Why did the Easter egg
hide?
He was a little chicken
How do you know
carrots are good for
your eyes?
Have you ever seen a
rabbit wearing glasses?
How did the soggy
Easter Bunny dry
himself?
With a hare-dryer!
How does a rabbit keep
his fur looking good?
With hare spray!
Across
2. What you do when searching for eggs
4. What hops and leaves eggs?
5. something to carry them in
7. Eggs made of ....
8. When is Easter time?
9.We hope the Easter bunny leaves these kind of eggs
Down
1.
3.
4.
6.
All fuffy and yellow
A beautiful flower at this time of year
You’d wear it in a parade
You need a bonnet to take part
30 About Tameside
Ted’s Brain
Teasers
1. A bus driver was
heading down a street
in Delhi. He went
right past a stop sign
without stopping, he
turned left where
there was a ‘no left
turn’ sign and he went
the wrong way on a
one-way street. Then
he went on the left
side of the road past a
cop car. Still - he didn’t
break any traffic laws.
Why not?
2. How can you throw
a ball as hard as you
can and have it come
back to you even if it
doesnt hit anything
there is nothing
attached to it and no
one else catches or
throws it?
3.What force and
strength can not
get through, I with
a gentle touch can
do, and many in the
streets would stand,
were I not as a friend
in hand.
1He was walking,
2. Throw it in the air
3. A key
MOVIES FOR March
Catch up on the latest movies now on screen at
Ashton’s Cineworld Cinema.
OZ: THE GREAT AND
POWERFUL
It’s time to follow the Yellow Brick Road
once more as we return to Oz for this
spectacular prequel! First released in
1939, The Wizard of Oz is a cinematic
masterpiece, beloved by millions around
the world. Now Spider-man director
Sam Raimi ventures back in time and
shows us where the eponymous wizard
came from. The story begins with
small-time circus magician Oscar Diggs
(James Franco) - a man who aspires to
greater things. One day, his air balloon
is suddenly swept inside a raging, violent
tornado and whisked away to the
weird and wonderful world of Oz. He
then meets three witches - Theodora
(Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz)
and Glinda (Michelle Williams) - who
are convinced that he is the saviour
everyone has been waiting for. Is Oscar
indeed destined to become the fabled
Wizard of Oz - one who can save the
land from great evil? Filled with Raimi’s
boundless energy and visual flair, this
lavish, big-budget fantasy takes viewers
on an incredible journey.
JACK THE GIANT SLAYER
Fee-fi-fo-fum! A talented cast leads this
action-packed twist on the story you
know and love. In a distant land, man
and giant are sworn enemies, the result
of an ancient war. However, the giants who dwell in a mystic realm in the skies
above - haven’t been seen for centuries.
When farmhand Jack (Nicholas Hoult)
is unexpectedly visited one night by
adventure-starved Princess Isabelle
(Eleanor Tomlinson), it changes his life
forever. A beanstalk suddenly shoots out
of the ground into the sky, creating a
gateway between the human world and
that of the giants. The problem is, the
beanstalk has also taken the Princess
with it! Now Jack must venture into
the giant’s realm to rescue her - only to
re-ignite the age-old conflict between
mortal enemies. Fairy tales Jack the
Giant Killer and Jack and the Beanstalk
are combined in this lavish fantasy from
X-Men director Bryan Singer, who crafts
a captivating world where battle unfolds
on a gigantic scale.
WELCOME TO THE PUNCH
It’s cop versus criminal in this stylish
British action movie starring James
McAvoy and Mark Strong. Ex-crim Jacob
Sternwood (Mark Strong) is the sworn
enemy of Detective Max Lewinsky
(James McAvoy). Lewinsky has
been pursuing his nemesis for
years but has never taken him
down. That is, until Sternwood’s
son is involved in a botched heist which forces Sternwood to return
to London from his Icelandic
hideout. Lewinsky immediately
spies an opportunity and sets
out to arrest the man he’s been
after for so long. But events take
an unexpected turn, revealing a
deeper conspiracy that puts both
of their lives in danger. Director of
cult 2009 drama Shifty, Eran Creevy
presents a visually arresting and
dramatic thriller. Shot in a striking
colour palate of blue and green
hues, it’s a riveting story that pits
two of Britain’s best screen actors
against one another.
GI JOE RETALIATION
A follow up to the 2009 movie this
sequel the GI Joes are not only
fighting their mortal enemy Cobra;
they are forced to contend with
threats from within the government
that jeopordises their very existence.
The film stars Ray Park, Jonathan
Pryce, Dwayne Johnson, Channing
Tatum and Bruce Willis who plays the
‘original’ GI Joe brought back to help
face Cobra!
PARKER
A criminal seeks revenge on his
former colleagues in this slick heist
thriller. Professional thief Parker (Jason
Statham) operates via a particular
moral code: never steal from those
who can’t afford it and never hurt
people who don’t deserve it. But then
Parker is betrayed and left for dead
by his own crew following his latest
heist. Now this career criminal is out
for revenge! Assuming a new identity,
he tracks them to Palm Beach where
he teams up with Leslie (Jennifer
Lopez), the perfect insider. With her
help, Parker gets in the inside track
on his enemies’ next job: a massive
diamond heist, which in their words is
‘the score of a lifetime’. But Parker has
a brilliant plan to get even: he will wait
for the gang to carry out the heist and
score on their very own proceeds! And
rest assured, when Parker says he’ll do
something, he always follows it through.
Cineworld Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton Leisure Park, Fold Way, Off Lord Sheldon Way OL7 0PG
@cineashton
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