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AUTUMN 2017 walkdentowncentre walkdentowncentre @walkdentowncent Welcome Contents Welcome to our first edition of Walkden 3 Upcoming Events Town Centre magazine, we hope you like it and we welcome your feedback. There are a 4 A Cloud with many different linings lot of interesting features about the Centre’s stores and the people who work here serving 5 More than a Party Company you each day. Check in on Paul at Costa for 6 A Day in the life & The Potting Shed an interesting insight of how his days are working at our busy coffee shop. We have a 7 Pets Corner look at health and fitness with Total Fitness, while there’s an informative piece about the 8 Walkden Markets history of Your Walkden that you can join in with today. 9 Your Walkden Community No magazine is complete without a guide 10 Health Check to what’s on this Autumn & Winter locally for you to enjoy. We discover more about 11 More than just Total Fitness Walkden Community and the work they have been doing. There’s a fun, helpful piece 12 Walkden’s walk into the past on Autumn gardening too. 13 Kids’ Page & JD Sports Competition Don’t forget to check out this issues competition to win £50 of JD Sports 14 Your local What’s On Guide vouchers. Anyone can be a winner if they enter. 15 Store Directory If you would like more information about an article in this edition or would like to suggest WalkdenTownCentre something for the next edition, we would @WalkdenTownCent love to hear from you, Please email us on: WalkdenTownCentre [email protected] On Your Doorstep Blackleach Country near to Walkden Town Centre is a recipient of the prestigious Green Flag award and the 50 hectare site has been reclaimed from its industrial past as a result of a community campaign. You can roam countryside and explore the wildlife it has to offer by feeding the ducks, geese and swans, though you might spot Tufted Ducks, Coots, Cormorants, Herons too. You might however, want to try your hand at catching some fish from the park’s lake, maybe walk the dog, ride your bike, or just relax with a picnic. The park’s Visitor Centre holds regular events and activities including guided walks and volunteer days, all organised by the Ranger Team with support from a ‘friend’s of Blackleach locals group.’ They also work closely with schools and voluntary organisations to keep the park safe and clean.

2 | Walkden Town Centre | Autumn 2017 | UPCOMING EVENTS Jurassic Halloween This Halloween Walkden Town of an age long past, Centre is going Jurassic with an though you may not amazingly fun Dinosaur show, which believe your eyes is being held in the pop-up cinema and ears! next to Victoria Square on the 28th The show will October. introduce you to Have you ever wondered what it would the mad science of Dinosaurs, let you be like to meet a Dinosaur face to face? delve into the land Do you have questions only an expert before time and can answer? Then this is the show for discover what a you, where you can experience wonder really close-up and personal experience from the many interactive Dinosaurs the show offers would feel like. The shows will be running from 12 noon to 4pm on 28th October, please note that there will be a small charge of £2 on the day, though booking is available. You can check the Walkden Town Centre facebook for more details nearer the time or email more@fabem. co.uk for more information. Santa’s 12 Days of Christmas Walkden Town Centre’s Grotto is Once again the Grotto allows you returning refreshed and alive with to discuss with Santa your hopes wonderful displays, Santa with his for Christmas and you’ll leave with a present along with a printed elf will be on hand to meet and greet photograph in a keepsake folder of all the boys and girls, be they big or your time with Santa. small. The Grotto opens on the 25th will be visiting 12 times through Do you know what you would like November which is also the same date November and December, because for Christmas? Have you written your as the Centre’s big Christmas light of this Walkden Town Centre will letter? Why not deliver it in person? switch on where you can enjoy lots of be running some amazing themed live entertainment promotions. To join in and find out and fun events more please visit the Centre’s facebook sponsored page before and during Santa’s visits, by Walkden the dates for which you can find on Community. Santa page 14 in the What’s On guide.

Autumn 2017 | Walkden Town Centre | 3 | WALKDEN INDEPENDENTS... Clouds A Cloud with many different linings Clouds is a shop like no other in Walkden, it is a place with sights, smells and unusual objects that make you take different journeys each time you visit. This concept of mixing holistic, aromatherapy, candles, crystals and so much more comes from Barbara and Bill Lees when they setup twenty years ago, from a barrow in Walkden to a small store and now a prime spot above the Post Office on Egerton Walk in Walkden Town Centre. They have really kept it in the family by roping in their daughter Becky who is normally the person who greets you when you enter, who having grown up around the ever changing stock over twenty years, has acquired a ready knowledge of Bill mentioned that they would not all the lines and is happy to share be leaving Walkden anytime soon this when you’re searching for as he put it, “we have been trading something more unusual. here for a long time building the Becky told us, “what is unique about business up slowly, the management Clouds compared to other places here are so helpful to us. Walkden is is we offer a sanctuary there, we just a great place to be, there’s a sense have created a nice environment to of community and the people are so browse in, everyone is welcome and n i c e .” you don’t have to come and buy, we love meeting people and have found that this makes this space a great community place, with many shoppers becoming friends, which is so nice.” They do not just stock anything, they all spend quite some time researching new interesting products that are proven quality from reliable sources. But that is not all, they also like to invest in new local crafters and designers, some of whom are just starting out. “We found a lady who makes wax melts and we supported her while she started off her small business and I think over the past year this has helped us both in stocking her items. We are trying to do that more and more, to find things that are a bit more unique, making them accessible to a wider market and we find people do appreciate that because it’s more about our philosophy, we all help each other.” 4 | Walkden Town Centre | Autumn 2017 | WALKDEN INDEPENDENTS... The Party Company More than a Party Company Liz is the manager of the Party Company and says that it is a one stop shop for everyone’s party and celebrations needs, she aims to help everyone create any occasion into something grand using the unique products they stock that are not available in the normal shops. It may not be known that they offer a range of gifts for children as well as parties. “Should you be looking for a very different present because they have been invited to a party from school and you want to pick up something unusual and thoughtful, we’ve got a nice range of items that might surprise you.” the magic! They also get a birth certificate and they come with a They also do a very special ‘Be range of outfits too.” My Bear’, “it’s very exciting and we’re really pleased to offer the Liz explains that although they opportunity to bring your own bear have been trading for some years, to life. They are luxury 16 inch she decided to move to Walkden teddy bears, we’ve got a whole range as they live locally and have always of different animals and traditional shopped in Walkden, “I thought it’s teddy bears too. Like a certain so nice here and I would like to be in other well-known bear building this shopping centre and in the best organisation this differs in that this position, which to be honest is the is a bit more personal and they upper parade as it’s really nice to look are able to do the stuffing of the at and we just felt that with more bears and bring them to life with independents coming in it would get the magic charms being put inside the momentum building, we have to them themselves, they introduce bring more businesses to our centre and so far we have been very well received, thank goodness and we hope that continues to grow.”

Autumn 2017 | Walkden Town Centre | 5 A day in the life of a

Walkden in the garden

Time to get your compost baskets need watering every going by buying a day. For recently planted compost bin or building large shrubs or trees, leave a partially enclosed and a hose trickling around the easily accessible area for base for an hour. The same BARISTA a heap. It is essential to goes for established plants replace the goodness in in dry periods camellias, Paul joined the Walkden know each of the products soil and autumn produces rhododendrons, azaleas Town Centre’s Costa they sell. While each day quantities of garden waste and hydrangeas will abort next season’s flowers if they Coffee branch over two starts with the shop open that will add invaluable get too dry. Ensure trees or years ago completely and ready to go, each organic richness back shrubs planted in the last by chance. He had just night after close the shop into your soil next spring. couple of years on lawns returned from Spain is cleaned from top to Remember to add a variety or in areas of rough grass where he owned and ran bottom. of different materials like have a circle of clear earth his own bar, on returning spent vegetable plants Paul also informed us around them as this must to his home town of are ideal, but don’t add of some interesting facts be kept clear or grass will Walkden, Paul was in diseased or pest-ridden about Costa that you prevent essential moisture need of something to do material to your compost may not know about the getting through. Mulching and spotted a sign asking heap, that includes weeds. firm. Costa started way with bark or compost will for part-time staff and two back in 1971 and was On that subject you help. years later he’s now full- founded in by must keep weeding most With the ideal planting time serving up coffees to Italian brothers, Sergio and perennial weeds are conditions of autumn regular customers. Bruno Costa, giving the susceptible to weedkiller (warm moist soil), now is brand it’s very distinctive this month and systemic One thing that Paul the time to plant container name, more interestingly weedkillers will carry mentions is how like a grown shrubs, trees, fruit the coffee has never on working throughout bar the coffee shop is, you bushes, perennials and changed in over 40 years. the winter. Also clear have your loyal customers bulbs. The key to successful Whitbread PLC only any debris and diseased calling in and you get planting is to water in material from your garden. to know their favourite bought Costa in 1995 and well. Soak the rootball in a Pests and diseases that drinks, so they don’t now there are more than bucket until no air bubbles need to ask it’s already 2000 stores nationwide, overwinter in your garden come to the surface, dig the being done for them, including Costa ‘Drive- will reappear next spring planting hole, fill with water making them feel special. Thru’s’ and a staggering with a vengeance so get rid and allow to drain away. He says it’s all about the 4000 vending machines in of them now. Burn diseased Place the plant in the hole, interaction and having the UK. Though it doesn’t material and put the rest of fill with soil, firm gently and fun with people, “Walkden end there, they even have your garden rubbish apart water well with a watering people are so friendly and one now in Dubai. from woody stem in the can - this will give the plant approachable, they make Next time you are in the compost. a huge advantage over one my job so rewarding.” store why not ask Paul Now once tomatoes and planted with a dry rootball While there is a lot of how he likes his coffee? other greenhouse crops are in a dry hole and watered banter with staff too and over, give the greenhouse a only on the surface. there are little tricks they thorough clean to prevent But what to plant? play on each other, helping pests from making a Ageratum corymbosum to keep everyone smiling, home in that lovely warm masses of fluffy flowers which in turn is the smile environment, ready to leap over a very long period to that greets customers. into action next spring, December, or how about But it’s not all easy going, little jobs make life so Justicia rizzinii, a compact Baristas have to train on much easier and let’s not evergreen shrub, with the operation of all the forget watering too should masses of small red and machinery, the ones seen September turn into an yellow tubular flowers from on the shop counter and Indian summer, remember winter to spring, bringing the ones behind the scenes. to keep watering thoroughly color back to remind us of They need to understand once or twice a week those summer months and how to make up each rather than little and often. planning how we want the drink to a set design and Containers and hanging garden to look next year. 6 | Walkden Town Centre | Autumn 2017 At some time in their life, your cat, dog or rabbit is likely to become a host to worms or fleas. This will lead to stress and discomfort for your pet. With the increased use of central heating, double glazing and carpeting fleas are no longer for your pet; they can also lead parting their coat will usually just a summer problem as they are to serious health problems such reveal any adult fleas as they are now able to breed all year round. as: Flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) easily visible to the human eye. Remember that for every flea you not only is it the most common Another way to check for fleas is to see on your pet there are hundreds cat and dog skin allergy but in look for flea droppings by brushing more hidden in your home in soft more severe flea infestations, if your pets coat the wrong way and furnishings and pet bedding, all of your pet is allergic to the flea allowing debris to fall on to a moist which need to be treated. saliva or faeces then this can cause tissue or blotting paper. The dried Prevention is better than cure patches of itchy, flaky skin which specks of flea droppings will create It is always best to start flea control is highly distressing for both pet red circles on the damp paper. before your pet gets fleas. That and owner. This may then lead to way when the flea jumps on a red rash and loss of hair. Keeping your pet cool your pet it will die and Kittens, puppies and your pet won’t get older pets with heavy Water and ventilation are irritable and itchy. flea infestations essential for pets while The best form of are particularly at travelling, as they can flea control needs risk of becoming anemic. Signs otherwise overheat - and to be safe for they have no way of telling your pet, easy to to look out for administer and suit are pale gums, you when they’re getting your budget. We weakness and too warm! The RSPCA have a wide range of an increase in recommends you make sure treatments, along with respiratory rate. If there is a water bottle or a you suspect anaemia you qualified advisors in every non-spill water bowl, and keep should always consult your store who you can ask for advice it topped up with fresh water on which treatment is best for you. vet. Transmitting tape worms it is common for pets to catch throughout the journey. Remember… treat your pet tapeworms from fleas. Fleas can regularly You should also ensure the carry tapeworm eggs that your Treating for fleas is not just a area your dog is in is kept well- pet ingests during grooming. once a year job now that fleas The tapeworms that are ingested ventilated, by opening window successfully breed throughout the develop and reproduce in the vents around the carrier, while year. We recommend that you re- gut causing weight loss and window shades are a good treat cats and dogs for fleas every diarrhoea. Tapeworms can also way to keep the sun off. Don’t 4 weeks. Remember to also treat be transmitted to humans from your pet for worms at least every 3 let your pet stick its head fleas or infected soil, with children months.Don’t forget to treat your out the window, as this can being at particular risk. home and pet’s bedding regularly be dangerous - instead plan for fleas. How to tell if your pet has fleas regular breaks to give your dog Regular grooming or just looking Why control fleas? at your pet while stroking or a chance to cool off and stretch Fleas are not only very irritating its legs. Autumn 2017 | Walkden Town Centre | 7 The Monthly Food & Craft Market Walkden Town Centre’s monthly market is a varied mix of handmade quality crafts and artisan foods that now attract a large regular following. It’s not hard to see why when the market traders are such friendly people. Richard who runs the Jams and preserves stall, had spoken to a lady who was allergic to fruit so had never tried jam before. The following month the lady returned and Richard had made a special fruit free jam just for her and even named it after her too, Maureen’s Jam. It is that level of commitment to the servicing of the shoppers that make it so successful. Our next market is on the 18th November.

Welcome to Pembroke Hall Market This is the resident market at Walkden Town Centre, with a range of independent stalls that might surprise you. There’s a pet stall selling everything from dog beds to goldfish food, fashion is highlighted too with clothes for both children and ladies looking for something different to high street off the peg. Hidden away is a fancy dress stall for all your party needs and buried amongst ribbons, wools and buttons galore is an amazing haberdashery, with a very knowledgeable lady waiting to help you.

8 | Walkden Town Centre | Autumn 2017 Walkden’s: Heart in the Community Walkden Community is a non and to start raising funds to buy and is extremely busy, but always a profit constituted community some Christmas lights and in great place to both find and share group that was set up in 2011 by November 2015, with the aid of information. some local mums who wanted money raised through events and We hope that Walkden a place to share and obtain a contribution through Salford Community has many years knowledge about what was Councils Community Committee, left in it yet and with the help available in Walkden. we were able to host our very first and support of our community What initially started out as a small Christmas Light switch on. It was members, that is certainly possible. community page, which quickly a huge partnership event with We will always endeavour to grew in to a one stop source of Walkden Town Centre and saw encourage people to shop local, information for all things local ie around 7,000 attendees on the day. to support local businesses and Jobs, a lost cat, a school uniform Since then, we have continued to to attend local events and we will swap etc. As the page grew in host other events, with all monies always stand by our Mantra..... numbers, we started to ask what raised going back in to the pot Walkden Community, raising the people of Walkden wanted for the next Christmas Light community pride & spirit. in their area, something physical Switch on. This year we already that they could be proud of and have a number of events planned, hundreds of people said that they including our huge Summer would like Walkden to have its Festival on Sunday 16th July which very own Christmas lights again. will be held in Parr Fold Park From that, the group started Walkden, with the kind permission to venture in to hosting local of Walkden Town Centre, we are fundraising events ie Summer also holding a Car Boot sale on Festival, family nights, Clubs car park on the first Sunday and jobs fair, we did as much as of each month and last, but not we could to get the ball rolling least will be the joint Christmas lights switch on again. Our Community page now has close to 8,000 members

Autumn 2017 | Walkden Town Centre | 9 Health Check: Let’s take a moment to de-stress It’s true to say that stress is the body’s reaction to any change that you have to deal with in some way. Our bodies reacts to these changes with physical, mental and emotional responses, but let’s be honest stress in some form is normal and a part of our lives. Whether it’s your place of work, your home life, missing the bus or your child’s discovered the word no, stress impacts on us mentally which in turn can have an effect on us physically in so many ways. We often hear of stress causing negative reactions such as headaches, blood pressure, the positive side of stress and The secret to this is to know styles chest pain and trouble sleeping, while saying that consider that of stress management and by that this being the point when it’s the human body was designed to know when to relax and wash time to seek help before more deal with stress, after all it kept away that stress, though turning serious issues such as anxiety our ancestors alert and aware of to tobacco, alcohol or something and depression set in. In 2016 dangers. In the modern day it worse is not the answer as it is now the Health and Safety Executive allows people to focus harder on proven that these actually hold the recorded 11.7 million days lost to subject or task allowing them to body in a stressed state and can ill health recorded as stress related. achieve, you often hear people say lead to damaging consequences they work better under stress. further down the road. Though it’s worth considering Here are a few ideas to help relieve some of that stress. Do something you really like to do - Winter time can affect you- It’s darker and we We all have something that we love doing, stay indoors so much more, this can have a which never fails to put a smile on our face. negative effect, it’s called Seasonal Affective Whether that’s reading, pet the dog or trying Disorder and can increase your stress levels, mindfulness colouring-in books. We spend invest in a SAD lamp or bulb to recreate so much time on our devices, connected to natural sunlight in your work or home. the world, it’s good to put the phone down, turn away from the screen and take some time out, even if it’s 15 minutes. Talk to someone – that does not mean texting or emailing. We’ve all heard of the saying ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ and, like most clichés, it’s founded on a grain of truth. If you are troubled by something, sit down and chat, they might not fully understand but getting out really helps. Take five minute breaks – stop what you’re doing completely, head to the kitchen and make a drink, if you can pop outside and get a breath of fresh air even better. If you can’t leave, then stop, close your eyes and take long slow deep breaths, for a few minutes. 10 | Walkden Town Centre | Autumn 2017 Beyond You might be forgiven for thinking that the Total Fitness based at Walkden Town Centre was just a gym where people go to work on a healthy lifestyle. However there is much more happening there, the centre plays host to a variety of clubs and one of them is Becky Adlington’s SwimStars. Dale is the new Manager and explained. ‘Here at Walkden we have a 25m laned swimming pool, us about getting involved in enable 60,000 couples to attend with warm and shallower areas, Splashathon. ‘Splashathon take’s the Tommy’s National Centre for perfect for our partnering with place in our usual Water Babies Miscarriage Research and help Olympic winner Becky Adlington swimming class on a designated them realise their dream of having for Swim Stars and Water Babies.’ week during the summer and a baby. through this we aim to raise monies Becky Adlington’s SwimStars Tommy’s research network is now for Tommy’s, a charity dedicated to includes a programme with one of the biggest in Europe and preventing miscarriage, stillbirth teachers who have received it is a powerful force for change and premature birth.’ training in teaching ‘the Becky way’ in the area of pregnancy and around a 4 year journey (to mimic Splashathon takes place every antenatal care and treatment. an Olympic cycle) and a rewards other year, and in 2015 it raised Thanks to supporters they are scheme that inspires and motivates an incredible £816,477 which was able to give £1,600,000 a year to children about being the best the highest total yet. This year, four centres, allowing them to that they can be. The programme they are aiming even higher and investigate the causes and find teaches children to become are looking to raise in excess of ways of preventing stillbirth, competent, confident swimmers £1million and with 43,000 babies miscarriage and premature birth. who could then easily make the taking part in Water Babies each Their approach appears to work step into a swimming club should week, the target equates to just and that by funding research and they wish to. £24 of fundraising from each providing pregnancy information Water Baby. £1million could we are saving lives. But that’s not all, they went on to tell us about the scheme for younger children. ‘We also have a great session called Water Babies, where from birth you can bring your children to our classes and let them have great fun while all the time building their confidence and independence in the water.’ While creating bonding in a safe environment, the classes build confidence and strength, which in turn promotes wellbeing for the babies. However, one of the features that caught our attention was the ability to have a picture of you and your baby under water, which would be a precious memory to treasure. Total Fitness are passionate about their charity aims too, they told Autumn 2017 | Walkden Town Centre | 11 Walkden walks into the past...

Walkden has always been district were used to mine the coal under time there were 15 stores operating within the township of . Walkden on an industrial scale. These within the area until the last store It takes its name from a piece of underground canals were linked closed in 1964. The large building moorland that was common land to by a main level to the Bridgewater on the junction of High Street and the north west of the junction of an Canal at Worsley, from where, the Bridgewater Road became the main old Roman road which is now High coal was shipped to to office and store. Street and Road. The original fuel the Industrial Revolution. By When the coal and cotton hamlet was called Stannistreet, 1768 the underground canal system industries started to decline in Walkden Moor stands on the had been driven north from Worsley the 1960s Walkden underwent a south coalfield and has and reached today’s Walkden Centre. re-development and large parts numerous seams of coal that come A large part of Walkden Moor and of Walkden Town Centre were close to the surface. today’s Walkden Town Centre outside demolished and replaced by a Civic car park became an industrial yard Centre and the Arndale Shopping Coal was extracted by local people for the Duke’s coal operations. There Centre. In the early 2000’s the who dug shallow bell shaped pits. are 52 miles of these underground Arndale was transformed into today’s These pits were always subjected canals under Walkden and Walkden Town Centre. to flooding and in the early 1700’s surrounding areas which is twice as For further information about horizontal drainage tunnels called many canals that Venice has! Walkden’s past history why not soughs were created to drain the 1st Earl of Ellesmere, the Duke’s heir, follow the Walkden Heritage water away from these workings. In brought alternative industries to Trail. It is a 1.8 mile walk linked 1757 Francis Egerton the 3rd Duke Walkden. Cotton mills were built and by 7 information boards around of Bridgewater came to Worsley to there were seven built within a half the area. A mobile app for the take over the running of his estates in mile radius of Walkden by the early Trail is available, search for; this part of Lancashire. He brought 1900s. ‘walkdenheritagetrail app’. with him John Gilbert who devised Did you know Walkden Cooperative The trail starts in the entrance of a system of underground canals Society opened its first retail outlet Walkden Town Centre opposite JD thought to be the enlargement of on Bolton Road in 1872 and over Sports store entrance. the drainage soughs. These soughs 12 | Walkden Town Centre | Autumn 2017 Seaside Silly Jokes

Where do shellfish go to borrow money? To the prawn broker! What do you call a big fish who makes you an offer you What’s the difference? can’t refuse? The Codfather! How could the dolphin afford to buy a house? He prawned everything! Which fish can perform operations? A Sturgeon! What happened to the shark who swallowed a bunch of keys? He got lockjaw! Where do fish wash? In a river basin! Why did the whale cross the road? To get to the other tide! Where do little fishes go every morning? To plaice school! What fish goes up the river at 100mph? A motor pike! What do you get from a bad-tempered shark? As far away as possible!

S H E L L F I S H X E Q Z E S T V L C V C P E L L B Z L Y T I E O E Y F P C A O S T H G A I M K P R I G H A N S L M Z R J C S C N S W T Y A U J B Q F A E Y P U H P H C O I E W Z I G D L B A B L D X C H H U G S Can you ‘sea’ all these words? J D J L G D N C E P R A W N H BOAT - BUCKET - CRAB V Y V S Y A E C H A N H R L Q FISH - ICECREAM - JELLYFISH E T I K S F R E N I H S N U S KITE - PRAWN - SANDCASTLE B U Z N Q E I R D K V O N B X SHARK - SHELLFISH - SPADE Z A J F A S D S M R G O C N Z STARFISH - SUNSHINE - WHALE H J R M N P Q W H A S E V W C E P I C M R F P X H I W A W A Competition Time J F J J A J T V T S S C X O M Would you like to win £50 of JD Sports Vouchers? Well we are giving these away to one lucky person and all that you have to do to enter is fill in the form below and return it to us. You can send it by old fashioned post or you could complete it, take a photo on your phone and direct message us on facebook at ‘WalkdenTownCentre’ with your entry. Your name: Your address: Your email: What would you spend your vouchers on? Post to: Marketing Department, Walkden Town Centre, Bolton Road, Walkden, M28 3ZH Please tick the following box if you do not wish to receive notice of future promotions.

Autumn 2017 | Walkden Town Centre | 13 The Purple Lounge

October 5th to 8th - Kersal Festival and Fireworks, Salford Sports 8th - Mr Tomlinson’s Sweet Shop, Salford Museum and Art Gallery 13th - Peel Park Fire Garden 20th - ‘We are the lions, Mr Manager’, Working Class Movement Library* 21st - Walkden Food & Craft Market 23rd & 24th - Witchful Thinking, Ordsall Hall* 28th - Dinosaurs Live At Walkden Town Centre* Have you heard about the new Indian restaurant at Walkden 28th - Walkden Cricket Club Halloween Family Night from Town Centre’s retail park? 7pm* The Purple Lounge brings new spicy flavours to taste November and enjoy. This restaurant has been designed and built 4th - 1917 Conference - Old Fire Station, Crescent, Salford completely from scratch as shown and has everything from 5th - Little Sparks in the Park, Buile Hill Park a shiny new kitchen to the plush booths with classical Asian designs and a restful bar area. 18th - Walkden Food & Craft Market 19th - Wikipedia edit-a-thon at WCML, Working Class The food is purely authentic Indian cuisine, with timeless dishes such as Chicken Tikka Massla, Lamb Balti or Chicken Movement Library Jalfrezi and of course a host of vegetable dishes too. With 22nd - Invisible Histories talk - Cathy Hunt, Working Class meal deals on offer as well, it’s a menu that’s hard to resist. Movement Library 25th - Christmas Lights switch on Walkden Town Centre 25th & 26th - Walkden Town Centre Grotto* 26th to 7th - January Elf The Musical 2017, The Lowry Theatre* December 2nd & 3rd - Walkden Town Centre Grotto* 6th - Invisible Histories talk - Neil Faulkner, Working Class Movement Library 9th & 10th - Walkden Town Centre Grotto* 12th - Snow White & the seven dwarfs - Our Lady Of Lourdes Social Club * 16th & 17th - Walkden Town Centre Grotto* 17th - Children’s Christmas Party Walkden Cricket Club 21st to 24th - Walkden Town Centre Grotto* Events are free unless marked with * where charges may apply

A popular attraction with families in April was the farm animals visit. Keep an eye on our What’s On Guide so you don’t miss out on our upcoming events!

14 | Walkden Town Centre | Autumn 2017 Store Directory LOWER GROUND FLOOR Timms & Parker Pharmacy Sue Ryder Care. Santander The Vape Shop Lloyds TSB Bank Halifax Coral St Ann’s Hospice Winders Carpets PARADE STALLS Post Office Saniya’s Brow Bar Heel & Key Top Gifts Switched On TABlites HD Nails THE MARKET HALL Kadva News Fiza’s Beauty Salon A&B Pet Products Albermarle Bond Pawnbrokers Forever Young GROUND FLOOR Scallywags Chrisella’s Cuts Walkden Hair Port Blades Barbers Kimberleys Krafts Bright Nails OUTSIDE Yates & Suddell Opticians Purple Lounge - New - New J D Sports Marks and Spencer - New Gamesbox Total Fitness Pop Up Cinema (open for events only) Poundstretcher BUSINESS HUB Walkden Tax Shop - New Poundland Domino’s Joyo Audio - New Pets at Home The Party Company - New Aldi Accessories for the Home - New Papa John’s Specscart - New Fast Tan Jasmine Walne - New Barnardo’s Betfred FIRST FLOOR Tesco Petrol Filling Station Club 3000 Bingo McDonalds Lowry’s Cafe KFC Ellesmere Embroidery Clouds Card Factory Address: Walkden Town Centre, Bolton Road, Boots Walkden M28 3ZH B&M Phone: Tesco Centre Management Office: 0161 703 7992 Autumn 2017 | Walkden Town Centre | 15