: abouttameside : @abouttameside : [email protected] TAMESIDE Scan to visit our website: October 2020 - Local Business & Community News - Shopping & What’s On guide SALUTING OUR 999 HEROES SEE PAGE 14 PICK UP YOUR COPY AT: ALDI STORES - TAMESIDE MARKETS - CO-OP STORES About Tameside 1 Welcome... Highlights this issue... Pick up a copy from: Aldi EYECARE ……………………………………… 4 supermarkets, Ashton Market DROYLSDEN’S REBIRTH …………………… 8 Hall, Stalybridge Train Station, Droylsden Post Office, Ladysmith CHARITY GOLF DAY …………………………10 Shopping Centre and more! FIVER FEST IS BACK …………………………11 GET ACTIVE …………………………… 16 & 17 ABOUT HYDE …………………………………18 EMMAUS PRESENTATION ……………………24 QUIZ TIME ……………………………… 26/27 COMING TO CINEWORLD …………………30 Deadline for our November issue is October 21st. Email: [email protected] Contributors this issue Read us online: www.tamesidemag.com Howard Murphy - Jill Morris - Tameside Markets - and join us on Facebook! Jan Lord - Tameside College - Local Studies Library Email: Telephone: - Andy Richardson - TMBC - Bromleys Solicitors [email protected] 0774 3174244 - Active Tameside - Luke Mirfin - Boots Opticians Production Design Denton - Tameside Rotary Club - Ian Cochrane - Cllr Inflict Design - [email protected] Susan Quinn - Patrick Franks - Cineworld Ashton - Ask about our cost effective advertising Warner Bros - Sam Cordingley - Ian Hopton - Willow opportunities and special features in the magazine. Wood Hospice - Val Unwin - Ladysmith Shopping Email [email protected] Centre - My Tameside Radio Advertising terms and conditions available on request. 2 About Tameside Ashton-under-Lyne Interchange is open Ashton-under-Lyne was VINCI Interchange Is Open Construction UK. >>Transport for Greater The improved Manchester (TfGM) opened the much facilities include anticipated Ashton Interchange on a covered Sunday 30 August. The interchange concourse and has been developed by Transport waiting area, for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in electronic bus, Metrolink and rail partnership with Tameside Council information, high-quality accessible and funded with support from central toilets, baby changing and ‘Changing government’s Local Growth Deal Places’ facilities, retail units, CCTV programme. The building contractor and secure cycle parking spaces. About Tameside 3 TRIAL REVISITED Don’t neglect your eye care Hyde Fundraisers have been impacted with their Since the easing of fundraising during 2020 because of the pandemic but restrictions Boots they are hoping to encourage donations to Children Opticians have expanded their In Need this November. services beyond The group will urgent and essential be releasing care, which they have some special offered throughout online content the pandemic. to celebrate The Denton practice their popular is able to provide TRIAL OF patient care depending DAVROS on your needs and which was symptoms, but will still be prioritising essential staged in 2005 and urgent patients. at Tameside Some practices are Your Denton branch has Hippodrome. also offering routine introduced measures You can find assessments, providing to ensure strict hygiene out more by they have capacity. It is standards within the visiting their important to call your practice, and there will website for optical practice first, so be a procedure in place updates: they can assess whether to ensure the safety of www.hydefundraisers.com you need a face-to-face patients and staff, as far appointment. During the as is possible. pandemic if you have Please wear a cloth experienced problems covering, such as a scarf with your eyesight that or a bandana, over your need to be investigated. mouth and nose to your Signs and Symptoms of appointment, as you Possible Vision Problems would if using public are – transport. Gloves are • Severe, sudden eye not necessary, but please pain. sanitize your hands when • Recurrent pain in or you arrive and avoid around the eye. touching anything as • Hazy, blurred, or much as possible. double vision. The practice is closed • Seeing flashes of light to ‘walk-ins’ and you or sudden bright will need to call to see floating spots. if an appointment is necessary. If you, or • Seeing rainbows or anyone you live with, halos around lights. have a persistent cough • Seeing floating “spider and/or high temperature webs” and/or loss of, or • Seeing a “curtain change in taste or smell coming down” over (anosmia), do not enter one eye. the practice. If you have any concerns Do not go to a GP, about your eyesight pharmacy or hospital. please contact the team Return home and stay at Boots Opticians in there for 14 days. Denton. 4 About Tameside About Tameside 5 If you have a photo you would like to include, please email us at: [email protected] David receives recognition We’d love to hear from you! It’s nice to feel Manchester. Imagine the appreciated surprise when David >>and residents received a letter from from Queen Street Sir Warren Smith KCVO Mills Apartments in KStJ JP stating “What Mossley wanted to you have achieved by shine a light on David your commitment to Chadwick. ensure your area is clear David, 80, has been of litter which you have keeping his local area done on a daily basis has made a tremendous clean and tidy for the Ashton Interchange past 18 years in rain difference.” The special Adam Myers or shine. To express letter was presented their appreciation for to David by Mossley his efforts residents Councillor Jack Homer contacted the Lord with residents applauding Lieutenant’s office in his efforts. Hartshead Pike Sam Shaw Hyde Seals Swimming Club Celebrated Lock in Mossley - Sam Shaw 6 About Tameside The Martini Midnight Wander The Willow Wood fact, anything goes – as long Midnight Wander has as it is pink! now become the Martini Communications Officer Midnight Wander! Lynn Fothergill said, “It’s For those of us old enough always been such an to remember the advertising enjoyable event, with a great jingle, that means Any Time, atmosphere, and we’ve Any Place and Any Where! always loved seeing everyone In other words, due to the in their outfits. We’d really ever-changing situation with appreciate it if people did Covid-19, this fun sponsored still dress up for it and we’re event has gone virtual and encouraging them to share participants are being asked their photos on social media. to complete 20,000 steps In fact, we’ll be giving out a any time during the month prize of a Martini Hamper to of October and anywhere the best fancy dress, so don’t they want to do them. They forget to tag Willow Wood don’t need to be done in in your posts. And as there one go either, so for those are no age restrictions the for whom 10km was a whole family can get involved bit too far to walk during and walk together. We’re the hours of darkness, the also giving away a Martini Martini Midnight Wander Hamper to whoever raises is the ideal opportunity to the most in sponsorship by pace yourself, maybe get a the end of November as a little bit fitter and raise funds small token of our thanks for for your local Hospice at the their support. same time. “Please get involved with All participants will still the wander, Willow Wood receive a Midnight Wander needs the support of our T shirt and a medal upon community more than ever completion of their 20,000 now. The money you raise steps. The event has always will go directly to help our been a lot of fun, with patients and their families – many wearing fancy dress just £25 will pay for one of and there have been some our inpatients to be treated weird and wonderful outfits to an aromatherapy massage, along the way. In previous while £60 will buy uniforms years there have been for two of our nurses. And teams dressed as whoopee if you raise £100, you’ll have cushions, Crayola crayons, paid for a full day’s heating and many more incredible and lighting. Just go to www. costumes. There was even willowwood.info and sign up fairy lights under umbrellas now. You’ll have our sincere on one rainy occasion. In gratitude.” About Tameside 7 Droylsden becomes new hub for business Within the last fired pizza’s and a bar. Patrick couple of years Franks, from New Era said; >>there have been “Industry are the pioneers some interesting changes for the refurbishment and in Droylsden town centre. regeneration for Droylsden and Since New Era Properties this has been pivotal in our acquired the precinct, work plans for the units here in the has been intensifying behind the scenes to bring life back centre. We worked hard to into the town centre. Like get free parking for the town many towns across the because we think this is vital UK the loss of high street and it’s received great response banks and national retail has from residents in the area. We impacted Droylsden, but are hoping now to move onto green shoots are starting further areas of the centre with to appear. New businesses further investment because we have appeared including the popular Silly Country bar and want this town to be what we more recently The Jam Worx know it can be a successful, serving food and cocktails wonderful local town.” with live music. Councillor Susan Quinn, In the summer the town Chair of Droylsden Town centre car park, under private Team added; “The 3 hours free ownership, has introduced parking is encouraging people 3 hours free parking for shoppers to enjoy. The back into the town centre so it’s success continues with the definitely a case of watch this recent launch of Industry in space. There are a lot of things the precinct, offering wood happening in Droylsden.” Willow Wood memory stones Willow Wood are very introduced our proud of their lovely Memory Stones.