Tameside Portland Basin Museum The museum is housed within the restored nineteenth century Ashton Canal Warehouse HISTORY in Ashton-under-Lyne. Combining a lively modern interior with a peaceful canal side setting, it is an exciting family-friendly FESTIVAL museum, with something for all ages. 1st - 30th September 2021 Enjoy our temporary exhibition, Food Glorious Food, 24/7/2021 – 3/4/2022. This new and exciting temporary exhibition at Portland Basin Museum will look at changing attitudes and practices around what and how we eat. The exhibition is being generously supported through a grant from The Linbury Trust as part of the ‘Take One Ingredient’ project involving local arts organisation Interference Arts and The Sainsbury Archive. Step back in time on our 1920s street, as the sights and sounds of bygone Tameside are brought to life. Take a look into our kitchen and parlour to find out how we used to live. Visitors can explore the area's industrial heritage and discover what life was like down the mines, or on the farm. https://www.tameside.gov.uk/ portlandbasin Tameside Tameside Local History Forum celebrates 21 years During a conversation at the opening of We were able to access £150 for the first Portland Basin Museum in 1999, a newsletter funded by TACO, and £186 for number of local historians agreed that a three meetings, refreshments, transport group was needed to make sure our and stationery. Tameside Local History Forum local history and heritage had a voice in The Tameside Local History Forum was Tameside. To date 2021 established in January 2000 to increase The Forum has many contacts with public awareness of local history and The five founding members were Alan Rose, Jill Cronin, Christine Clough, Harry societies, libraries and groups within heritage throughout the borough. Lever and Jean Marlor, who were Greater Manchester. Some groups have Your chance to explore and celebrate Tameside’s Heritage. The theme this year already involved in other local history used our constitution as a base for The Forum aims to promote the study of is Edible England. groups. starting other umbrella groups bringing archive and source material for social, together people interested in our The first meeting was held on January heritage. business and archaeological purposes, and 25th 2000, at the local Volunteer Centre to make sure that such material is well and after introductions, representatives preserved, collated and accessible to all. from each local history society had a Heritage Open Days is England's Co-operation is encouraged between related Our website chance to talk about the work done in www.tamesidehistoryforum.org.uk largest festival of history and culture. historical and civic societies and statutory their group, covering the nine towns in Every year in September, places across the receives many queries world-wide about authorities with the Forum acting as a point Tameside. country throw open their doors to celebrate local and family history. their heritage, community and history. It’s of contact. Everyone was in agreement that there An exhibition will be at Portland Basin your chance to see hidden places and try out was a need for a co-ordinated group to Museum during September 2021 new experiences – and it’s all free! Tameside Local History Forum - represent local history societies in the voice for heritage in Tameside showing twenty one years of our meetings with Tameside Metropolitan successes and work to promote Borough Council. Local Studies and Archives heritage in Tameside. The group would: Tameside Local Studies and Archive Centre As secretary of the Forum, I have met and is your first stop for finding out about the Convey information through local worked with some wonderful people and history of Tameside. We hold unique history groups. I am very proud of our achievements. documents about our area. Co-ordinate, and interact with Visit us if you are looking for the history of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Christine Clough your house, doing your homework, writing Council . Secretary, Tameside Local History Forum an essay or thesis on any aspect of the Identify buildings of interest that need- history of the area, interested in finding ed to be listed. out about the place where you live, planning anniversary celebrations for a Ensure that Blue Plaque information was correct. local club or organisation, or researching the Manchester Regiment. Promote activities through the We host a large variety of workshops and appropriate channels. classes about all aspects of local and Liaise with Portland Basin Museum. family history which are a great way to start off your lifelong learning journey, Jill Cronin suggested that an initial newsletter should be compiled to be meet new people and find out about your ready for the next meeting on April 4th. local area. This was to be distributed by the groups find us at to libraries. www.tameside.gov/archives Greater Manchester Churches Edible Mossley Dukinfield Old Chapel (Unitarian) Preservation Society The Neo-Gothic Grade II* listed chapel The Society was launched at the Fairfield Edible Mossley will explore Mossley food features an unusual structure, fine Moravian Settlement in 2006 and now has shops over the decades via a display, digital stained glass windows, a listed organ and 130 church groups and individual presentation and a Mossley Walking Trail a crypt containing a mysterious well. members. which will direct visitors to places of local th edible heritage. Its graves date from the 18 century The Society operates with the support of including that of the Leech family, the leaders of the main denominations in Mossley has had lots of small, independent maternal forebears of Beatrix Potter. Greater Manchester and under the food shops (decades before they became Beatrix and her family will be the focus patronage of the Lord-Lieutenant, Warren trendy!) and in particular one very famous for 2021 and refreshments will feature Smith. eating place. food from Mr McGregor’s garden from Edible Mossley will explore the sites and The Tales of Peter Rabbit. Its aims are both educational in raising history of these shops. awareness of the rich variety of church We will be open on: buildings in the area, and practical in the Friday 10th September 11am to 3.30pm Visitors to Mossley Heritage Centre will longer term by raising funds to allow the Saturday 11th September 1.30pm to 4pm society to make grants for repairs to those discover when and where allotments were Sunday 12th September 11am to 1pm first introduced and what happened when buildings people had to Dig for Victory. They can also Contact: Dawn Buckle 07542001003 investigate how Mossley's community Email: [email protected] Individuals, churches and corporate bodies continue to nurture the idea of locally are invited to become members, receiving grown food. Ashton-under-Lyne three newsletters a year and invitations to Civic Society a series of day events to explore buildings of every denomination in Greater Join us to meet people Manchester. who care about our town of Ashton-under-Lyne. We organise talks and visits. We join with other groups such as the Tameside Local History Forum. We discuss and comment on building and environmental developments in the town. We encourage high standards of town planning through our Building of the Year Award. Dukinfield Old Hall Chapel These are some of the visits arranged Come and see Dukinfield’s oldest in recent years: building, in its unexpected location near Globe Lane. Let us transport you back River Mersey Cruise, to 1793. Hear about the Old Hall, its Castle Howard, (historical and TV) Chapel, its people, and our campaign to The original Staffordshire Hoard, (ancient gold find) preserve this Grade II ruin. Harewood House, (royalty, aviary, and th Mossley Co-op Visit on either Saturday 11 , Sunday extensive grounds). 12th, Saturday 18th, or Sunday 19th September 2021, at 11.30 am or 2.00 We would like to welcome new pm. Free. Booking essential. For more members to continue our work. details, phone 0161 330 4188 or email [email protected] Local History Forum in Hyde/Gee Cross The Cenotaph in Werneth Low Country Park is owned and managed by Hyde War Memorial Trust. The land was bought by public donations to honour the 710 men of Hyde who died in WW1. The Visitor Centre holds a fascinating record of them all. http://hwmt.org/ Denton Local History Society Since 2000 the Forum has given us a St John the Evangelist, Hurst, stronger voice. Our representative sits Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8EZ, alongside council officers from Local Studies & Archives, Events & Publicity, St John’s was built in the Gothic style by Museums & Planning, plus those Oldham Whittaker, local mill owner. interested in family history, churches, Designed by Shellard and consecrated in buildings and parks. We share ideas and 1849, the transepts, tower, spire and projects, to protect our heritage. Whittaker Chapel were added in 1862. Gee Cross These were by George Shaw, The Forum magazine gave us a place to Community of Saddleworth, and the unique dark oak publicise our work, and small grants to help with publishing and exhibitions. We Well Dressing The Reporter Group of panelling, and the stained glass windows are impressive. also enjoy social events, outings and Revived in 2000 by the local Women’s newspapers has been delivering news of the entertainment. Institute, it takes place annually in July. Come and explore the growth of the Hurst area from east Manchester to Glossop and Wells are decorated with pictures often Cross community through local industry; Our representative on Tameside made with flowers, following an old north east Cheshire for over 165 years. In hear the stories of those resting in our Heritage Advisory Group, gave us the tradition.