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A new scheme has been set up for Tameside residents to reduce loneliness and get people talking.

The Chatty Café Scheme encourages cafes to have a Chatter & Natter table which is where customers can sit if they are happy to talk to other customers. If you enjoy talking to people but are feeling lonely, go and sit at a Chatter & Natter table and enjoy your food or drink with other people.

For more information and a list of all the cafes with a Chatter and Natter table visit www.thechattycafescheme.co.uk

Chatter and Natter tables in Tameside:

Willow Wood Oldham Rd, Highfield Pavillion, Tameside Arts, Emmaus Mossley, Ll’s Café, Costa Denton, Deja Brew, Topaz, Tameside Hospital, Seraphina, Infinity Initiatives.

Help shape the place you live, work and spend your free time by joining the online community for Tameside.

TO HAVE YOUR SAYjoin the Big Conversation visitwww.tamesidebigconversation.co.uk

THE countdown to Christmas is on and you needn’t travel further than any one of our nine towns for some festive family fun.

Across the centre pages of this edition (pages 12-13) you can find out how we’re celebrating Christmas, including this year’s Winter Carnival Lantern Parade and the successful Tameside Christmas market. There are details of celebrations and activities across the borough and you’ll find that the majority of events are FREE! Alongside the festivities, Winter does also bring the cold weather - it is important that we look after not only ourselves and our families, but take the time to check in on any vulnerable neighbours. On pages 6-7 you can read about how to stay well this winter and in particular, the importance of the flu jab for those in at risk groups. Our GP Practices – which are all rated good or outstanding (read more on page 9) – are offering the vaccination along with local Pharmacies, which is free to those eligible.

I am passionate about bringing improved training, increased retail and more jobs to the borough and through investment and working closely with our partners, the vision for Tameside is quickly becoming a reality. We are connecting residents and businesses through our free town centre WiFi and dark fibre technology (page 16) which is helping start-up’s and local business to thrive. If you take a look at pages 10 and 11 you can also read about the Tameside Wellness Centre - our flagship project of the £20 million investment into our leisure facilities – and how the new joint public service centre which combines public services, the college and retail is taking shape. We have started the roll out of Open Plus Libraries which give greater choice in how and when you can access our libraries (see page 8). Enhancing the service means there will be a much greater opportunity to access online services such as job hunting, or booking GP appointments which gives us a service fit to meet the demands in the 21st century.

In Tameside we are committed to supporting ex-forces personnel who live in our community and honouring those who lost their lives while serving in the Armed Forces.

On page 18 you can read about the work of our Armed Forces Community and how we are encouraging local businesses to support the Armed forces covenant and our ex-services into work. I’m delighted to say that following a devastating fire, Cromwell School recently welcomed back pupils who were overjoyed with their new facilities and thanks must go to the entire community who rallied round and the staff of both Cromwell and the Inspire Academy who welcomed them into their building while repair works were underway (Page 19). You may have also heard on the news and radio recently about the excellent work our residents are doing in supporting others – through shared lives and fostering (pages 20-21) you can read about individuals who are making an extraordinary difference to the lives of both young people and adults in our borough.

I hope you enjoy reading this edition of the Citizen. You can keep up to date via the news pages on our website, social media, signing up for e-news or following my blog at www.tameside.gov.uk/blog/leader

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Cover picture: Tameside’s Lantern Parade promises to be bigger and better than last year - join us on the 18 November to see our communities coming together in this celebration of light. (see page 12)

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04/05 Proud Tameside

06/07 Stay Well This Winter

08 Open Plus Library

09 Care Together

10 Wellness

11 Vision Tameside

12/13 Christmas Celebrations

14 Recycling Arrangements

16 Digital Tameside

17 Active Tameside

18 Armed Forces Community

19 Cromwell School Opening

20 Shared Lives

21 Foster Care

22 News in Brief

23 What’s On

Cllr Kieran QuinnTameside Council Executive Leader

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Unsung Heroof the Year

Harry Twamley(Curzon Ashton chairman)

Disabled Sports Achiever of the Year

Shannon Dover(Samuel LaycockSchool, Ashton)

Clubof the Year

Mossley AFC Running Club

Sports Achiever of the Year

Angela Oldham(East Cheshire Harriers)

Taking Pride of Place

The award winners were as follows:

Alex WilliamsVolunteer of the Year

Nicola Steen(Secretary, Mossley AFC

Running Club)

Changing Lifestyle Recognition Award Jonathan Clutterbuck.

Coach of the YearIan Harrison

(Droylsden AmateurBoxing Club).

THE Pride of Tameside Sports Awards winners were revealed at Dukinfield Town Hall at the end of September.

Cllr Joyce Bowerman, the Civic Mayor of Tameside, opened the sell-out event at which the guest speaker was Olympic swimming bronze medallist swimmer Steve Parry.

The event celebrated the dedication, motivation and passion of sports coaches, volunteers, schools and clubs across the borough, as well as the hard work and achievements of Tameside’s sportsmen and women.

A record number of nominations was received for this year’s awards, which reflects the wealth and depth of people involved in sport in the borough.

Event sponsorship was provided by: Tameside Council, Active Tameside, New Charter Housing Trust Group, Manchester Airport, Pulse Fitness, Myson, MID Communications, Sportmax, Midshire, Belle Vue Coaches and Davies Sports.

School Commitment to PE and Sport Award St John Fisher RC Primary

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ProudTamesideFOR a borough of its size, Tameside has an incredible amount to be proud of. Its

towns and villages have produced a surprising number of sportsmen and women, entertainers and soldiers who have achieved international recognition.

It doesn’t stop there, however. Impressed as we might be by the achievements of Mick Hucknall, Sir Geoff Hurst or Kathy Staff, we’re also immensely proud of the friendliness of our borough.

We’re a caring, welcoming place where people are happy to volunteer, and routinely put others before themselves.

To publicise that fact – surely something to be proud of in itself – we’ve set up a new website. If there’s something that gives you pride in Tameside, we want to know

about it.

It doesn’t have to be something that would gain attention on the national stage. It could be somebody who’s gone the extra mile, who helps neighbours, or simply a picture of your

favourite place to visit n the borough.

If it’s a reason for pride in Tameside, then we want to know.

You can find the website at www.proudtameside.co.uk Sign up at www.proudtameside.co.uk/signup/team-form.html

IN the words of the England football team’s number-one song, 1966 hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst was “Back Home” over the summer.

He returned to receive the freedom of Tameside and to open the new £600,000 antenatal unit at Tameside Hospital, where he was born in 1941. Sir Geoff unveiled a plaque and met mums-to-be and staff.

Later, at Hyde United, where his father Charles played before the war, Sir Geoff saw a game of walking football and met the club’s manager, Darren Kelly, and members of the Hyde United Academy. He was also able to see the state-of-the-art 3G synthetic pitch Tameside Council has installed at Ewen Fields to increase the ground’s use as a community facility.

The day ended with an extraordinary meeting of Tameside Council at which Sir Geoff was made a freeman of the borough. The Civic Mayor, Cllr Joyce Bowerman, presented him with a framed scroll and a silver salver.

Sir Geoff said: “I’m very proud to be associated with this borough, where I was born. I’m very proud of the area, of my father and grandfather who lived in Denton, and of my aunty. I recall many, many happy and enjoyable visits. Thank you very much for this award.”

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What makes you Proud?

The Flu vaccine could save your life or that of someone you love - get it now. FLU is a highly infectious illness which causes fever, headaches, aches and pains in joints and muscles with extreme tiredness.

For most people it is an unpleasant and self-limiting illness. For some groups of people however, it can develop into a far more serious illness leading to a hospital admission and for some people even death. The best way to avoid catching and spreading flu is having a vaccination before the flu season starts. The flu vaccine changes each year to provide the best protection against the different circulating flu strains in winter.

It takes two weeks to receive full protection from the vaccine so it’s best to have it early. Children’s vaccinations are given as a nasal spray so no need to worry about needles.

Free flu vaccinations are available on the NHS for the following people:

• Over the age of 65 • Aged two, three and four • In primary school Reception to Year 4

class • Pregnant women • Resident in long-stay residential homes

or other long-stay care

• Anyone with a long-term health conditions such heart, lung, kidney, neurological disease

• The main carer for an older or disabled person

• Immunosuppressed or a household contact of an immunocompromised person

• BMI of 40 or more

If you were vaccinated last year, you still need to get another this year. Don’t put it off – speak to your local GP practice or pharmacist to book an appointment.

WHILST antibiotics are great for bacterial infections, they are of no use when it comes to treating viruses such as colds, flu and coughs.

Through Self-care, these health problems can be treated just by looking after yourself at home.

The best thing to do is:

• rest • drink of plenty of fluids (ideally water) • have at least one hot meal a day to

keep your energy level up

Make sure you check your local GP Practice, Pharmacy and dentist opening times as many will be closed over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays. If you’re currently taking any prescription medicine - ensure that you have enough to last you for the festive period.

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Ask a pharmacist

They’re highly trained healthcare experts, on everything from colds to long-term conditions.

Many pharmacies now have areas for private consultation.

Contact your GP

Many GPs can offer advice over the phone and can arrange referral to a hospital specialist if you need it.

Call NHS 111

If you need fast medical help for a non-life threatening situation and you’re not sure of the best place to receive the advice or treatment you need call NHS 111. A 111 adviser will assess you and direct you to the best place. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and calls are free.

Visit a walk-in centre Minor illness and injuries can be treated on the spot and you don’t need an appointment.

Ashton Walk-In Centre on Old Street is open from 8am to 8pmevery day ofthe year.

A&E Departments

They’re there for life-threatening emergencies. If you’re not sure if it’s an emergency call 111 first.

In a life-threatening emergency always call 999.

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Banish winter tirednessMany people feel tired and sluggish during winter. This is due to the lack of sunlight, which disrupts our sleep and waking cycles. Try the following:

• get outdoors in natural daylight as much as possible and open your curtains as soon as you get up to let more sunlight into your home.

• get a good night’s sleep – it’s tempting to go into hibernation mode but try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. You should be aiming for eight hours of sleep a night.

• destress with exercise – stress has been shown to make you feel tired but you may be surprised by how energetic you feel after physical activity. Exercise in the late afternoon may help to reduce early-evening fatigue and also improve your sleep.

Eat more fruit and vegWhen it’s cold and dark outside, it can be tempting to fill up on unhealthy comfort food.

However, it’s important to ensure you still have a healthy diet and include five portions of fruit and veg a day. If you find yourself craving a sugary treat, try a juicy clementine or satsuma instead.

Winter vegetables such as carrots, parsnips, swede and turnips can be roasted, mashed or made into soup for a comforting winter meal for the whole family.

Drink more milk

Since you are more likely to get a cold in winter, make sure your immune system is in top condition.

Milk and dairy products such as cheese and yoghurt are great sources of protein, vitamins A and B12 and calcium, which helps keep our bones strong and help build a strong immune system. Choose semi-skimmed, 1% or skimmed milk – rather than full-fat – and low-fat plain yoghurts.

Try new activities for the whole familyDon’t use the cold winter months as an excuse to stay in and do nothing. Instead, get out with the whole family to try out a new activity –maybe ice skating, or taking a winter walk through one of our many parks. Regular exercise helps control your weight, boost your immune system, and is a good way to break the tension that can build if the family is constantly cooped up inside the house.

Have a hearty breakfastWinter is the perfect season for porridge. Eating a warm bowlful on a cold morning isn’t just a delicious way to start your day, it also helps boost your intake of starchy foods and fibre. These foods give you energy and oats also contain lots of vital vitamins and minerals. Don’t add sugar or salt but instead try adding a sliced banana, berries or other fruit for extra flavour and to help you hit your 5 A Day target.

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THE doors are open for Tameside Libraries’ Open+ plan. The new system, which adds up to longer hours and more accessibility, was unveiled at Denton Library at the start of November and is being rolled out across the borough.

Open+ gives people a much bigger choice in how and when they use the library service. It was designed after taking into account the hundreds of responses to a recent consultation process.

Open+ membership is not automatic. You need to be 16 or over and go through a quick induction process with a member of staff. For full details of the eligibility criteria, for new opening times ask at your local library or visit www.tameside.gov.uk/libraries

During Open+ hours, members will be able to gain access by using a card-swipe system that has been successfully and safely utilised by other authorities. Security will be maintained through CCTV monitoring and an emergency phone.

Open+ will make our libraries more inclusive as people who work unsocial hours will be able to use them more easily.

There will also be lots more time to get online, which will help with job hunting and accessing online services such as booking GP appointments. It all adds up to create a service fit to meet people’s demands in the 21st century.


CONGRATULATIONS to all our GP Practice staff in Tameside and Glossop. All 39 of our local surgeries came through a rigorous inspection with a rating of good or outstanding - the only area of Greater Manchester where this was the case.

The ratings came following a report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. Its job is to make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care, and it continually encourages care services to improve.

Dr Alan Dow, chair of Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group, said:

“We are both pleased and proud that each one of our 39 GP practices has been rated as good or outstanding.

“We are committed to providing the very best care for our residents and are continually looking at ways we can not only maintain but improve our standards. Of course our success would be impossible without the hard work and dedication of our doctors and practice staff, and I would like to thank them for their efforts.”

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AUGUST saw the launch of a new service which has significantly improved the patient experience according to dad of two, James Garside. A new community Intravenous (IV) Therapy Team has been rolled out across Tameside and Glossop which means rather than patients having to go into hospital to receive IV treatment, the team can treat you from the comfort of your own home.

James, who has been having treatment for his shoulder for the past two years, spoke

at the Community IV Therapy launch event to explain how the new service has made a huge difference to his experience as a patient. He said: “Unfortunately nearly a year after shoulder surgery I developed an infection. I was referred to the Wrightington Hospital, near Wigan to have my metal plate removed - I needed to have intravenous antibiotics every day for two weeks – and this had to be done at Wrightington Hospital. I live in Tameside and it was over an hour journey there and back. I had another two operations at Wrightington to give me a reverse shoulder replacement. Unfortunately I developed another infection a year after the final surgery. In November last year, the reverse shoulder was removed and replaced with an antibiotic loaded surgical cement spacer. I also required eight weeks of IV antibiotics. I felt I couldn’t go through another eight weeks of travelling two hours to Wrightington and back, every day, and so I was delighted to learn that Tameside

had developed a new service where my intravenous antibiotics could be given to me in the comfort of my own home. This meant that I could work from home and spend valuable time with my family, which was a huge benefit to me and my family and a significant improvement on my previous experience.”

The service is part of the borough-wide Care Together programme, a collaboration between the council; hospital and clinical commissioning group, which aims to improve the health and care service offer across Tameside and Glossop by redesigning services around patients and actively seeking to prevent hospital admissions through a combination of better community services, improved access to information and early interventions in an individual’s health and wellbeing requirements.

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Tameside WellnessCentre Consultation

RESIDENTS have been dipping their toe in the water to give us their opinions about the proposed Tameside Wellness Centre.

They were able to give their views after seeing plans at exhibitions held at the Festival Hall, Denton, and Ashton Market Hall.

The centre, which is earmarked for Denton, is the latest in a succession of exciting projects through which Tameside Council is investing £20 million in the borough’s future.

As well as a swimming pool with spectator area and a learners’ pool, it will include a 10-pin bowling alley, 60-station gym suite, exercise studios, soft play, social interaction zone, a café, and space for partners and community groups.

Cllr Ged Cooney, Tameside Council’s executive member for Healthy and Working, said: “By building the wellness centre, our intention is to extend the range of top-class sports and leisure facilities Tameside offers.

“These combine the more traditional, such as swimming pools and the iTrain gym in Dukinfield, with our new family fun centres: Total Adrenaline in Longdendale and Sky High in Droylsden.

“We want to support residents in keeping as active and healthy as possible. Tameside Wellness Centre will provide even more exciting activities and options to help them.”

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“We want to support residents in keeping as active and healthy as possible”.

PROGRESS on the new Joint Public Service Centre and college continues to move apace with the building beginning to look very much like the original artist’s impressions.

The external “envelope” phase is underway with the main roof now complete and external wall construction and glazing in progress. Interior fit out activities have also started.


The retained façade of the Grade II listed Water Board building has now been connected to the steel frame of the new building. The library will be located in a beautiful glazed space behind Water Board façade, making the library easily accessible for all and clearly visible from the Market Square.

The building, which Tameside Council will share with Tameside College, replaces TAC - the authority’s demolished administrative complex – which was becoming too big and expensive to run. It is the culmination of the wider Vision Tameside project, bringing improved training, increased retail and more jobs to the borough.

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THE borough’s proud tradition of marches and parades will be celebrated at the Tameside Winter Carnival lantern parade on Saturday 18 November.

Families and community groups from across the area will come together for the spectacular free event, which will light up the streets with amazing lanterns, vibrant costumes, music and dancing.

The theme is Pageants of the Past and Present – celebrating traditional local marches and parades such as Whit Friday and Cotton Queens while also looking at contemporary international carnivals.

The parade will start at 6pm and follow the same route in Ashton town centre as last year, starting on Katherine Street, heading down Stamford Street and ending with a fantastic finale – with Father Christmas and a lights switch on - in Old Cross Street Car Park from

6.45pm. Stamford Street is the perfect spot for spectators to get the best view of the parade going past.

Individuals, families and community groups can find out more about taking part in the parade – and attending lantern making workshops – by contacting Cultural Services on 0161 342 4144 or email [email protected]

Tameside Council has successfully applied for £15,000 Arts Council funding to stage the event and will be working with Global Grooves, international carnival arts specialists and Tameside’s only which grows local artistic talent.

Old Cross Street car park will be closed on the day of parade but there will be plenty of alternative parking in the town - see tameside.gov.uk/carparks

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IT’S that time of year again to look forward to mulled wine, festive shopping and free fairground rides at Tameside Christmas Market.

The event will take place in the Market Street area of Ashton - behind Ashton Market Hall - from Friday to Sunday over the weekends of 24-26 November, 1-3 December and 8-10 December.

The borough-wide community event will offer over 20 traditional cabin stalls selling handmade crafts and gifts as well as delicious festive food and drinks.

There will also be a Santa’s grotto, raising money for local charities, and free rides with a different attraction every weekend including donkey rides, a ferris wheel, a carousel and a helter skelter.

New for this year will be opportunity to enjoy breakfast and storytime with Santa, which along with the welcome elves and children’s characters should make for some memorable photo opportunities.

Visitors will also be able to relax in a covered refreshments area while enjoying music from local brass bands and popular local performers.

Tameside Christmas Market will form part of five weekends of festive fun including the spectacular Tameside Lantern Parade on 18 November and Ashton Christmas Farmers’ Market on Sunday 17 December, which will offer free land train rides.

FREE fairground rides at Tameside Christmas Market

Town Centre Christmas celebrationsTOWNS across Tameside have Christmas all wrapped up with an array of community-led events and celebrations supported by the Council. Bring all the family and enjoy the festive atmosphere while supporting your local town centres and traders. Details of events as follows:

CelebrationsFriday 17 November & Saturday 18 November

DentonDenton Civic squareChristmas Market and funfair running Friday (12noon-8pm) and Saturday (12noon-8pm) with Christmas Lights Switch On and entertainmenton Saturday at 6.30pm.

Saturday 18 November

StalybridgeArmentieres SquareEntertainment from 1.30pm. Main show and arrival of Father Christmas 5-6pm.

Saturday 18 November Tameside Winter Carnival and Festive CelebrationOld Cross Street Car Park, Ashton 6-7.30pmLantern parade will start at Katherine Street and end in Old Cross Car Park with a festive finale. Old Cross St Christmas celebrations from 6pm including music, dance, Father Christmas, and pyrotechnics from 6.45pm.

Wednesday 22 November

Audenshaw Ryecroft Hall, 4-7pmChristmas Lights Switch On at 5pm, lantern parade, santa on a sleigh, carols, hot food, mulled wine and santa’s grotto inside Ryecroft Hall.

Friday 24 November

MicklehurstJuction of Micklehurst Road & Station Road, 6-7pm Father Christmas and lights switch on

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Dukinfield Dukinfield Town Hall, King Street, 6pmFather Christmas, Carols, Adamsons Brass and Fun Fair


DroylsdenCivic Square, 2-6pmFamily entertainment, snow globe, mulled wine and funfair with a community lantern parade starting at 4.30pm. Christmas Lights Switch on at 5.30pm.


MossleyMarket Place, 4-7pmLantern parade, community entertainment and lights switch on. A Christmas Market will be held inside George Lawton Hall.


HydeCivic Square, 10-5pmLights switch on from 4.15pm with Father Christmas arriving on a sleigh, entertainmentand comedian Justin Moorhouse


HollingworthSt Mary’s Church Grounds and car park next to Spice Bistro 12noon-4pmFestive market, organised by Friends of Hollingworth, with local crafts people and Santa on his sleigh.

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Recycling ArrangementsPlease note the following changes to your collections:

• Monday 25 December: NO COLLECTIONS

- If you were due a green bin collection, put it out on Wednesday 27 December

- If you were due a black or blue bin collection, put them out on Friday 29 December

• Tuesday 26 December: NO COLLECTIONS

- If you were due a green bin collection, put it out on Thursday 28 December

- I f you were due a black or blue bin collection, put them out on Tuesday 2 January 2017

• Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 December: Normal Collections except No Brown bin collection

• Monday 1 January: NO COLLECTIONS

- If you were due a green bin collection, put it out on Wednesday 3 January

- If you were due a black or blue bin collection, put them out on Thursday 4 January

• Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 January: Normal Collections except No Brown bin collection

Please visit www.tameside.gov.uk/recycling to check your collection dates or check the app.


Your next collection date is

Download our free appfrom Apple Store or Google Play Store where you can check the date of your collections, set reminders and report missed/lost bins. For more information please visit www.tameside.gov.uk/recycling

Follow us onTwitter at @tmbc_waste

60%Thank you To all our residents for your continued support with recyling. We are now recycling more than we send to landfill. The more we reuse and recycle means less waste that is simply dumped in a hole in the ground. This saves money on landfill charges which is better spent on vital services such as support for elderly and vulnerable residents.

Keeping in touch over ChristmasThe Council website is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for people to access council services and information.

www.tameside.gov.uk Customer services centres, libraries and the call centre will close on Friday 22 December 2017 at the normal closing hours for each site and will re-open on Tuesday 2 January 2018 at the normal operating hours for each site.

Portland Basin Museum and Central Art Gallery will close at 4pm on Friday 22 December 2017. Normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday 2 January 2018.

To contact the Council in an emergency call 0161 342 2222. Please remember this number is for emergencies only.

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Newspapers and magazines

Paper Cardboard Junk mail

Aerosol cans Plastic bottles

Glass bottles and jars

Aluminium foil

Cans and tins

What goes in your bin...We’ve had a number of our recycling wagons rejected recently due to contaminated waste. Here’s a quick reminder of what to put in your bins - please note that plastic carrier bags cannot be recycled and should be put in your green landfill bin. If your bin is not collected due to contaminated waste, you will need to remove the contaminated items and present your bin on the next due collection date.

Non recyclable waste

Plastic bags Plastic food trays and yoghurt pots

Dog waste and nappies

Don’t forget...this waste goes to landfill! Every tonne sent to landfill costs tax payers over £300!

Plants, leaves and twigs

Grass cuttings

Compostable bags

Uncooked and cooked food

Need more liners?Tie a liner or carrier bag around the handle of your brown bin and we will leave you a free roll.



SWIFT, Tameside’s town-centre wi-fi service, has taken off. All over the borough people getting online for free.

The project, which fulfils the council’s Get Connected promise – one of its 16 pledges for 2016 – puts Tameside at the forefront of digital roll-out in Greater Manchester and the North West.

Cllr Kieran Quinn, the executive leader of Tameside Council, said: “By making free Wi-Fi available to our residents and visitors, we’re demonstrating our commitment to keeping our promises, and to creating an environment that makes it possible for the borough to prosper in the 21st century.

“The whole of Tameside is benefiting. Free Wi-Fi isn’t simply attracting people into our town centres, it’s acting as a catalyst to get them to stay longer. By doing so they’re making more use of our shops and services and boosting a fillip for the local economy.”

SWIFT (Smart Wi-Fi for Tameside) is an open service with no limits on downloads or streaming. Access operates under the same policies as in Tameside’s libraries and so it’s completely safe for young people to use.

Each town centre has at least three points relaying a Wi-Fi signal transmitted from council buildings. Ashton and Dukinfield will also benefit from the dark fibre broadband installed at Ashton Old Baths during its conversion to a digital media hub. Dark fibre offers the highest speeds and reliability in the UK.

Access to the free town-centre Wi-Fi is fast and simple. Logging-in can be done via Twitter, Facebook or as a guest. Once completed people are automatically connected as they move about the borough.

WHAT is a CoderDojo? It’s part of a global movement and phenomenon that’s come to Tameside.

The CoderDojo project believes that an understanding of programming languages is vital in the modern world, that it’s better and easier to learn these skills early, and that nobody should be denied the opportunity to do so.

Sessions take place at Active Medlock, Gardenfold Way, Droylsden, on the first Sunday of every month, between 11am and 3pm. Anyone aged seven to 17 can attend for free but places must be booked in advance. That can be done via Twitter - @TamesideDojo or by emailing [email protected]

People who go along have the chance to learn skills such as building a website, creating an app or a game, and to explore technology in a relaxed environment. There are great resources too, including pi-tops, Raspberry Pis, Microbits, and Google AIY HAT boards.

Following the success of the two Tameside Hacks, which were held as part of our every child a coder pledge, we hope the Tameside CoderDojo will prove just as popular.

For more information visit www.tamesidecoderdojo.org.uk

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TAMESIDE is among the first six authorities to benefit from full-fibre broadband technology.

We won a share of £10 million from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to install fibre-optic cables linking Tameside’s towns and enabling internet speeds unrivalled anywhere else in the country.

This kind of full-fibre technology, so called because the entire connection from exchange to user is fibre, can provide data at speeds of up to 40 GB a second. To put this into context, one gigabit per second enables you to download a HDTV programme in five seconds.

Tameside Council’s first deputy, Cllr Jim Fitzpatrick, welcomed what he termed fantastic news for residents and businesses.

He added: “Our borough will be one of the first areas to get this super-fast broadband connectivity which is currently only available to 2% of properties in the UK. Along with our digital business incubator hub at Ashton Old Baths, this broadband could turn Tameside in to the Silicon Valley of Greater Manchester.”

The Victorian baths building in Henry Square was refurbished using grants from the European Regional Development Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund. It offers flexible office space, small business incubator services and events space that will now all be complemented by high-speed broadband.

Digital Tameside


CHRIS BOARDMAN is Greater Manchester’s cycling and walking commissioner and his plan is to revolutionise the region’s streets.

He wants to cut air pollution and to encourage at least 10% of people to cycle or walk rather than drive within 10 years. At the moment, fewer than 2% of Greater Manchester residents regularly ride a bike.

Chris, who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics and several stages of the Tour de France, wants to redesign the region’s streets and would like to close much of Manchester city centre to motorised traffic, including Deansgate.

He said: “I’m not interested in cyclists, I’m interested in the people in the cars. Getting them to change has got to be easy, appealing and safe in that order.

“If it’s not the easiest solution, they’re not going to do it. If it looks a bit intimidating, they are not going to do it. That means space, and it means joined-up space. I’m only going to make a piece of cycling infrastructure if it’s joined up, otherwise it’s wasting everybody’s money.”

Chris, who was appointed by Manchester mayor Andy Burnham during the summer, visited Tameside in August. He met executive leader Cllr Kieran Quinn, and chief executive Steven Pleasant at Dukinfield Town Hall.

He explained his own plans and heard about Tameside’s ongoing commitment to cycling strategy which has seen the establishment of cycling hubs and lanes, and routes connecting the borough to Manchester.

COUNTRYSIDE meets Christmas in Tameside Greenspace’s end-of-year programme.

There are walks for all abilities, ranging from “Brushes Moorland Edge”, a moderate three-mile ramble around Millbrook, to “Moors and Mince Pies”, a very strenuous nine-mile walk above Carrbrook but with alfresco mince pies to make things go a little more easily.

As Christmas gets closer, there’s the popular “Dickens Revisited” walk. As you make your way round Werneth Low you can listen to

extracts from Charles’s Dickens ever-popular classic “A Christmas Carol” with stunning landscapes as the backdrop.

If you’re an early bird, you can join our Winter Solstice Celebration on the shortest day of the year, 21 December, when we’ll be setting off on a four-mile walk up Hartshead Pike at 7.15am to call back the sun.

Prefer crafts? Then we can offer you “Deck the Halls” and “Country Christmas”. Both offer the chance to make decorations from natural materials.

Full details of the dates and times of our Christmas countryside activities can be found on the What’s On page.

Chris plans to revolutionise the region’s streets

Countryside’s programme for all

Active Tameside

WELL done to the Hyde Junior Parkrun volunteers who organised their first event at the start of October.

Runs take place in Hyde Park on Sunday mornings and are open to everyone aged four to 14, regardless of ability. They start at 9 o’clock and cover two kilometres (1.25 miles). Parents are welcome to join in.

Entry is free, but runners are asked to register. This is done only once and a bar code is issued which can be used at all future runs.

For more information visit www.parkrun.org.uk/hyde-juniors

Hyde Junior Park Run

A MEMORIAL stone and plaque now commemorate Lance Corporal Andrew Breeze on the Denton road named in his honour: L/Cpl Andrew Breeze Way.

Andrew - a former Audenshaw School pupil and member of the Church Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade at Christ Church, Denton – was killed in Afghanistan seven years ago while serving with the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment.

He had joined the army in 1996 and served in the UK and Cyprus as well as on operations in Northern Ireland and Iraq.

The plaque, which was unveiled in the presence of the Civic Mayor of Tameside, Cllr Joyce Bowerman, and with the help of veterans from the Cheshire Regiment, states: “This road is named in honour of Lance Corporal Andrew Breeze, Mercian Regiment (22nd Cheshires) 1978-2010” and bears a poppy.

Cllr Frank Travis, Tameside Council’s armed forces champion, explained: “We felt naming the road after Andrew was not enough. We wanted something in place that would explain who he was. We settled on the stone and plaque after consulting his family.”

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Marchingin stepWE are marching in step with Morrisons as we take a look at the number of employers signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant.

The supermarket chain signalled their support for the covenant in 2015. By doing so they made a public statement of their desire to help service personnel who are looking for work on their return to civilian life.

Chief executive David Potts, who grew up in Ashton, said: “We at Morrisons owe a tremendous debt to members of the armed forces because of the enormous contribution they make to our country both during and after their service.

“Signing the covenant shows our commitment to the armed forces and the support we offer to veterans, reservists and their families.”

Being part of the Armed Forces Covenant employer scheme costs firms next to nothing. A company’s involvement is almost entirely in kind rather than cash, and a council covenant officer calls to explain how things works and how businesses can play their part and benefit from the many transferable skills service-leavers have.

Morrisons have an excellent record of support for former service personnel. With stores in Dukinfield, Denton and Hyde they are one of the borough’s key employers.

If any other businesses in Tameside would like to follow Morrisons’ excellent example e-mail us at [email protected]

We are proud to say that our continuing efforts to help former military personnel find work have been recognised with a national prize having recently received a bronze award from the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme.

THE bee – the symbol of Greater Manchester’s refusal to give in after May’s Arena terrorist attack – is being immortalised in Hyde Park.

Tameside Armed Services Community (TASC) has successfully secured a grant from We Love Manchester, the charity set up in the aftermath of the bombing, and the veterans are keen to work with members of the community to cultivate what will be a bee-shaped flowerbed.

Lots of people from our borough, especially the young, were affected by the attack and they might find it helpful to spend time at the flowerbed.

DB Garden Nurseries of Hyde have supplied the plants and given advice on design, planting and maintenance. Work will take place over the winter with a formal opening of the flowerbed next spring.

TASC are happy to hear from individuals, youth groups, schools or anybody who would like to get involved in the project or feel they might benefit from it. You can get in touch by e-mailing [email protected]

Reflection and RemembranceArmed Forces Community

PUPILS celebrated the reopening of their fire hit school with a message of hope for the future.

Cromwell High School in Dukinfield was severely damaged during a fire in April 2016, forcing pupils and staff to move to temporary accommodation at Inspire Academy in Ashton.

The school, which caters for children with special educational needs and disabilities, has since been rebuilt with extensive new facilities and reopened to pupils at the start of the new term in September.

Children officially marked the reopening on Wednesday 18 October by planting a tree and spring bulbs while also hanging hand-made bunting, which they had decorated, with their wishes for the future.

New facilities included in the rebuild include three news classrooms, a social hub, an art gallery, an ICT suite, a glass atrium, a calm room with outside access, an outdoor adventure trail and new outdoor play surfaces and planters.

Local firm Jamieson Contracting, based in Hyde, was contracted to do the work.

Cromwell Head Teacher Andrew Foord said: “We are all delighted to be back at our home in Dukinfield, pupils are settling in well and they absolutely love all the new refurbished spaces.

“The fire was a challenging time but we were very fortunate to receive amazing support from the community. We were overwhelmed with offers of help and donations of equipment as well as well wishes and it really meant a lots to us.

“Special thanks also to Inspire Academy who made us feel very welcome during the time we were based there.

“We are now excited about the future and enjoying being able to focus on what we do best – supporting our pupils to thrive and achieve.”

Tameside Council Executive Member for Lifelong Learning Cllr Lynn Travis said: “The school community has shown admirable spirit and resilience since the devastating fire and I’m delighted that they are now back in their rightful home, with fantastic new facilities to enjoy and benefit from. I wish them all the very best for the future.”

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“We are now excited about the future and enjoying being able to focus on what we do best – supporting our pupils to thrive and achieve.”


“Sharing ordinary time to make an extraordinary difference”

TV crews have been filming in Tameside to highlight how our Shared Lives scheme is making a huge difference for over 130 vulnerable adults in the borough.

Linda Shaw and Cath Tynan, from Hyde, told BBC North West Tonight about their happy houseshare under the scheme, which supports older people and adults with mental health illness or a physical or learning disability.

Linda, 53, who has a mild learning disability and emotional needs, moved in with Cath six months ago.

She said: “It’s brilliant living with Cath – she’s like a big sister to me and helping me get out more and enjoy myself.”

Cath, 56, who formerly worked in social services, first got involved in Shared Lives four years ago .

She said: “I realised I had skills and experience that were still useful that could help people who needed support gain independence and live fuller and better lives.”

“I find it very rewarding to see Linda enjoying new opportunities and independence. It’s working out really well for everyone.”

We’re recruiting more Shared Lives carers, who receive a generous allowance as well as full training and support. No formal qualifications are expected, the team welcome people from a wide variety of backgrounds, with different skills and life experience. For further information see www.tameside.gov.uk/sharedlives or call 0161 342 5151.

You can see the BBC News coverage of the scheme at www.tameside.gov.uk/sharedlives

How Shared Lives is making a difference


MOREYA Foster from Gee Cross is a high-achieving 18-year-old with the world at her feet.

She is highlighting how foster care has changed her life for the better as part You Can Foster’s Inspiring Stories campaign to help recruit more foster carers.

She said: “Being with a loving and stable foster family has made the world of difference to me. I think of all the opportunities and support I’ve had that just wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t gone into care.

“I sometimes pass girls in the street who look as if they are having a hard time and I think that could so easily have been me. I feel so fortunate that I’ve had such brilliant foster carers.”

Moreya moved in with foster carers Angela and Steve Hesford when she was aged seven and she still lives them with under the Staying Put scheme for young people in full time education.

She has lived a full childhood with the couple, going on holidays, attending swimming and dance lessons – achieving

Grade 8 in ballet – and doing well in her GCSEs. She is now studying A levels at college and hopes to go to university.

She said: “I could not have done all of this without their support and encouragement. I may not have had the best of starts but I’ve had a very good childhood and it’s thanks to my foster carers.”

Angela, 58, and Steve, 61, became foster carers nearly 20 years ago just after their eldest son left home. They have since fostered 19 children, mostly in long term placements like Moreya’s but they have also provided some short-term and respite care.

As well as Moreya, they also currently look after a 13-year-old girl under a Special Guardianship Order and they foster a seven-year-old girl and a 6-month-old baby boy.

Angela said: “It’s a full and busy life but I don’t think we would want it any other way.

Whenever a child moves on we think we are going to look forward to a rest but then that feeling comes over us that we want to help someone else.

“You do get attached – you can’t help but fall for them – and it can be hard when they move on but, when you know they are going to the right place, it’s very rewarding to know you have been part of that positive journey.

“We are still in touch with the vast majority of the children we have cared for and it’s lovely to see them happy and living good lives.

“As for Moreya, we are so very proud of her and everything she is achieving and we feel very privileged to be part of her life.”

Tameside Council foster carers receive excellent training and support as well as an attractive allowance. The fostering team want to hear from people of all ages and backgrounds who may be able to provide a stable and caring home.

To find out more call 0161 368 8865 or see www.tameside.gov.uk/fostering

My life growing up in foster care


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YOUTUBE star The Singing Dentist visited Tameside to help pupils brush up on looking after their teeth.

For every 100 children in the borough, 33 will have lost at least one tooth to decay by the age of five. To help tackle the issue, health bosses from Tameside Council and the hospital decided to take the unique approach of calling on the nation’s favourite dentist.

Dr Milad Shadrooh, otherwise known as The Singing Dentist, uploads videos of himself singing funny dental related parodies of popular songs to try to engage children in the importance of oral hygiene. He visited Lyndhurst Primary School in Dukinfield to share his teeth cleaning tips. Search for his videos such as ‘Gappy’ on You Tube.

MUM-OF-TWO Amanda Richards from Hyde is one of 30 Homestart peer support volunteers who - alongside 12 paid staff - work out in the community providing breastfeeding support in Tameside.

Homestart – which supported 2112 new mums in Tameside last year - first visits on the hospital labour and postnatal wards and then contacts every mum after discharge to offer a home visit.

Breastfeeding is the healthiest way to feed babies. Any amount of breastfeeding has a positive effect.

Homestart, which has been jointly commissioned by Tameside and Oldham councils to provide support in the area, can be contacted seven days a week on 07802 883947 or at their local office on week days on 0161 344 0669 or see home-starthost.org.uk

Pay by direct debitDirect debit is the easiest way to pay your Council Tax or Business Rates. Direct debit means your payments are collected automatically and are covered by a guarantee Scheme. We’ll continue to collect your payments until you instruct us otherwise. Complete a direct debit instruction at www.tameside.gov.uk/payit

Universal creditFull-service universal credit goes live for Tameside’s M11 4 postcode on 29 November. From that date all new claims cease for housing benefit, jobseekers’ allowance (income based), working tax credit, child tax credit, employment and support allowance (income-related) and income support. Residents will have to create a universal credit online account to receive information about their claim. www.gov.uk/universal-credit

Care-leavers’ discountTameside Council has introduced a new 100 per cent Council Tax Discount Scheme for care-leavers aged 18 to 20 to support their move into independent adult life.

Further information can be found at www.tameside.gov.uk/counciltax

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What’s on in November & December11 November &9 DecemberReel KidsJoin in with a spellbinding craft activity and then watch the animated children’s film “Room on the Broom”. 1pm at Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Trinity Street, Stalybridge. £2 per child. Book on 0161 342 4144.

18 NovemberTameside Winter CarnivalCome and enjoy an evening of light. The Tameside Lantern Parade leaves Katherine Street at 6pm making its way to Old Cross Street car park for a spectacular finale.

19 NovemberBrushes Moorland Edge Discover the moorland around Millbrook on this moderate 3-mile walk. Meet noon at Oakgates car park, Hartley Street, off Huddersfield Road, Millbrook, SK15 3EP.

24-26 NovemberTameside Christmas Market. More than 20 traditional cabins selling handmade crafts and gifts as well as delicious festive food and drinks. Free rides. Santa’s grotto. Market Street, Ashton.

25 NovemberI Made it – adult masterclassCaroline Coates helps you to make paper-crafted Christmas decorations. All materials included. Cost £30 and £25. Book on 0161 343 2878. 10am to 3.30pm at Portland Basin Museum, Ashton.

26 NovemberTree DressingJoin us at the beginning of National Tree Week. As part of the Manchester: City of Trees campaign we’ll be dressing trees by making wildlife-friendly mobiles. 11am to 2pm in the Highfield Pavilion, Stamford Park.

28 NovemberMaking Friends with the Archives“Today I am Something of a Hero”. A look at the Manchester Regiment’s war diaries. 2 to 3.30pm at Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre, Cotton Street, Ashton. Book your place on 0161 342 4242.

1-3 December Tameside Christmas MarketMore than 20 traditional cabins selling handmade crafts and gifts as well as delicious festive food and drinks. Free rides. Santa’s grotto. Market Street, Ashton.

2 DecemberDeck the Halls Make a Christmas wreath from natural materials. Donation towards materials. 12 noon to 3pm in the Highfield Pavilion, Stamford Park.

3 DecemberChristmas Family DayFollow the Christmas trail, enjoy festive music and carols, have a go at Christmas crafts and make a decoration for the tree. Visits to Father Christmas £4 (includes a gift). 11am to 3pm at Portland Basin Museum, Ashton.

3 DecemberKITEIf you’re aged seven to 11 and enjoy finding out about the countryside and fun, forest activities, then Kids in the Environment is for you. 10am to noon at Park Bridge Heritage Centre, Ashton, OL6 8AQ.

Moors and Mince Pies A very strenuous nine-mile walk in the countryside around Carrbrook, finishing with alfresco mince pies.No dogs allowed.Meet 10am in Castle Clough car park, Buckton Vale Road, Carrbrook, SK15 3PJ.

8-10 DecemberTameside Christmas Market. More than 20 traditional cabins selling handmade crafts and gifts as well as delicious festive food and drinks. Free rides. Santa’s grotto. Market Street, Ashton.

10 DecemberCountry Christmas Deck the Halls by making a seasonal wreath and tree decorations, all from natural materials. Donations towards materials. 11am to 3pm at Park Bridge Heritage Centre.

14 DecemberThe NutcrackerBallet Theatre UK present Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic. Tickets £16 and £12. Discounts for groups of 20-plus. Box office: 0161 342 4144.7.30pm at Festival Theatre, Corporation Street, Hyde, Sk14 1AB.

17 DecemberDickens RevisitedBah! Humbug! A three-mile ramble around Werneth Low with extracts from Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol”. Followed by mulled wine and mince pies back at Lower Higham. Meet 1pm at Lower Higham Visitor Centre. Higham Lane Gee Cross, SK14 5LR.

21 DecemberWinter Solstice Celebration Shortest day, longest night: help the countryside rangers call back the sun on this four-mile early morning walk up to Hartshead Pike. Meet 7.15am at Park Bridge Heritage Centre.


Exhibitionsthroughout November & December

‘Tameside’s Best’We invited the public to select their favourite paintings from the Astley Cheetham Collection. See the results in this brand new exhibition – did your favourite make it in?10am to 3pm on Saturdays. Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Trinity Street, Stalybridge. SK15 2BN

‘If You Go Down to the Woods Today’If you go down to Portland Basin today, you’re in for a big surprise. Teddy bears have taken over the museum! If you would like your bear to hang out at the museum, get in touch.10am to 4pm Tuesday - Sundays. Portland Basin Museum, Portland Place, OL7 0QA

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