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Regular cinema screenings in Mossley are one step closer as new community arts centre The Vale takes delivery of some theatre-style seating. The 60 red velvet seats have recently been removed from The Muni theatre in Colne, as part of a £56,000 refurbishment project. Eagle-eyed Leon Patel, one of the partners in The Vale […]
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Drifters Revue The White Elephant club, which is now known as Delph Youth Club, is bringing back its annual reunion after public demand. The reunion will be held at the Civic Hall in Uppermill, on 3 March. The first annual reunion was held last year, and was sold out. Former White Elephant DJs and […]
Mark Whiteley preparing for last year's Christmas show. This Christmas, Saddleworth youngsters will get the opportunity to see the classic story of Pinocchio performed at the Civic Hall in Uppermill. The production has been put together by the Oldham Children’s Theatre, and it’s the fourth year in a row that the group has put […]
One of the highlights of the local cultural calendar takes place this weekend. It’s the Marsden Jazz Festival, which is marking its 20th year. More than 70 events will take place in and around the village across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with 7,000 visitors expected to see something of the festival. Gigs are scheduled […]
The Saddleworth Players will put on another performance of RolePlay this Friday night, after last Friday’s show was cancelled because of a power failure in Delph. The outage affected the Millgate Arts Centre and some nearby properties for most of the day, and ultimately wasn’t restored until almost 10pm, meaning the performance had to be […]
Graham Lambert, pictured at the Albion Farm Shop on Tuesday. It’s a case of ‘today Diggle, tomorrow the world’ for music legends Inspiral Carpets. The Oldham band are back together and working on new material, and have been using the Saddleworth Rehearsal Rooms at Warth Mill to get back in tune. But the band […]
Tickets have gone on sale for a special Halloween theatre performance at Grotton Pavilion. Oldham Children’s Theatre, which has in the past put on Christmas and Easter shows at Uppermill Civic Hall, is turning its attention to something a little spookier! The fun runs between 3pm and 7pm on 30 October. There’ll be a […]
Something a little out of the ordinary will be on at the Swan in Dobcross next Monday night. The Marsden-based Mikron Theatre group will be presenting a performance of its latest play, about the building of the Bridgewater Canal. Hell and High Water takes us back two and a half centuries to 1761 when […]
It’s the third day of our series flagging up some of the best Saddleworth-related items on YouTube, and today it’s the video to the Doves single Kingdom of Rust. The Saddleworth landscape is the star of a good chunk of the video, which mainly focuses on a man driving around various bits of the […]
The Platt Lane home of Dobcross Band Club. Tickets are now available for a special concert marking the centenary of the Dobcross Band Club at its Platt Lane site. The show will be held at Uppermill Civic Hall next month. The Dobcross Youth Band will open the evening’s entertainment, before a performance by David […]
The next art exhibition at Friezland Parish Church on Church Road takes place this weekend, that’s 10 and 11 September. There’ll be paintings by several local artists on display. Also, because it’s National Heritage Weekend, church records, registers and graveyard plans will also be available for people to view. The exhibition will be open between […]
(image: Ian McKay) Visual artist Ian McKay’s latest exhibition begins at the Museum in Uppermill with a special preview evening this Thursday, 1 September. It focuses on the decline of our major coastal resorts, and is simply called Seaside Towns. The exhibition mixes paint and print-making, and Ian, who is based in Manchester, says […]
Silky (picture via Off The Rails) The focus of much of the comedy world may be on the Edinburgh Festival, but Saddleworth laughter fans are still being promised a top line-up at this Sunday night’s Off The Rails gig in Greenfield. Liverpool comedian Silky tops the bill, […]
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