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

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to the Winter 2016 edition of the Tameside Citizen.

04/05 Pledges

06/07 Proud Tameside

08/09 Health matters

10/11 Stay well this winter

12/13 Christmas celebrations

14 Christmas arrangements

15 Buy with confidence

16/17 Vision Tameside

18/19 Keeping Tameside Active

20 Sitting right with you

21 School News

22 News in brief

23 What’s onCllr Kieran QuinnTameside Council Executive Leader

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Welcome WITH Hallowe’en and Bonfire Night out of the way we are now well into the countdown to Christmas. Across the centre pages of this edition (pages 12-13) you can find out how we’re celebrating Christmas, including the Lantern Parade and the Tameside Christmas market. There are also details of the Christmas activities in each of our towns across Tameside.

I have always been committed to investing in Tameside, and particularly the young people of Tameside – giving them the future opportunities they deserve. Vision Tameside will be a step change in skills and learning for Tameside’s youngsters getting them ready for work in areas such as digital media and advanced manufacturing, which are at the heart of the modern economy. There is an update on Vision Tameside on pages 16-17. On page 21 you can also read about the latest news from schools.

A new Wellness Centre in Denton, a new pool in Hyde, a new gym in Dukinfield, a new play centre in Longdendale and improvements to facilities in Ashton, Copley and Medlock all add up to £20 million of investment in sport and leisure in Tameside. I’m confident that this investment will help us improve the healthy life expectancy of Tameside residents which at present, although improving, is far too low. Find out more on pages 18-19.

Improving health life expectancy is the key aim of Care Together, our ambitious plan to integrate health and social care in Tameside & Glossop. Being healthier is not just about health services. It is also about individuals doing the little things that can make big improvements to their own health and wellbeing – what we call self-care. On pages

8-9 there is an update on Care Together and an introduction to self-care.

In each edition of the Citizen, we highlight some of the people and groups in Tameside who make our community strong and vibrant (pages 6-7). The Tameside Sports awards, Loxley House and the hospital market are just three great examples of why we should continue to be proud of Tameside.

Looking after yourself – and looking out for your friends, family and neighbours – is more important than ever in winter. Pages 10-11 have some great tips on how to do just that and prepare for the cold weather conditions this winter.

In the previous edition of the Citizen I updated you on my 16 pledges for 2016. In this edition I have focused on four pledges in particular (pages 4-5). These pledges are great examples of how by working together the council, community groups and local people, both young and old, are making a difference to their community.

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 (see the advert opposite) or following my blog at www.tameside.gov.uk/blog/leader

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Pledges 2016WE are delighted to have fullfilled another 16 for 2016 pledge having cleaned up 160 grot spots across Tameside.

Every child a coderWHEN it comes to coding, St Raphael’s School are stars.

The Millbrook primary has been given star club status which means their belief in the value of computer science education has received official recognition.

Sandra Taylor, who runs the club, said: “Making us a star club recognises the enthusiasm of the children and the school’s commitment to providing opportunities.”

St Raphael’s code club corresponds with the “Every Child a Coder” pledge which is at the heart of Tameside Council’s commitment to teach youngsters the skills needed for the 21st century economy.

As an extension of this, two major coding events took place over the summer.

A programme to help people read and understand Braille was the judges’ choice as winner of the Hack Manchester Challenge at the Tameside Youth Hackathon - a fun two-day competition held at Ashton Old Baths designed to test digital skills and creativity.

‘Make Stuff ‘ held at Portland Basin Museum, Ashton, attracted 700 people to for a day of high-tech fun. The event, which was organised by Tameside Cultural Services in partnership with MadLab, featured a wide range of hands-on workshops.

We pledged to work together with our communities to keep our streets clean and tackle areas that were prone to flytipping and other environmental crimes. Residents and officers have taken to the streets on days of action to help clear grot spots, and our environmental officers have prosecuted where possible and spoken to people in the areas to offer help and advice on recyling and proper disposal of their waste. Flytipping can be reported via our website www.tameside.gov.uk/reportit

Before and after clean up

Code Club enthusiats at St Raphael’s

Tameside’s first Hackathon at Ashton Old Baths


AS a child, saving is one of the smartest things you can do. That’s why Tameside Council has set out to create a generation of smart savers.

Every child who entered Year 7 in September should have now received a letter offering £10 when they open a Smart Savers account with Cash Box Credit Union by the end of December.

If you’ve not done so already, take your child to a Cash Box branch, or to your nearest library, and provide some proof of your own identity such as a passport or driving licence, and of your child’s identity, say their birth certificate.

Mum Alaya Khanom said: “We received our letter through the post and I thought that my twin boys, Amin and Adial were at a good age

to start saving and learning how to manage their own money. We opened their accounts at the library and it was very easy.

“I think it’ll show them that you have to work hard to earn money and save, and teach them some responsibility.

“Amin says he wants to save for a phone while Adial wants to have enough money to take the whole family on holiday.”

For more information about Cash Box visit www.cashbox.org.uk

If you have any questions about the Smart Saver scheme e-mail [email protected]

www.tameside.gov.uk/tamesidesmartsaverscheme

IT would be no surprise if neighbouring districts were green with envy, because Tameside really is a green-fingered place.

All over the borough, people young and old are supporting the council’s “Get Tameside Growing Pledge” and cultivating flowers, fruit, gardens, orchards and allotments.

The Stroke Association is helping stroke survivors at Mount Pleasant Road in Audenshaw. Some of them were previously keen gardeners while others, left with depression or anxiety, are just helping out and enjoying the environment.

There are raised beds for those who can no longer bend or crouch, and people can get round easily in wheelchairs.

Tameside, Oldham and Glossop (TOG) Mind have two kitchen gardens in Hyde, and another in Hattersley, where they grow fruit and vegetables for use in the award-winning Topaz Café on Katherine Street, Ashton.

Staff from the council’s Operations and Greenspace services visited markets to encourage shoppers to cultivate their own vegetables. They offered advice and gave away seeds. Residents have since been taking to Twitter to show us their harvest.

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Dowson Primary School excelled at the Royal Horticultural Flower Show at Tatton Park, where their entry of a ‘Camelot’ display was highly commended. They were one of only 19 schools from the North West invited to produce a mini-garden.

A new community park has been opened at Waterloo Park in Ashton, and charities are using gardens and growing spaces as a form of therapy.

Unsung Hero of the Year1st place Peter Brocklehurst

2nd place Allan Acton3rd place Gerard Redman

Disabled Sports Achiever of the Year

1st Place Jordan Williams2nd place Jamie Tregaskiss

3rd place Chloe Knight

Club of the Year1st place Curzon Ashton FC

2nd place West End AFC Denton3rd place Stalybridge Celtic FC

Community Development

Sports Achiever of the Year1st place Eve Loughman2nd place Mike Coogan

3rd place Karen Elly

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WITH winners aged from 11 to 75, The Pride of Tameside Sports Awards this year proved you can never be too young or old to shine in sport.

Ashes winning England cricket captain Michael Vaughan OBE was guest speaker at the glittering event held at Dukinfield Town Hall on Friday 23 September, which recognised sporting achievements from around the borough.

The finalists represented a wide range of sports and ages – the youngstest winner being Sports Achiever of the Year Eve Loughman, a world champion kickboxer and the oldest being Unsung Hero of the Year Peter Brocklehurst, who has devoted over 60 years to pioneering cycling in the borough.

The evening, organised by Active Tameside and hosted by Tameside Radio’s award-winning breakfast presenter Louise Croombs, raised £615 for the Believe and Achieve Trust.

Civic Mayor of Tameside Cllr Philip Fitzpatrick, who opened the event, said: “The winners are just a snapshot of the many committed men, women and children who dedicate so much of their lives to sport in Tameside – be it individually, as part of a team or to helping others get involved and achieve their best. They make a huge contribution to their local community as well as raising the profile of the borough and keeping active and healthy. Congratulations to all the winners - they richly deserve this recognition.”

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The full list of award winners were as follows:

Alex WilliamsVolunteer of the Year

1st place Mark Clough2nd place John Ward

3rd place Sasha Smith

Changing Lifestyle Recognition Award1st place Linda Denidni

2nd place Kayliegh Graham3rd place Chris Bradley

Coach of the Year1st place Jason Craven

2nd place Nicola Lawton3rd place Delphine Wright


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TAMESIDE’S popular hospital market which promotes healthy eating and shopping habits has won a national award.

NABMA (National Association of British Market Authorites) awarded Tameside Council’s markets team the ‘Market Innovation of the Year’ title for their successful collaborative project with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (Tameside Hospital) on the popular monthly market at the Hospital.

The farmers-style market is held on the last Tuesday of every month from March to September with a Christmas market planned for December. It has proved so successful with patients, visitors, staff and traders alike that other local authority market teams are looking to follow suit and set up their own hospital markets.

Innovation award for fresh market

Sports Stars shine

LOXLEY House celebrated 40 years of dedicated care, supporting Tamesides residents with learning disabilities and also those

tackling mental health issues and social isolation.

Loxley House, which is on Birch Lane, Dukinfield, runs a wide range of clubs and activities including ‘The Shed’ which caters for men and women, some of whom may simply be lonely, possibly after being widowed. They can keep busy and make friends through all kinds of activities ranging from gardening to walking football.

Noah’s ART provides a platform for personal growth by letting people care for animals. They can design games

and exercise programmes, grow food for the pets, take part in arts projects or just relax in a quiet area with rabbits and

guinea pigs.

Among the other activities are time banking, where people complete small tasks for time credits, using their skills to help

others, and the Freedom Club, where people with physical and sensory disabilities take part in games and crafts.

Anniversary celebration

Our Markets team had further success this month when our markets manager Nicola Martin was shortlisted in the Great British High Street Competition for ‘Market Champion’.

Our markets are a key element in the drive to revive high-street shopping in the borough. To show your support, you can vote for Nicola and the team at www.thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk. Voting is open until mid November.


REPRESENTATIVES from the voluntary, community and faith (VCF) sectors came together over the summer to discuss and influence the Care Together programme.

One of Care Together’s key elements is to work with local people in Tameside and Glossop to ensure the way health and social care services are delivered meets their needs and is centred around them.

In July, Faiths United held a workshop with over forty representatives from across the Tameside and Glossop faith community. And in August, representatives from over thirty VCF sector groups met with health and care leaders to talk about the ambitions of the Care Together programme. In particular they explored the opportunities available

to VCF organisations, and the people and groups they work with, from the development of an integrated health and care service. At both events discussions focussed on the need to develop prevention and early intervention services, based in local communities, to help people access the help they need closer to home enabling them to manage their own health.

GREATER Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) is investing £23 million to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents of Tameside and Glossop.

Tameside and Glossop is the third area in Greater Manchester to benefit from a slice of the £450 million transformation fund from NHS England. Spread over four years, this cash boost will help to establish an integrated care service in the area which will ensure the most effective use of resources to meet the health and care needs of local residents.

Care Together, our plan to develop a truly joined up health and care system, brings together a range of organisations and the public to improve health and

care services with the overall aim of helping people live longer, healthier lives.

The transformation funding means we can work to have more care, treatment and rehabilitation services provided within the community or at home in some cases. Alongside which there will be excellent, responsive acute services when necessary.

Five multi-agency integrated neighbourhoods will address local health and care priorities by developing services through engagement with patients, service users, the public and other stakeholders.

By putting the individual at the centre of their health and care we will be able to make the greatest improvement in people’s health and wellbeing. £23m

For more information about Care Together please visit: www.caretogether.org.uk and follow on Twitter: @care_together

Working together

Investing to improve health and wellbeing

HEALTHY life expectancy (how long you can expect to live in good health) is too short in Tameside and Glossop. We need to change that, so more people are fitter, more active and able to enjoy life for longer.

Care Together is our plan. Local councils, GPs, care providers, hospital clinicians, the community and voluntary sector and local people are all coming together to deliver much more joined up health and social care services for people in Tameside and Glossop. A new joined up approach will focus on the prevention of illness, through community based services and self-care, rather than just its treatment. By working together we can all benefit from improved services and better heath.


TAKE an active interest in your healthcare and get involved in your local Patient Participation Group (PPG).

Local GP practices hold PPGs to allow patients to have their say on a range of topics that are relevant to the interests and priorities of the practice. PPGs can also provide patients with the opportunity to learn more about wider health and social care issues. PPGs are open to all patients so why not join up today!

For more information and to find out if your local GP practice has a PPG visit www.tamesideandglossopccg.org/get-involved/patient-participation-groups or contact your GP practice directly.

Your healthcare, your priorities, your say!

Looking after your body and mindTHE best person to look after your health is you. Self-care is the key to better physical and mental health and wellbeing. By focusing on self-care, you can increase your confidence to live well and improve both your quality of life and experiences.

There are four types of self-care:

• Basics such as making sure you eat healthily, get enough sleep, don’t smoke, and drink responsibly.

• Stopping problems before they begin. This can be something simple like brushing your teeth to prevent decay, or being active to build your fitness and strength.

• Taking care of yourself when you get poorly, like buying cough medicine from the chemist or visiting NHS Choices to look for health information rather than going straight to your GP.

• Managing your own health like following your doctor’s advice when ill and taking your medication as prescribed.

The job of Care Together, our plan to integrate health and social care in Tameside & Glossop, is to make a trip to doctor something you rarely have to do. Work is already under way and the Public Health Annual Report describes some great examples. Please take the time to read the report and watch the short video, to see how self-care can help you and your family stay healthy and well.

www.nhs.uk

www.tameside.gov.uk/publichealthreports

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KEEP WARM KEEP WELL

Flu is a highly infectious disease and can lead to serious complications if you have a long-term health condition like: bronchitis, emphysema; diabetes; heart, kidney or liver disease or have suffered a stroke.

Flu on top of health conditions like these can easily develop into something very serious and could land you in hospital. People with these and other long-term health conditions are eligible for a free flu jab and should contact their GP or pharmacist.

Flu can also be horrible for little children - they can have the same symptoms as adults including fever,

chills, aching muscles, headache, stuffy nose, dry cough and sore throat. Some children can develop a very high fever or complications of flu, such as bronchitis or pneumonia and may need hospital treatment.

The flu vaccine can help protect your child from flu and also reduce the chance of flu spreading to others. If you have a child aged 2, 3 or 4, book an appintment to get their free nasal spray flu vaccine from your GP.

Pregnancy naturally weakens the body’s immune system and so pregnant women who get the flu may be less likely to fight off infection. Flucan cause serious complications and

the flu jab is the safest way to protect you and your baby - you can have it at any stage of pregnancy, however fit and healthy you might feel.

Contact your GP, pharmacist or midwife to the get the flu jab.

WINTER conditions can be seriously bad for your health, especially for people aged 65 or over, and people with long-term health conditions such as: a lung disease, diabetes, heart or kidney disease.

The cold weather can make you more likely to catch a winter illness that could become very serious. So even if it’s just a cough or cold, seek advice from your pharmacist before it gets more serious.

One of the best and most important ways to keep well is to keep warm, both inside and outdoors.

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(65°f ). You might prefer your main living room slightly warmer

• Keep your bedroom window closed on winter nights. Breathing cold air increases the risk of chest infections

• Keep active when you’re indoors

• Try not to sit still for more than an hour or so

• Wear several layers of light clothes. They trap warm air better than one bulky layer

• Check your heating and cooking appliances are safe. Contact a Gas Safe registered engineer to make sure they’re operating properly

Visit www.govuk/phe/keep-warm for further advice and information on grant and benefits you may be eligable for.

Five things to keep you and your loved ones safe this winter

If you are eligible for the flu vaccine get it now – it’s free because you need it

www.tamesideandglossopccg.org/campaigns/stay-well

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Is your medicine cabinet ready for winter?

Who to call and where to go…

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

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

Talk to your pharmacist for advice on getting any pain relief you need such as paracetamol or ibuprofen and any other medicines you should have in your cabinet to get you and your family through the winter months.

If you’re currently taking any prescription medicine, ensure that you have enough to last you for the festive period. Many GP surgeries and pharmacies will be closed for the Christmas and New Year bank holidays so get any prescriptions in advance.

Call NHS 111If you need fast medical help for a non-life threatening situation, or 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 from landlines and mobile phones.

Ask a pharmacistThey’re highly trained healthcare experts, on everything from colds to long-term conditions. Many pharmacies now have areas for private consultation.

Visit a walk-in centreMinor 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 8pm every day of the year.

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

A&E DepartmentsThey’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.

WINTER months bring more than just cold weather, with many people facing added worries about finances or feelings of loneliness.

Help is available through Healthy Minds, a service run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, which offers a range of advice and support options for anxiety, low mood, or other common mental health problems.

The festive period is full of cheer for some, but can be the worst time of year for many others. Feelings of stress, anxiety and low mood are more common than you think, and can have a damaging effect on relationships, work and general day-to-day life. But it’s

important to remember that no one is alone – help is available and it’s a good idea to seek advice early rather than waiting until it becomes unmanageable.

It can happen to anyone, so there’s nothing wrong with seeking advice if you’re not feeling yourself. This could include a lack of energy or motivation, loss of appetite, disturbed sleeping patterns, feeling worried or upset.

There are some simple steps we can all follow to improve our mental wellbeing, like connecting more with people around us, keeping active, or taking note of our thoughts and feelings – a technique known as ‘mindfulness’.

Healthy Minds is a confidential service open to anyone over the age of 16, registered with a GP in Tameside and Glossop.

Trained health professionals can offer one-to-one or group sessions, counselling or cognitive behavioural therapy, to find the right kind of care to meet their needs and help them to improve their psychological wellbeing.

To access the service or for more information on common mental health problems and support options, visit: www.penninecare.nhs.uk/healthyminds or speak to your GP.

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TAMESIDE’S popular lantern parade is returning again this year with a spectacular community event on Saturday 12 November.

Local people, families, individuals and community groups have been taking part in lantern making workshops across the borough over the past few weeks in preparation.

The parade will start at 6pm on Katherine St, Ashton, and will take a 45-minute route through the town centre via Stamford Street which will be the best place to watch the parade. It will conclude at the Old Cross St car park with a fantastic community led Christmas lights switch on, music and pyrotechnic finalé.

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The Christmas Market will take place in the Market Street area of Ashton (behind Ashton Market Hall) over the first three weekends of December (2-4 Dec, 9-11 Dec and 16-18 Dec) opening Friday and Saturday 11am–9pm and Sunday 10am–4pm.

It will offer a selection of free rides and craft activities over the three weekends including donkey rides, a Ferris wheel, swing boats, land train, a carousel and children’s crafts – all of it free for everyone!

There will also be over 20 traditional cabin stalls selling handmade crafts and gifts as well as delicious festive food and drinks including

mulled wine, craft ales, hog roast, waffles and crepes and other winter warmers.

Santa’s Grotto will be another highlight - with all proceeds going to the Mayor’s Charity supporting a number of local good causes.

Street entertainers, reindeer, elves and other favourite characters will be welcoming visitors to the market and Ashton town centre – so don’t forget to bring your camera!

For tired legs and those wishing to relax, there will be a covered refreshments and seating area where shoppers and diners can enjoy music and dance performances while little ones get stuck into the free Christmas crafts.

Follow the conversation at #TamesideXmasMarket


Christmas CelebrationsWe Shine Bright Together 2016 Tameside Lantern Parade and Christmas CelebrationSaturday 12 November 6 - 7.30pmSpectacular lantern parade from Katherine Street, Ashton, at 6pm which will lead through the town centre to Old Cross Street Car Park for the Christmas lights switch on celebrations, music and pyrotechnic finale at 7pm.

Dukinfield Christmas CelebrationWednesday 16 November 6 - 7pmFestive family entertainment from Father Christmas, a brass band and a community choir outside Dukinfield Town Hall.

Hyde Christmas CelebrationFriday 18 November 5 - 7pmJoin the Civic Mayor as he welcomes Santa to a traditional festive lights switch on in Hyde Civic Square. There’ll be warming food and drink and family entertainment including children’s costume characters, dance performers, school choirs and much more.

Droylsden Christmas CelebrationSaturday 19 November 2pm - 5.30pmEntertainment from the stage in the Civic Square starts at 2pm, including performances from local dance groups. There will be children’s fun fair rides, tombola, hot food and mulled wine. Captain America and Tameside Huskies will be making a guest appearance before a community lantern parade in the shopping centre at 4.15pm. Santa and the Civic Mayor will switch on the lights at 5.30pm.There will also be a craft fair in ground floor areas of the Concord Suite from 10am.

Audenshaw Lantern Parade and Christmas CelebrationWednesday 23 November 4pm onwardsCommunity lantern parade and Christmas fair including children’s rides, stalls, hot food, mulled wine and mince pies plus school choir and brass band performances.

Mossley Light Festival and CelebrationThursday 24 November 6 - 8pmLight festival and lights switch on event including a lantern parade through the town centre from 6.30pm and lights switch on in the Market Place at 7.30pm. Denton Christmas Market - Thursday 24 - Sunday 27Christmas Celebration - Saturday 26 November at 6pmChristmas market with 10 traditional Christmas cabin stalls selling food, drink, toys and novelties. Christmas lights switch with Civic Mayor, Father Christmas, children’s treat, Santa’s post box and much more. Denton’s Got Talent will also be held on Saturday 26 November 2-4pm with the final on Sunday 27 November 2-4pm. Stalybridge Christmas CelebrationSaturday 26 November 5 - 6pmEntertainment in Grosvenor Square with Santa switching on the lights at 5.45pm. The Narrowboat Hazel will host a Santa’s Grotto in Armentieres Square from 6pm and Still Waters will offer free canal boat trips all afternoon.

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Christmas Recycling ArrangementsPlease note the following changes to your collections:

• Monday 26 December: NO COLLECTIONS - If you were due a Green bin collection, put it out on Tuesday 27 December and if you were due a Black and Blue collection, put them out on Wednesday 28 December.

• Tuesday 27 - Friday 30 December: Normal collections except NO Brown bin collection

• Week commencing 2 January - collections resume as normal

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


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 23 December 2016 at the normal closing hours for each site and will re-open on Tuesday 3 January 2017 at the normal operating hours for each site.

Portland Basin Museum and Central Art Gallery will close at 4pm on Friday 23 December 2016. Normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday 3 January 2017.

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

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Aerosol cans Plastic bottles

Glass bottles and jars

Aluminium foil

Cans and tins

What goes in your bin...Here’s a reminder of what to put in your bin – the more we reuse and recycle means less waste that is simply dumped in a hole in the ground. The more money we save helps protects vital services such as support for elderly and vulnerable residents.

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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!

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IS your home ready to withstand another big freeze? Does your central-heating boiler need a service? Do your gutters need cleaning? Is your roof watertight?

Whatever the job, you need to be sure it’ll be done properly. No one wants to be part of the next cowboy trader story – and that’s where Tameside Trading Standards’ Buy With Confidence (BWC) scheme offers you peace of mind.

BWC is a list of businesses you can trust. Members are only accepted after a thorough vetting process by Trading Standards which includes criminal records checks. You can contact any of the 200-plus firms safe in the knowledge that you

will receive reliable, customer-friendly service.

Search for the service you want at www.tameside.gov.uk/bwc

Companies which sign up benefit in various areas:

• Independent recognition of business standards.

• Beneficial publicity.• A place on the BWC website, including a

link to the business’ own website.• Certification.• Use of the BWC logo.• Company’s name on a recommended list

of council-approved firms.• Training opportunities.

• A mediation service in the event of a consumer dispute.

• Regular updates with information about the scheme, new legislation and trade scams.

Consumers can also rest assured that businesses put on the list have been fully vetted by the Criminal Records Bureau.

Helping you to find traders you can trust

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


S T A R T H E R E , G O A N Y W H E R EVISIONTAMESIDE

STUDENTS at Tameside College are settling into their new Advanced Technologies Centre (ATC) which opened its doors in September.

Situated at the Beaufort Road, Ashton, campus the building completes the first phase of the Vision Tameside project, a collaboration between Tameside Council and Tameside College. The ATC is key to the college’s plan to develop apprenticeships and higher education in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It will support increased demand for higher-level skills in the engineering sector and the additional 170,000 people needed to contribute an extra £27 billion to the UK economy every year from 2022.

Principal Jackie Moores explained: “The Advanced Technologies Centre offers state of the art training and education facilities. It provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to develop the best educational estate in Greater Manchester for our learners. “We have worked in partnership with employers from the engineering, computing and finance sectors to ensure the curriculum and high specification technical equipment meets the future skills needs in Greater Manchester.”

The ATC accommodates a range of specialisms including: electronics, engineering, science, hydraulics, computer coding, medical and forensic laboratories. The new site follows the opening of Clarendon Sixth Form College a year ago. Built by Kier, and designed by IBI Taylor and Young, it has been constructed as part of a £10.5 million investment into education facilities in Tameside.

“The new building feels more professional and it’s great for us to be able to study in a workshop that will be similar to those that we’ll be using when we progress into industry. It’s really enjoyable.” Jacob Morrison from Denton studying level 2 Mechanical Engineering.

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“I love the building and all the machines that we get to work with. It’s a great environment and you have everything you need under one roof. ”

Daniel Hullock, a HND computing student and former Copley Academy pupil, said: “I really like the new building. It has a great atmosphere and is lovely to work in. It’s nice that each subject area have their own dedicated space or floor which has the latest equipment making learning a more motivating experience.”

It’s not only students who are excited. Staff are also enthusiastic. Engineering teacher Chris Thompson commented: “There is no other college in the area that is investing into STEM like Tameside. That’s what makes coming here a great learning experience.

“Future generations will have a bright new building and state of the art equipment to learn with, which will significantly help them progress into university and industry.”

Cllr Kieran Quinn, executive leader of Tameside Council, said: “This impressive building with its unique ironwork is another piece in the Vision Tameside jigsaw that will completely transform further education in the borough.

“It has all the latest facilities to equip our young people with the skills needed for Tameside to compete and prosper in the 21st century economy.”

For more information on courses at the advanced technologies centre please call 0161 908 6789 or visit www.tameside.ac.uk

Zephan Cunningham from Stalybridge, New Charter Academy pupil studying level 2 mechanical engineering

“The centre is amazing. It’s great to have so much

space for each area so you can share ideas with

likeminded people. ”

Zephan Cunningham

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Keeping Tameside active

TAMESIDE now has some of the best synthetic sports surfaces in the country. That means they’re available to more members of the community and the likelihood of them being rendered unplayable by the weather is greatly diminished.

As part of the council’s investment in sports and leisure, a 3G MX TriMension community pitch has been laid at Ewen Fields. It has a two-star Fifa rating and is used for schools coaching in addition to being available for hire by sports clubs.

Hyde United use the pitch for their Northern Premier League matches and it has been very well received by supporters and opposing clubs. The surface is also used by the Tigers’ academy and youth sides, as well as their new women’s team.

Pitches have also been refurbished at Active Copley in Stalybridge. Four astroturf pitches have now been replaced with Slide Max XQ, an ultra-durable surface offering increased comfort and safety.

The pitches will continue to be made available for community use by Active Tameside in the evening and at weekends, and will be used by Copley Academy on weekdays.

Pitch Perfect

A TRAMPOLINE park and a 24/7 gym are the latest exciting new attractions to step up Tameside’s fitness.

Total Adrenaline, due to open in November at the site previously known as Active Longdendale, will be home to the borough’s first trampoline park including obstacle arena, Laser Quest, iPLAY Zone (soft play centre) and café.

Following hot on its heels will be iTrain, opening in Dukinfield in the new year, a 24/7 gym with over 150 pieces of equipment, a functional training zone, indoor running track, a functional rig and a members’ lounge as well as free parking.

The centre will also have a fingerprint entry system, three exercise studios, a subterranean black box cycle

studio, changing facilities and a DJ booth. A large soft play area and café will also be on site.

Both attractions are part of a wider £20m programme of investment from Tameside Council and Active Tameside to help residents exercise more and improve health and wellbeing.

Further work will include the addition of a new 25m pool at Hyde, due to open in October 2017, while Tameside’s new Wellness Centre, based in Denton, aims to open in 2018. The Wellness Centre will include a ten-pin bowling alley, a swimming pool with spectator area as well as a learners’ pool, a 60 station gym suite, exercise studios, soft play, a multi-sensory suite, café, consulting rooms and space for community groups.

Two new leisure attractions due to open

Laser Quest zone

iPlay zone

Trampoline zone


Keeping Tameside active

Pitch Perfect

Cycle into the city3, 2, 1... get activeIF you commute to Manchester or are looking for an active family day out - why not get on your bike and explore the improved cycle link between Ashton and Manchester City Centre.

The Ashton Canal Cycleway is a 10km traffic-free route linking in with Portland Basin and passing Guide Bride Station, Droylsden Academy, the National Cycling Centre and the Etihad Stadium

- making an ideal alternative to Ashton New Road and Manchester Road.

The cycleway includes resurfaced canal towpaths and incorporates new solar powered stud lighting. It also links into the route along the Peak Forest Canal from Portland Basin to Hyde.

Download the route at www.tfgm.com/cycleways

GETTING active doesn’t have to mean wearing Lycra, registering for Strava and continually pushing yourself to reach personal-best times.

Exercise can also be gentle and for all ages. The key thing is that you are off the settee and enjoying the outdoors.

To help with this, we have got together with our partners and installed family-friendly England 321 Run Together courses in Hyde and Dukinfield parks. They are both just less than a kilometre in length and you can run them, jog them, stroll them or push a pram round them. It’s up to you!

Hyde United Academy try out the new pitch at Ewen Fields

Does this sit right with you?


TAMESIDE residents are being encouraged to get comfortable talking about domestic abuse with the launch of a ground-breaking campaign.

The Sitting Right With You campaign - led by Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner’s office in partnership with Tameside Council and other authorities - features imagery of a yellow sofa accompanied by challenging messages to get people thinking differently about what domestic abuse is and encouraging victims to seek help.

One in three women and one in six men experience some form of domestic abuse. It isn’t only physical violence - controlling what someone wears, their money, where they go, who they talk to is just as damaging and is abuse.

Follow the conversation at #SittingRightWithYou or visit www.sittingrightwithyou.co.uk

If you or someone you care about has been affected by domestic abuse, contact the Greater Manchester domestic abuse helpline on 0161 636 7525. In an emergency you should always call 999 - the police take domestic abuse very seriously.


School news...THE future is looking bright for Tameside pupils who are making further improvements in their educational progress and achievement.

Secondary school pupils have seen their third consecutive year of very positive GCSE results. 63% of pupils achieved A* - C in GCSE English and Maths, and 57% achieved five or more GCSEs A* - C including English and Maths. In both cases, Tameside is above the national average.

Thirteen Tameside primary schools are also celebrating after making it into the top 5% of schools in the country for progress in a KS2 (Key Stage 2) subject.

Results for both secondary and primary schools are still provisional but these early indications of success are a testament to the pupils’ hard work and the support received from all teaching staff, parents, carers and governors.

GOLD star for Tameside pupils

Happy start to new school

TAMESIDE’S newest school has got off to a happy start and is already making positive links in the local community.

Discovery Academy, in Porlock Avenue, Hattersley, opened in September and has been a hive of activity with pupils already making good progress and parents and carers attending phonics workshops and weekly family assemblies. Tameside Music Service has also moved in to the upper floor and is using the space to run after school music lessons for children across Tameside.

There’s been further good news with the school cook recently being nominated for an award after parents had commented on social media about how much their children were enjoying their school meals.

Facilities include a community room, a multi use games area, nursery and reception playgrounds and lots of open space. For further information visit www.discoveryacademyhyde.org

They have recently been awarded

a prestigious Eco Schools Green

Flag Award – the highest level of

the award available. Good habits

learned in school are followed

through into homes and help

develop behaviour change for life.

Well done to all involved!

Congratulations to

Hawthorns Community

School in Audenshaw..


NEWS in brief

TAMESIDE foster carer Maxine Wilson has spoken of the magical moments of fostering as part of a regional recruitment campaign.

The You Can Foster campaign, backed by Tameside Council and 22 other local authorities, is highlighting the need for more Local Authority fostering households.

Maxine, from Stalybridge, became a foster carer in 2012 after her children grew up and left home and she has since fostered five children.

She said: “When my children left home I felt I still had so much to give so I decided to finally apply.

“It has been amazing. You share such magical moments – from taking the children to the seaside for the first time to them enjoying their first ever Sunday roast dinner around the family table.

“You start seeing positive changes in the children right away. It’s so rewarding to know you are making a positive difference by giving them the love, support, skills and independence to make a good start in life.”

Tameside Council foster carers receive an excellent training and support package 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.

For more information on fostering visit www.youcanfoster.org

Tameside foster mum backs north west campaign

Hands-on help to keep your children safe onlinePARENTS and carers are being offered free hands-on help to keep their children safe online.

Tameside Libraries are holding sessions, delivered by MadLab, in a number of libraries across the borough from November to February. As part of the sessions, parents and carers will be able to bring their children’s mobile phones, tablets and laptops for practical help in setting up security and privacy settings to keep their children safe. For further information and details on how to book visit:www.tameside.gov.uk/libraries/events/onlinesafety

National Fraud InitiativeThe Council has a duty to protect public money and one of the ways it does this is to use information it holds for the purposes of the prevention or detection of fraud and error. The Cabinet Office currently requires the Council to participate in a data matching exercise to assist in the prevention and detection of fraud, and we are required to provide particular sets of data for this purpose. You can find out more at www.tameside.gov.uk/fraud

What’s on in NovemberFriday 11Stitch in Time Bring along your hand-sewing projects. 10am to 1pm at Central Art Gallery, Central Library, Old Street, Ashton.OL6 7SG

Saturday 12

Lantern ParadeJoin us for a spectacular lantern parade, where the people of Tameside shine bright together.6pm in Ashton town centre.

Tuesday 15

Family History Detectives A team of researchers from the Family History Society of Cheshire will help you to look for your ancestors. Drop-in free sessions, no need to book.2 to 4pm at Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre, Cotton Street, Ashton.

Wednesday 16Tameside History Club2 to 3pm at Local Studies and Archives Centre, Cotton Street, Ashton.

Saturday 19I made it! Adult Masterclass: Ceramic Christmas Bauble Making and DecorationAn introduction to the process of slip casting by professional artists from the Clay Studio. Manchester. You’ll have a choice of different moulds and will learn the process of using liquid clay to make baubles. Once created there will be a range of decorating techniques including coloured slips and crystalline glazes to finish off your festive creation. Please bring a packed lunch.All materials, equipment and tools provided. £30/£25 concessions. Book on 0161 343 2878 10am to 2.30pm at Astley Cheetham Gallery, Trinity Street.

Sunday 20Lowry WalkAn easy walk around Portland Basin looking at its natural and historic aspects and looking at the views Lowry used in some of his paintings. Meet 12.30pm in Portland Basin car park, Ashton.

Tuesday 22Knit and NatterLearn to knit or crochet while chatting with new friends. 10am to 1pm at Central Art Gallery, Central Library, Old Street, Ashton.

Wednesday 23

Quilting BeeDevelop your patchwork and quilting skills. 1 to 3pm at Portland Basin Museum, Portland Place, Ashton.

Friday 25Stitch in Time Bring along your hand-sewing projects. 10am to 1pm at Tameside Central Art Gallery, Old Street, Ashton.

Sunday 27Explore the Tameside TrailWalk down route 626 to Ashton to catch the tram to Audenshaw and follow the new Tameside Trail back to Park Bridge. Meet 10am at Park Bridge Heritage Centre.

Tuesday 29Making Friends with the Archives A free session handling the archives. 2 to 3pm at Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre, Cotton Street, Ashton.


Every Thursday - Little HandsAn hour of storytelling, crafts and fun for pre-schoolers. £2 per child. 10 to 11am at Portland Basin Museum, Ashton.

Every Wednesday, Thursday and SaturdayFamily History Helpdesk Book a free half-hour slot with one of our experts on 0161 342 4242. 10am to 1pm at Tameside Local Studies and Archives Centre, Cotton Street, Ashton.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and SaturdaysTowards the Edge: Paintings of the Peak DistrictFollowing on from his vibrant and colourful “India” series two years ago, Simon Parkin’s latest work is inspired by the landscapes of the Peak District. 10am to 4pm (1pm on Saturday) at Central Art Gallery, Old Street, Ashton.

Tuesdays to Sundays in NovemberThe Collector’s WorldPeople collect all sorts of things, from stamps and stickers and plants to butterflies. This exhibition looks at what and why people collect, and how their collections ended up in our museums. 10am to 4pm at Portland Basin Museum, Portland Place, Ashton. OL7 0QA

Saturday 5 and 19 NovemberDiscovering Cockbrook The story of the lost hamlet on Ashton’s eastern boundary. 10am to 3pm at Astley Cheetham Art Gallery, Trinity Street, Stalybridge.

Exhibitionsthroughout November

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Tameside’s local online community for people who live, work and spend their free time in the borough.Help shape services that are offered by the council - take part in surveys, diary studies, quick polls, mapping tasks, discussion forums and more.

You can complete consultations directly within the community, or download The Big Conversation mobile app to take part in consultation and engagement activity, anytime, anywhere!

Visit www.tamesidebigconversation.co.uk to join and have your say.

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