Oldham Music Centre Summer Festival set to rock Oldham town centre
Listen to hundreds of talented young and community musicians as they rock the town centre with the return of the popular Oldham Music Centre Summer Festival.
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Land Marks comes to Gallery Oldham
Gallery Oldham’s latest exhibition is inspired by our local quarries and the way these landscapes have changed over time.
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Oldham set for four-day Jubilee celebration
A four-day festival of Platinum Jubilee celebrations will take place across Oldham from next Thursday, 2 June.
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Spectacular wildlife exhibition comes to Gallery Oldham
Gallery Oldham’s latest exhibition features some of the most outstanding wildlife shots taken in the last decade.
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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is coming to Oldham
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage embarks on a new leg of his ten-year tour of the UK’s libraries and on his list is Chadderton Library and Wellbeing on 24 March 2022 at 2pm.
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Nominate a torch bearer for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
A torchlit procession and beacon lighting event will kick off Oldham’s Jubilee celebrations this June - and we're looking for people to take part.
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Oldham Libraries help residents bridge the digital divide
Oldham Council is one of 30 organisations across Greater Manchester that have been chosen to deliver a new community digital skills project - Breaking Digital Barriers.
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Uncover the story of your family’s past with Oldham’s Family History Festival
Discover your past and trace the story of your ancestors as part of the upcoming Family History Festival, running from Monday 21 – Saturday 26 March 2022.
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Nominate your local heroine this International Women's Day 2022 and #breakthebias
International Women’s Day is dedicated to raising awareness about gender equality and celebrating the achievements of women.
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Landscape Inside Out – a new exhibition at Gallery Oldham
Gallery Oldham is pleased to host the first joint large-scale exhibition by two local artists.
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Oldham’s Cultural Strategy launched
Oldham Council and our partners have developed a new strategy aimed at boosting creativity and culture.
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Park to be named in honour of Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Oldham's new town centre park will be named Jubilee Park in honour of the Queen's 70 years on the throne, it was revealed today.
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Weekend of celebrations planned for Platinum Jubilee
• Full weekend of activities planned to celebrate Queen's 70 years on the throne • Community groups, residents and businesses invited to take part
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Gallery Oldham: Science and spirituality collide at new exhibition
Cutting-edge digital art combines with traditional, hand-drawn Islamic geometry in Zarah Hussain's Light Upon Light, a new exhibition at Gallery Oldham.
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Holiday activities and support lined up for children and families across Oldham this winter
Pantomimes, cooking sessions and festive arts and crafts are some of the free activities that children, primarily eligible for benefits-related free school meals, can enjoy across Oldham this winter.
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National Lottery Funding awarded to get more people Active Through Football in Oldham
£447,995 awarded to Oldham Council to use football to boost the activity levels of people across the town.
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Our popular Oldham Histories Festival and heritage open days event is making a welcome return – and it’s all free!
This is your chance to find out more about the people, places, buildings and stories in our borough.
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Children across Oldham invited for holiday activities and free meals
Children across Oldham who are eligible for benefits-related free school meals are enjoying a range of free activities and healthy dinners throughout the school summer holidays.
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Festival Oldham is back!
Oldham Council and our partners Spareparts are delighted to announce Festival Oldham is back!
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‘Being Benedict Phillips or How To Be Dyslexic’ comes to Gallery Oldham
An exhibition by an artist whose work is already on permanent display in the borough is set to land at Gallery Oldham.
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Oldham will be alive with the sound of music
The skies across Oldham will be filled with the sound of children’s voices when schools across Greater Manchester unite in song for a celebration of singing.
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Brick By Brick exhibition comes to Gallery Oldham
The latest exhibition at Gallery Oldham looks like it will be popular with LEGO® fans – whatever their age.
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Oldham Council secures £10.7m to renew and reshape Oldham Town Centre
Oldham Council has successfully bid for £10.7 million to boost the ongoing regeneration of Oldham Town Centre.
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Gallery Oldham set to reopen with 'Art of the Everyday'
Portraits of two famous Oldhamers are set to feature in Gallery Oldham’s first exhibition open to walk in visitors once lockdown restrictions hopefully start to ease further.
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Oldhamers encouraged to enter ‘Window Wonderland’ competition
Oldham Council is encouraging local residents to submit their festive window displays into its ‘Window Wonderland’ competition this Christmas as it looks to help brighten up the dark winter nights.
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Oldham Council Music Service set to hit the right notes in their first ever Virtual Christmas Performance
The annual Music Centre Christmas Festival, hosted in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, can’t take place this year. But that’s not stopping Oldham’s Music Service from hitting all the right notes.
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Have yourself a very Oldham Christmas thanks to Gallery Oldham
Gallery Oldham has partnered with Art UK to launch a series of collection-inspired gifts perfect for the festive season.
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Oldham Council celebrates Black History Month
Oldham Council is set to celebrate October’s Black History Month with a number of online events and content for residents to get involved in.
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Town centre car park charges return – still free for on duty NHS staff
Following the latest government announcement encouraging people back into work Oldham Council is making changes to our town centre car parking charges.
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Oldham virtually celebrates VE Day anniversary
Despite being in lockdown Oldham Council is still commemorating the 75th anniversary of VE Day with various virtual activities.
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Oldham's market traders offer help during Coronavirus outbreak
With residents needing supplies amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Oldham’s market traders are showcasing the true meaning of community spirit by offering home delivery services to those in need.
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Explore the last works of Henri Matisse at Gallery Oldham
Gallery Oldham is delighted to announce it is to showcase an exhibition featuring the last works of Henri Matisse.
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Rock Against Racism with Gallery Oldham
Gallery Oldham is set to host an exhibition about an intriguing period in British post-war history.
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The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps comes to Oldham Library
Murray Lachlan Young will be showing his family theatre show and Virtual Reality experience, The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps, on Saturday 29 February, at Oldham Library.
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£306 million investment strategy set to be approved by Oldham Council
An ambitious plan to transform Oldham, including creating more than 2,000 new homes in the town centre, 1,000 new jobs and 100 apprenticeship opportunities, is set to be approved by Oldham Council.
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New Alexandra Park Eco Centre plans revealed
We’re set to submit our exciting proposals to build a multi-million-pound environmental centre of excellence.
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Oldham Council announces £100k boost for local youngsters
Youth services across Oldham are to receive a £100,000 boost, creating new opportunities and support for young people in the borough.
