November 2015

chadderton 

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Inside 

Garden View - Bonfires 

A Brief History of British Cinema 

Brian Hope - Defy the Grim Reaper 

Perfect Parkin Recipe 

What’s On / Puzzles / Kids Page 

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Welcome 

Welcome to the November Issue of 

Chadderton Life 

Hello Readers, 

Welcome to the November issue of Chadderton Life. 

Christmas is only around the corner and if, like us, you have 

a thousand things to do in the house to prepare for the holidays, 

why not use one of the businesses in the magazine. 

Whether it be a new carpet from Chris Kelly (page 16) or 

some new blinds from Archer Blinds (page 47), there’s sure 

to be a business to help you get the job done. If not, let us 

know of a business that you would find handy to see in the 

next issue. 

This month’s edition contains the perfect parkin recipe, 

some tips if you are having a bonfire and ex-journalist Brian 

Hope has written about society’s annual obsession with the 

dreaded flu. 

Also, check out the What’s On page to get booked in for a 

panto in time for Christmas. 

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Contents 

What’s On 

Community 

Garden View: Bonfires 

Advertise 

22 Kids Page 

Perfect Parkin Recipe 

32 Brian Hope: Defy the 

Grim Reaper 

Puzzles 

A Brief History of British 

Cinema 

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Abs Blast 

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This quick and effective 30 minute 

toning class concentrates solely on the 

abdomen, ideal for those who want to 

target that problem area, giving you a 

flatter stomach and smaller waistline. 

Chadderton Wellbeing Centre, Burnley St 

(Price £2.85 - £5.75) - 0161 207 7000 

Adult Learning Socialise 

Mon, Tues, Wed & Fridays 10am - 2.30pm 

A group for disabled people to socialise 

and with variety of activities and have 

lunch. Call in to speak to one of the organisers 

if you wish to attend. 

Higher Blackley Community Centre, 

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Popstars Academy 

Every Wednesday 

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Free Art Class (10am - 12pm) FREE 

Older Drama Classes (1.30 - 3pm) FREE 

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over the age of fifty, with bingo and 

various trips of interest for members. 

For more information pop in and speak 

to Don Ross (leader). 

Higher Blackley Community Centre, 

Victoria Avenue 

(£3 per year and weekly donation) 

Indoor Cycling 

Every Thursday 6.45am - 7.30am 

A great cardiovascular workout. Our 

high-intensity cycling class builds up 

endurance, strengthens the core and 

tones your muscles. Ages 16 plus. 

Middleton Arena, Corportation Street 

(£4.50 - £6.20) - 0161 662 4000 

Tracing Steps - Drama Group 

Every Friday 5pm - 6pm 

Drama Classes for ages 6-13 yrs. 

Heywood Civic Centre, Church Street 

(Price £3) 07828 455 521 

16th - 21st November 7.30pm + matinees 

A group of 10 strangers is lured to a remote island off the coast of Devon. Upon 

arrival it is discovered that their host, an eccentric millionaire, is missing. At dinner a 

recorded message is played accusing each of them in turn of having a guilty secret 

and by the end of the evening the 10 guests become nine. Stranded on the island 

by a torrential storm and haunted by an ancient nursery rhyme, one by one the 

guests begin to die. And with only the fallen believed to be innocent who amongst 

them is the killer? 

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Miracle on 34th Street 

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One of the most popular films of all time 

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songs such as It’s Beginning to Look a 

Lot Like Christmas , this heartwarming 

tale is one for all the family. 

Opera House, Manchester 

(Tickets £17.65 - £40.65) 

0871 871 3018 

Soul & Motown Night 

28th November 8pm 

The best Motown DJs in the North 

West providing all you Soul needs from 

60s onwards including Stax, Atlantic, 

Tamla and even a little bit of Mod Beat 

for good measure. Excellent dance floor 

and superb sound system. Licensed Bar 

until 1am. 

Heywood Civic Centre 

(Admission £6 on the door) 

0300 303 8633 

Status Quo 

29th November 7.30pm 

Status Quo are a british rock band 

with strong boogie line. The group 

was founded by bassist Alan Lancaster 

and guitarist Francis Rossi in 1962. The 

group had many hit singles including 

“Down Down”, “Rockin’ All Over The 

World” and “Whatever You Want”. 

Palace Theatre, Manchester 

(Tickets £44.40 - £64.40) 

0844 871 3019 

Peter Pan - Pantomime 

2nd - 27th December 7pm + matinees 

It’s the tale all about the boy who refuses 

to grow up and his mischievous 

fairy sidekick Tinkerbell as they visit the 

nursery of Wendy, John & Michael Darling. 

With a sprinkling of magical fairy 

dust watch in amazement as Peter and 

his new friends fly out the nursery window 

and over London to Neverland. 

Will Peter Pan & his gang defeat the evil 

Captain Hook and rid Neverland of evil? 

Middleton Arena, Corportation Street 

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Features 

Garden View: Bonfires 

November seems a good month to talk about 

bonfires. I’m not actually a huge fan of the garden 

bonfire; I think that generally there are better ways 

of disposing of garden waste. Most green waste, 

such as leaves or grass can be recycled. Woody waste 

can be shredded and either composted or used as 

mulch, though it may be more cost-effective to 

hire a shredder rather than buy one outright if your 

garden is small. 

But if wood is diseased a bonfire may be the best 

way to deal with it. So what are the rules regarding 

garden bonfires? 

Rather surprisingly there are no specific laws against 

having a bonfire, or when you can have one. There 

may be local by-laws though: laws made by a local 

authority and applicable only in a defined geographical 

area. Phone your council or check their website 

for further information. If you rent a property you’ll 

need to check under your tenancy agreement too, 

in order to find out whether bonfires are permitted. 

Laws about bonfires are generally concerned with 

their potential nuisance value. So you can’t burn 

plastics, or painted household waste which may 

produce toxic fumes or thick smoke harmful to 

asthma sufferers. Also, the Highways Act states that 

it is an offence to light a bonfire near a road if the 

drifting smoke may cause a traffic hazard. 

Mostly though bonfires are all about common sense. 

The smoke and smell from a fire might annoy your 

neighbours, especially if it prevents them from 

opening their windows or hanging out their washing. 

It’s polite to warn your neighbours beforehand; 

they may have an outdoor party planned or want to 

spend the afternoon pottering in their garden. Light 

your bonfire at a time least likely to cause a nuisance 

– remember on a warm sunny day people are more 

likely to be out in their garden, enjoying it. Only burn 

dry material because damp material creates a lot of 

smoke. 

The other issue with bonfires is, of course, safety. 

Bonfire Safety Check-list 

• Build the bonfire away from sheds, fences and trees 

• Don’t build it too large and make sure it’s stable, so 

it won’t collapse outwards or to one side. 

• Check the bonfire for hibernating wildlife. 

• Don’t use petrol or paraffin to start the fire as these 

accelerate the flames and may cause the fire to burn 

out of control. 

• Keep a bucket of water or a hose handy - just in 

case 

• Don’t leave the fire unattended. 

Keep small children and pets out of the way. 

• Once the fire has died down, pour water over the 

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Recipes 

Perfect Parkin 

A Bonfire Night treat 

Ingredients 

• 225g / 8oz Plain flour 

• 2 level tsps Ground ginger 

• 1 level tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 

• ½ level tsp salt 

• 225g /8oz Medium oatmeal 

• 115g / 4oz Black treacle 

• 115g / 4oz Golden syrup 

• 115g / 4oz Soft light-brown sugar 

• 115g /4 oz Unsalted butter 

• 150ml / 5floz Milk 

• 1 Egg - beaten 

Serves: 12 

Preparation: 20 mins 

Cooking: 30mins 

Method 

1. Preheat the oven to 180C / Gas mk 4. Grease and line a 30 x 25 x 5 cm (12 x 10 x 2 inch) roasting 

tin with grease-proof paper. 

2. Place the treacle, golden syrup, sugar and butter into a heavy-bottomed saucepan and heat 

gently until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat. Allow to cool a little then beat in the 

milk and the egg. 

3. Sift the flour, ginger, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the oatmeal 

and make a well in the centre. 

4. Pour the liquid mixture into the well and beat thoroughly. 

5. Pour into the roasting tin and bake in the centre of the oven until firm and springy. 

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Features 

Ex-journalist Brian Hope 

with another reminder 

of his 40-year career on 

the Manchester Evening 

News. 

Defy the Grim Reaper 

Had a ‘flu jab yet? Doctors and pharmacists are 

all warning us to be immunised now in order to 

prevent this annual curse spreading throughout 

the land. And very hasty it is. If you meet anyone 

who says they are suffering from “a touch of flu,” 

have the courage to tell them they are not only 

fluless, but clueless about a disease which has 

killed millions over the years. 

I speak from painful experience when I say that 

anyone affected will be flat on their back in bed 

and praying that they will keep the grim reaper at 

bay. But, while a virtually painless injection should 

keep you healthy, it will not necessarily make you 

popular. As I wrote in the MEN in January 1979: 

My family and I have become social outcasts. 

Nobody wants to talk to us anymore. Every time 

we find ourselves in a group, we are left mute 

while everyone else chatters on. At school the kids 

are beginning to feel they belong to a race apart. 

It’s not for anything we’ve done. It’s for what we 

haven’t done. And what we haven’t done is catch 

the flu bug. 

Not one of us. We’re all pink cheeked and healthy 

and plan to stay that way. 

But that means we are not allowed to join in 

today’s biggest talking point. Everywhere we go 

men, women and children are swapping flu stories 

and indulging in great orgies of one-upmanship. 

“You were only in bed three days? I couldn’t move 

a muscle for a week.” 

“Ah, but all four of us were taken ill at the same 

time and didn’t have a bite for three days.” 

“Yes, but at least you got over Christmas. We were 

ill right over the holiday period. As far as we are 

concerned Christmas didn’t happen this year.” 

And so it goes on. 

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But if we chip in and say: “We’ve not had it,” we are 

greeted with icy stares. 

People seem to think we have opted out of our 

responsibility to the community. It hurts them to 

think that they have suffered and we have not. 

But I have learned from bitter experience not to 

butt into a conversation and tell those engaged 

in masochistic memories that I had an anti-flu 

injection earlier this year. 

That is the kiss of death. Disdain becomes a bitter 

hostility. An injection to stave off the dreaded flu 

bug is regarded as nothing more than an act of 

cowardice and as treasonable as setting fire to the 

Union Jack. 

In industry, workers who have stuck healthily to 

their posts while all around were taking to their 

beds have discovered there are two kinds of Asian 

flu. 

One is known as Munchew flu and the other is 

Chew-wen flu. They have also discovered it is rare 

for anyone to go down with the Thur-Fri variety. 

To put it in laymen’s terms, there are those who 

are off work Mon-Tue and those who are absent 

Tue-Wed. 

The cynics say the Thursday-Friday strain is 

less popular because Thursday is pay day and 

attendance on Friday is essential to qualify for 

week-end overtime. 

It’s a nasty observation, but it makes you think. 

And when no-one will talk to you there’s not much 

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Crossword 

Across 

1 Biblical grandson of Abraham (5) 

4 Jolly outing or excursion (5) 

7 Directly above (8) 

8 Conservative (informal) (4) 

9 Definitive (8) 

11 Desert in Asia (4) 

12 Silky wool (6) 

14 Individual, organism (6) 

16 Squabble, altercation (4) 

18 Lesson, coaching session (8) 

20 Indian garment (4) 

21 Southern English county (8) 

23 Last letter of Greek alphabet (5) 

24 Pleasant, refreshing weather (5) 

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2 Royal breed of dog (5) 

3 Farewell (informal) (3) 

4 Decision, opinion (9) 

5 Tense, anxious (7) 

6 Spasm, pound (5) 

10 Girl’s name (Russian) (9) 

13 Sketch, rough plan (7) 

15 Catastrophe (7) 

17 Ancient Greek philosopher (5) 

19 Bucolic, pastoral (5) 

22 Angry group (3) 

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Road Stadium? 

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Features 

A Brief History of 

British Cinema 

On a recent trip to Kent, I visited a quaint little cinema 

in Westgate-on-Sea. Tucked between shops on the 

high street, you pass through its arched entrance into 

a dark foyer with an old fashioned counter where you 

buy tickets at yesterday’s prices. The Carlton brought 

back fond memories of my visits to the cinema as a 

child. 

Typically in the 1960s, several cinemas were located 

in town centres, each showing a different film. Multi 

screen cinemas had yet to be invented and 2 for 1 deals 

or cinema cards offering unlimited visits were a thing 

of the future! 

Visiting the cinema was a real treat, and I remember 

queuing to see favourites like Mary Poppins and The 

Sound of Music. Often, more than one film would be 

shown with an interval in between, when an usherette 

would wander down the aisle with a tray full of goodies 

and stand at the front while we queued to purchase ice 

cream or popcorn. 

There were no fixed start and end times for 

programmes. You turned up and left when you liked as 

the films were screened continuously throughout the 

day. At the close I remember standing quietly while the 

national anthem was played! 

The first British picture house was the Regent Street 

Cinema in Oxford Circus. It first screened footage in 

1896, when 54 people paid a shilling to watch several 

silent, grainy, 40-second scenes of ordinary life. The 

audience was astounded at footage of a train entering 

a station, believing it to be heading towards them! 

Early silent movies films were accompanied by live 

orchestras, but from the mid 1910s organists provided 

the musical score. Cinemas were ornate with balconies 

and staggered rows for easier viewing. Over time this 

evolved into the tiered, stadium style seating we have 

today. Thick, heavy curtains covered the screen, which 

were drawn back when the film was due to start. 

In 1927 The Jazz Singer was released. The first feature 

length film to include sound, it heralded the Golden 

Age of Hollywood with all-talking, all-singing movies. 

Going to the cinema became hugely popular, with 

newsreels, short comedy films, documentaries or 

cartoons being screened before the main feature film. 

Many classic cartoons like Loony Tunes and Mickey 

Mouse were created for this purpose. 

Cinema faced a decline during the 1980s when films 

became readily available on video. With this trend 

continuing, new innovations have been introduced 

to make visiting the cinema more attractive. Stereo 

sound, 3D films, luxury seating and live broadcasts of 

theatre productions are amongst them. Visiting the 

cinema today is very different from my experience as a 

child, and I can’t help wondering what it will be like in 

fifty years from now! 

By Debbie Singh-Bhatti 

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Numbers 

Police Enquiries* 

(0161) 872 5050 

Crime Stoppers* † 

0800 555 111 

Chadderton Local Police* 

(0161) 856 8825 

Chadderton Fire Station* 

(0161) 909 8603 

Water (United Utilities) †† 

0845 746 2200 

Gas (National Grid) † 

0800 111 999 

Electricity (Electricity Northwest) † 

0800 195 4141 

RSCPA Oldham Animal Centre 

(0161) 624 4725 

RSPCA 24hr Cruelty Line † 

0300 1234 999 

NHS Non-emergency Helpline* 

111 

The Royal Oldham Hospital* 

(0161) 624 0420 

ASDA Pharmacy (open late) 

(0161) 484 1060 

Chadderton Library 

(0161) 770 5656 

Oldham Council (switchboard) 

(0161) 770 3000 

Traveline †† 

0871 200 2233 

GMPTE Enquiries 

(0161) 228 7811 

National Rail Enquiries †† 

08457 48 49 50 

Chadderton Life 

(0161) 345 0984 or 07570 548 365 

*These numbers are not for emergency use and you should always dial 999 in replace of these in an emergency. †0800 and 0300 numbers are free from BT 

landlines, other providers may vary. ††0845 numbers are charged at a local rate from BT landlines, but can be charged at premium rates by other providers. 

0871 numbers are premium rate. 

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Index 

Accountants 

TaxAssist 11 

Aerials 

Alkrington Aerials & TV Repairs 13 

Middleton Aerials 45 

Bathrooms 

Complete En-Suites 42 

Plumbline 24 23 

Bedrooms 

Andrew James Interiors 34 

Eurostyle 31 

Terence Poyning 10 

Blinds 

Archer Blinds 47 

Building & Developments 

Colin Gibbins 9 

Candle Shops 

The Framing Shop & Gallery 2 

Carpet Retail & Fitting 

Carpet Market 16+17 

Car Services & Maintenance 

Mills Hill MOT Centre 29 

Oldham Service Centre 20 

S Bolz 15 

Swan Mill MOT Centre 38 

Central Heating 

Kwik Plumb 21 

Middleton Heating Solutions 33 

Chiropodists 

Beverley Calvert 39 

Chiropody Services 44 

Cleaners 

Aplin Cleaning Services 4 

Conservatory Roofs 

Your Choice 8 

Cupcakes & Cakes 

Aizah’s Cupcake Hut 3 

Decorators 

Dave Noon 12 

Russ Collier Decorators 23 

Dentists 

Alkrington Dental 48 

Dog Grooming 

K9 Classy Cuts 40 

Driveways 

Fairways 38 

Electricians 

DMS Electrical 42 

John McDonagh Electrical 7 

Finance 

Gail Hurst Dummett 30 

Funeral Planners 

Firwood Funeral Planning 24 

Glass Specialists 

Cloudy 2 Clear 41 

Middleton Glass 9 

Handyman 

Handyman Solutions 7 

Health & Fitness 

Slimming World 34 

Hypnotherapists 

Emma Newman 7 

Insurance 

M&C Risk Solutions 1 

Jetwashing 

ADS Multiclean 35 

Kitchens 

Andrew James Interiors 34 

Eurostyle 31 

Kitchen Envy 5 

Laminate Flooring 

Carpet Market 16+17 

Landscaping 

Fairways 38 

Laundry Service 

The Laundry Service 11 

Oven Cleaners 

Manchester Oven Cleaners 35 

The Ovencleaners 9 

Patient Participation Group 

Junction Alkrington Surgery 12 

Photographers 

Pixel Photography 26 

Physiotherapists 

RLC Physio 5 

Picture Framing 

The Framing Shop & Gallery 2 

Plasterers 

C Collins 9 

Plumbing 

Kwik Plumb 21 

Plumbline 24 23 

Property Maintenance 

Vanguard 27 

Pubs & Restaurants 

Blue Tiffin 21 

JMR 12 

Security Services 

Prolect 33 

Solicitors 

Sedgwick Legal 43 

TV Repairs 

Alkrington Aerials & TV Repairs 13 

Upholsterers 

Fitton Upholstery 35 

UPVC Cleaning 

Bright White 14 

Windows 

Accurate Windows 33 

Crown Windows 13 

Vista 39+45 

Your Choice 8 

Window Repairs 

Refurb Windows 11 

Wood Restoration 

Pro Polishers 10 

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