Milnrow & Newhey May 2017

This month Neil Butterworth reflects on the current role of 

local churches. With attendance figures falling, the local 

churches have diminished in their formal role of bringing 

community groups together. Neil writes about St James’s, 

St Thomas’s, Sacred Heart Church, St Stephens and Ogden 

Baptist Church. 

The ‘From the Archives’ article this month focuses on the 

Norden Riviera which back in the 1930’s was extremely 

popular attracting visitors from all over Rochdale and 

surrounding areas. 

We were recently talking to Neil Butterworth who confirmed 

how popular the Streetwise magazine is amongst the 

residents in Milnrow and Newhey who enjoy the great mix 

of local businesses advertising their services as well as local 

information. We try and make it as relevant and interesting 

as we can each month and are always grateful for new ideas 

and articles. 

Enjoy this issue, keep it handy and until next month….. 

Kate & Becky 

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Rochdale Harriers 23rd Annual Three Day Event 42&43 

What's On 44&45 

From the Archives - The Norden Riviera 46&47 

Touchstones Creative Writing Group 47 

The History of Horse Carrs Manor House 48&49 

Police Update 50 

Where did you Worship? - Neil Butterworth 51 

Milnrow Library Health Walks 52&53 

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Rochdale Harriers & A.C. 

23rd Annual Three Day Event 

Friday Saturday & Sunday 9th, 10th, 11th of June 2017 

H.Q: Brown Cow P.H Edenfield Road Norden Rochdale 

Friday Night 9th June at 7-30pm (a 6 mile Hilly Road Race) 

Start: Layby next to Bridge Inn P.H. Edenfield Road Norden 

Finish: on Black Pitts Road Norden just past the Parish Church Car Park… 8-00pm till approx. 8-45pm 

Route 

Up Edenfield Road to junction with Ashworth Road then left down Ashworth Road up to the junction with School Lane. Left at 

School Lane then turn Right at the junction of School Lane Furnbarn Lane and Clay Lane. Follow Clay Lane until it meets with 

Bagslate Moor Road take a left down towards Moorland Ave. Turn left again down Moorland Ave, and then take a left once again 

onto Edenfield Road, back into the Village turning left down Black Pitts Road to Finish. Finish at approx 8.00pm. 

Saturday 10th June at 11-00am(a 6 mile Multi-trail Race) 

Start: outside of Ashbourne Nursing Home rear of Co-Op store 

Finish: on footpath in Jubilee Park rear of The Bridge chippy (approx. 11-35am till 12-15pm) 

Route 

Up the rough track leading up to Whittaker Moss School and passing the 

School on you right. Crossonestate road and then continue along Furnbarn 

Lane until it joins up with School Lane, run past “Scott House” on your right 

and the Stables/Cattery on your left, drop down to road bridge then take first 

Right half way up a short sharp hill, along the Bridleway that leads to 

“Paperhouse Mill” footbridge,( start of the 3 laps) continuepast the 

“Paperhouse footbridge” following the footpath that leads to a small 

footbridge over a stream, climb up through the trees exiting into a field 

that runs adjacent with a small river and ravine on your right, until it 

exits some 50 metres in front of the “Millcroft Tea Gardens”. Take a 

sharp right along a snicket that leads down to a steam,and then climb up 

to what was the Edgerton Arms. Run between the old Edgerton Arms and 

St James Ashworth Church which leads onto a footpath that crosses 

2fields with 4 stiles on them ,then exit Left onto School Lane, follow 

School Lane for approx. 120 metres before turning left again along the 

Bridleway that leads back down to Paperhouse footbridge. After 3 laps 

of reaching the “Paperhouse footbridge”turn right and go over the 

bridge and straight up a narrow footpath that comes out next to what 

was once the “Three Owls Bird Sanctuary” on Hutchinson Road follow 

the road through the Park past the play area and finishing onwhat is 

now named Jubilee Park above The Bridge chippy.

Sunday 11th June at 11-00 am (Knowl 

Hill Fell Race 6miles 1300ft accent 

Cat BS) 

This year’s event is a counter as (one of eleven 

races) local “Grand Prix” by seven local fell 

running Clubs. 

Start: Woodhouse Farm entrance on Woodhouse 

Lane Norden 

Finish: Waste land near end of Greenbooth Road 

Norden from 11-40am till 12-30pm approx. 

Route 

Follow the cobbled road up to the cattle grid at 

the top of Woodhouse Lane ,then follow “Flags” 

in a North North West direction over open moorland until you reach a styled wall crossing at Naden Head disused farmstead 

above Higher Naden. Descend into Higher Naden Reservoir via the steps, thenfollow the path around reservoir in an anticlockwise 

direction until you reach the bridgeat top end of Higher Naden, cross the bridge and take the fence Stile immediately 

onyour right and start to ascend of “Birchen Holes” followed by the climb up “Bone Holes” from beneath thewaterfall, making 

your own way to the top of”Knowl Hill”. Descend off Knowl Hill in an easterly direction on a well-defined route over open 

moorlandto “Dixon Brow” keeping left at Dixon Brow style 

and then descend into Middle Naden reservoir via the side 

“Lady Lees” woodland area. Run across Higher Naden 

Reservoir Dam wall and then re- climb the steps out of 

reservoir and head towards “ Naden Dean “ settlement by 

the well-defined path .At Naden Dean bear left and follow 

flags up to a wall stile,then follow the flags over open 

moorland“flagged” route until you final descend to the car 

park above Greenbooth . Follow the skyline path from the 

car park above Greenbooth all the way down to “Doctor 

Dam” on Greenbooth Road with 400metres to the 

finish.(The course has “flags” nearly all the way around 

along with Marshall’s at relevent points). 

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Local Area Forums:- 

The date for the next Milnrow, Newhey & Firgrove Local Area Forum is yet to 

be confirmed. 

For dates of future meetings please contact your Local Townships and 

Engagement Officer, Tracey Knight, for Pennines on 01706 922227, who will 

be able to confirm dates and times of all future Local Area Forums. 

If you have any issues or concerns please come along to air your views. You 

can help to make a difference in your community. 

Milnrow Juniors Football Club 

Our very exciting FA Charter standard football club are now looking for new 

girls to come and join our ever expanding and very popular Girls Football 

Academy at The Soccer Village, Milnrow, Wild House Lane OL16 3HY every 

Thursday from 6-7pm. Contact Daz on 07943 409 804 or 

daz@milnrowjuniors.net for more information. 

Visit our website www.milnrowjuniors.net for more information and for all 

other enquiries about our fun filled football sessions for 6-12 year olds 

including our excellent “First Kicks” and “Mini League” sessions for 4-6 year 

olds, please email us at info@milnrowjuniors.net 

Guided Walks & Tours 

The Syke Walk and Talk Group meet every Monday at 1.00 pm and Friday 

10.00am at Syke Methodist Chapel where there will be toilet facilities and 

hot drinks and socialising after the walks. There are 2 levels on the walk on 

Monday, a high quick walk and a slower one. There are also three levels on a 

Friday. A high fast walk, an intermediate walk and a slower one if needed. 

So there is something to suit everyone and all abilities. 

The Milnrow Library Walk and Talk Group 

The Milnrow Library Walk and Talk Group meet every Monday morning, 

leaving out at 10.00am on walks around the local countryside. There are 2 

levels of walks, a slower walk lasting 60 mins grade 2, or a longer walk 

taking 90 mins grade 3. 

They are suitable for people wishing to increase their activity level, meet 

socially and make new friends. The walks are free and lead by volunteer walk 

leaders. After the walks the group returns to the library for refreshments and 

a friendly chat. Please make sure you have suitable outdoor walking shoes or 

boots. 

Milnrow Library Events 

Knit & Knatter 

Every Monday from 2-4pm 

Beginner Computer 

Every Tuesday 10-12 noon (Numbers are limited for this session) 

Family History 

Every Tuesday from 2-4pm 

The library subscribe to an ancestry website so you are welcome to bring 

along the names of your ancestors and research them. 

Sure Start Under 5's Story Time 

Every Tuesday morning 

Poetry Group 

Every Thursday 11am-12 noon 

Craft Group 

Every Friday from 10-12 noon 

Bring along any craft you are working on 

Springhill Hospice Events 

8- 14th May – Make a Will Week 

Local firms of solicitors are giving their services for Make a Will week and will 

write your Will for free in return for a Hospice donation. Don’t miss this 

opportunity to get your affairs in order. 

Friday 12th May – Go Green 

We are inviting everyone in the Borough to embrace our colour, GREEN, for 

the day. Great fun for all and a chance to help us raise much needed funds. 

Sunday 25thJune –Country Fete 

Traditional fete and fun fair with craft market and stalls, duck race and very 

popular dog show. £1 entrance donation, 11am-3pm. Rochdale Riding Club 

Showground. For further details about any Springhill Hospice events, please 

contact the fundraising department on 01706 641790 or by e-mail 

lillie.winterbottom@nhs.net 

Specialist Valuation Day – Free Expert Valuations – Tuesday 23rd 

May 11.30 am – 3.30pm 

Free expert valuations of collectable items such as stamps, coins, pens, toys, 

antique firearms, swords, bayonets, jewellery, clocks, cigarettes and trade 

cards, antique watches, gold, silver, medals and militaria, books and maps 

and vintage comics and many more items. 

We urgently wish to buy if you wish to sell. Come along on Tuesday 23rd May 

from between 11.30am and 3.30pm at the Royal Toby Hotel, Manchester 

Road, Castleton, Rochdale, Lancs, OL11 3HF (free car parking on-site subject 

to availability).Auction consignment and cash purchase offers available. Free 

valuations, no obligation and no appointment necessary. 

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The Milnrow District W.I 

The Milnrow District W.I. meets every second Tuesday of the 

month at St James’s Church, St James Street,Milnrow, OL16 3JS. Come 

along and join us for an eventful evening featuring a diverse range of topics 

and activities. 

Next Meetings:- 

9th May 

A discussion ahead of the National Federations of Women’s Institutes AGM, 

regarding the elected resolution. 

13th June 

Katy Hopkinson will be presenting about Denman College. 

Milnrow District WI host lots of interesting events and talks throughout the 

year and host of number of clubs including the quiz, tipple, gourmet, craft, 

curry club and many more. 

New visitors and new members are always most welcome. 

Please contact us by email – milnrowwi@gmail.com or on facebook: 

milnrow and district W.I or twitter: @milnrow_wi. 

Come and see what the WI does to Inspire women! 

Jazz on a Sunday presents the following in May 2017:- 

May 7th - Harlam Hot Stompers 

May 21st - Dave Donahoe Band 

Venue: Newtown National Club, Castleton Rochdale OL11 3JN, Tel: 01706 

640713 

Ground Floor, Free Car Park, Concerts start at 8pm. 

All enquiries: Tel/Fax Tony 0161 740 3714 

Rochdale Antiques Society 

Rochdale Antique Society meets at St Vincent’s Community Centre, 

Caldershaw Road, Rochdale OL12 7QL at 7.30pm 

Contact: Ann Lord, Secretary, email: rochantiquesoc@hotmail.com 

Telephone Number: 01706 844026 or 812242. 

Membership is £25, Visitors £4 per visit. First class expert speakers at every 

meeting September 2016 to May 2017. On the 10th May there will be the 

Annual General Meeting followed by a local history talk on ‘The Renovation 

of St Clement’s Old Vicarage’ by Greg Couzens. Rochdale Antiques Society 

are hosting a coach trip to Stately Home, Harewood House, near Leeds, on 

Thursday 18th May 2017. They will be leaving from Bamford Chapel Car 

Park at 10am. The cost will be £26 including coach and entry to fabulous 

House and Garden. Pre-paid tickets only by phoning Sue Bryan on 01706 

631 923 or at Rochdale Antiques Society meetings on 12th April and 10th 

May. 

Ellenroad Engine House 

Steaming days 

Steaming days are held the first Sunday of the Month from 11am – 4pm 

(except January for boiler inspection). Entrance £5 for adults. Free entrance 

for accompanied children. 

Non Steaming Days 

These are volunteer working days, for the restoration and maintenance of 

exhibits. You are more than welcome to visit on non-steaming days when 

the Engine House is manned. For non steaming days admission is free but 

donations are welcome. 

11am – 3pm Tuesday and Sundays 

12am – 3pm – Saturdays (day before steaming) 

Please do not hesitate to contact us on 07981 391 603 or visit our website 

at http://www.ellenroad.org.uk for further information. 

You can find us at Junction 21 of the M62, Elizabethan Way, Newhey, 

OL16 4LE. 

Heywood’s 1940’s Day – Saturday 17th June 2017 10am – 5pm 

Heywood’s annual 1940’s day will take place on Saturday 17th June from 

10am until 5pm. Save the date for a great family day out! 

Norden Carnival – Saturday 17th June 2017 

The much awaited annual event, Norden Carnival will take place this year 

on Saturday 17th June. The parade starts at 1pm from Caldershaw Primary 

School and goes all the way through the village where it will turn around at 

Jubilee Park and then back to Norden School. 

Milnrow & Newhey Carnival and Summer Fete 2017 – Saturday 

24th June 

Excitement is mounting throughout the borough in anticipation of the 

Milnrow & Newhey Carnival and Summer Fete set for Saturday 24th June 

2017. The event is enjoyed by many people each year, who line the streets 

to watch the parade and attend the summer fete afterwards at Milnrow 

Memorial Park. The parade starts at 1pm at Haugh Lane, Newhey. The 

parade proceeds down Huddersfield Road, turns right towards Milnrow, up 

Newhey Road, continues through Milnrow, turns left onto Station Road, 

past Holroyds and then turns right onto Dale Street. It continues up 

through Milnrow and terminates at Milnrow Memorial Park for a Summer 

Fete. 

If anyone would like to enter the parade, have a stall at the park or would 

like more information regarding the event, please contact the Carnival 

Secretary on 07786850266 or email milnrowcarnival@yahoo.com. 


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From the 

archives 

From the archives - 

The Norden Riviera 

As the decade of the 1930’s opened, boom times must have seemed to be well and truly a thing of a past and by 

1932 the number of registered unemployed in the North was as high as 70% in some areas of the North of England.Not 

until the mid-1930’s did things began to improve in cotton manufacture, the building trade and allied industries and 

against this backdrop a new consumerist society was starting to emerge delivering automatic washing machines, 

radios, vacuum cleaners and cars for a new working class needing ‘playgrounds’ in which to spend its time, whether 

these were in the form of cinemas, parks or swimming pools. 

This ‘leisure industry’ was apparent in Rochdale too where there were twelve cinemas,two theatres and dance halls such as the 

Carlton Ballroom. Health was also an established concern at that time and it was this mix of health and exercise that opened the 

way for lidos to be built nationally, supported by government funding with more than £2.5 million made available for local authorities. 

The Norden Riviera was part of this, but was a lido with an industrial past. Tenterhouse Dyeing and Bleaching Company in Norden 

had been founded by Mr J T Taylor but included in his ownership was an area around Tenterhill to the north of Edenfield Road as 

well as the hillside immediately above the works which, until the 1920s, had been the site of anabandoned seminary. When Higher 

Tenterhouseand the nearby works were demolished in the early 1930’s, they abandoned land that had been made into a bowling 

green, tennis courts and badminton courts for the workers, and it was at this point that the directors of Old Manor (Pastimes) Ltd 

took a lease from Bleachers Association Ltd to convert the old bowling green into a swimming pool and the tennis courts and old 

pavilion into a tea room and café. The lease agreed, work commenced in 1934 on making this vision a reality. 

A meeting in November of 1935 decided that the venture was to be called 

‘The Riviera’although Rochdale people called it the Riviera from that time 

onward. Naming it as such was part of a trend at the time for all things 

continental. The plan put forward was that it would include not only a 

swimming ‘bath’ and a children’s paddling pool, but also gardens, a 

dance hall and tea room, badminton (in the main hall) and tennis courts, 

a nine-hole miniature golf course, indoor recreations and facilities for 

horse riding. 

The official opening of the Norden Riviera was on April 27th 1936 and 

included a Carnival Dance and a high diving display (2/6d admission). 

Dances, in the early days of the Riviera were popular and held every 

Saturday throughout July and August with a 3-piece band also engaged for Tuesday 

night sessions. Catering was supplied by Rochdale’s Bob Bon café until 1954 after which visitors could buy only tea and biscuits, 

minerals and ice cream.In the evening you could dance or be waited on at pool-side by page boys wearing white uniforms (with gilt 

buttons !). 

Things never last though. By 1942, parts of the Riviera buildings and diving boards were in serious need of repair and at the end 

of the war arrangements were made for re-painting throughout and re-laying the café floor whilst other parts of the estate were 

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patched up. By 1957 the condition of the pool and gardens was ‘very 

bad’and this coincided with a national decline of the lido in the face 

of leisure alternatives, television in particular. When overseas travel 

became popular, local attractions such as the Norden Riviera became 

less popular again. 

Attendance through the 1950’s and 1960’s had been sporadic, but 

on good days the place would be packed, the Rochdale Observer 

reporting that ‘In 1961 there were over 3000 paying visitors to the 

site,’ the Riviera taking £200 on one Sunday alone. This, however, 

was an exception. 

Due to poor weather, changes in social culture and the rising cost 

of the lease, the Riviera closed as an operation in 1966, the Observer suggesting that Rochdale summers 

had never been hot enough to make it a money spinner and that although it had always just about ‘paid its way’ it had only 

returned a dividend to shareholders once or twice in its history and that was in the early years. 

Not with standing its position nestling within the windswept Pennine hills, the Norden Riviera would have provided great days out 

for many people in and around Rochdale eager to swim, dance or relax, and there must have been real sadness at its closure. 

If you are interested in buying a copy of the book ‘Norden Riviera : Rochdale by the Sea’ contact Gary Heywood-Everett at either 

garyheywoodeverett@yahoo.co.uk or by phoning 07745 201263. 

Gary Heywood-Everett 

TOUCHSTONES CREATIVE WRITING GROUP 

Do you suffer from a physical disability or have mental health issues? 

Do you lack confidence or have low self-esteem? 

Do you need to play a bigger part in the community? 

Then come and join us at Touchstones Creative Writing Group. We are a vivacious group of people dedicated to 

sharing the best practice of creative writing techniques. The group meets on the first Thursday of the month, 

2pm-4pm, at Touchstones Arts & Heritage Centre. Funded by Link4Life, the group is led by 5 or 6 professional 

facilitators rotating throughout the year, which helps to give diversity and a different perspective at each 

workshop. The group has been established for over five years and became a constituted group four years ago. 

The ambience of Touchstones encourages participation in all aspects of the arts. The wide range of writing levels 

in Touchstones Creative Writing Group includes published writers and absolute beginners, but the constant 

warmth which reaches out to all levels and a shared joy in the success of individuals, makes Touchstones 

Creative Writing Group special and unique. And TCWG are proud to welcome all new members of any age and 

from any culture. Our writing workshops generally attract 15-20 members per month. 

Touchstones Creative Writing Group can offer all the following benefits: 

l Contribution to wellbeing 

l Writing can be therapeutic 

l It will help you feel you belong 

l Confidence building 

l Learn new skills 

l Be inspired 

l Mental stimulation 

www.link4life.org www.touchstonescreativewritinggroup.com www.takepart.org.uk 

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THE HISTORY OF 

Horse Carrs Manor House 

Horse Carrs Manor is a grand Victorian building that nestles in the heart of Shawclough and was originally 

the family home of Thomas Watson, one of Rochdale’s unsung heroes. 

Built of polished Astley Stone, Horse Carrs was completed in 1866 for the grand 

sum of £3,500, and according to an entry within Watson’s Journal, the build of 

Horse Carrs was given to W.A. Peters and Sons of Rochdale, the accredited builders 

of the Rochdale Town Hall. The Journal also records that John Ashworth was 

commissioned to paint the new house at the princely rate of seven old pence (7d) 

per square yard, 

(equating to just a 

smidgen more than 

2.5 pence in 

today’s money). 

On entering the Manor through the main entrance, it would have 

been difficult not to be impressed by the stained glass door panel 

that depicts the 

Watson’s coat of arms, and the grand entrance hall, decorated by elaborate floor 

tiles, a large wall mirror and a sweeping staircase, all of which is surmounted by 

a skylight which, weather allowing floods the hall in natural light. Records also 

suggest that the hallway was embellished by a life-size marble statue of Moses 

in the Basket, an artefact that sadly is no-longer resident in Horse Carrs. 

However, there is a preserved collection of Plush Fabric (a type of brushed velvet) 

which was invented and manufactured by Watson within his Silk Mill (Horse 

Carrs Silk Mill, Shawclough), and would have undoubtedly been used to add a 

splash of colour throughout the family home as curtains and soft furnishings. 


Clearly in its day, Horse Carrs was a house that befitted the social standing of a man 

that was not only a philanthropist, but also a Godly man who used his wealth to 

serve the local community. In addition to serving as a Justice of the Peace and 

Chairman of the Rochdale School Board, Watson also gifted the original Rochdale 

Infirmary, as well as financing a number of local church and education enterprises. 

Throughout its 150 years of existence Horse Carrs has established itself as 

something of a lighthouse of refuge within the community. Beyond being the 

Watson’s home, the Manor has opened its doors to accommodate; a Men’s refuge 

during WW1, a safe haven for WW2 Evacuees from occupied Channel Islands, an 

annex to the Municipal Girls High School, and a Council Home for the Elderly 

before becoming the Emanuel Christian School. Then in more recent years Horse 

Carrs become the new spiritual home for what is historically Rochdale’s First 

Baptist Church - now known as the Open Door Baptist Church. In fact the 

relationship between the church and Horse Carrs is also worth a mention, for 

though Thomas Watson was a lifelong Methodist, his wife Emily and many of 

their children were committed members of the fore mentioned Baptist Church – 

then known as the West Street Baptist Church. 

Today Horse Carrs continues to serve the local community through an Open Door 

fellowship of Christian Worship (Sunday mornings), the Coffee House (Thursdays 

and Fridays), ‘POPS’ a Toddlers Group (Thursday Mornings), along with a number 

of other activities and community services throughout the week. There is also the 

‘Free’ exhibition that portrays the collective stories of the Watson Family, Horse 

Carrs Manor and West Street Baptist Church (Open Thursdays 12:30-3.30 & 

Fridays 10-3.30), full details available: http://www.horsecarrscoffee.co.uk/ 

Pat Holland [Watson Project Coordinator] & Tom Holland [‘Then & Now’ Photography] 

Andy Newing 


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CRIME PREVENTION TIPS/ADVICE – MESSAGE FROM YOUR LOCAL POLICE FORCE 

CCTV CONTINUES TO ASSIST IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME 

If you own a camera please check it is in good working order and view each 

day as you may have unwittingly captured suspicious activity 

To learn about procedures and policies in place in relation to CCTV 

identification purposes 

please visit: 

http://www.cctv-information.co.uk/i/Guidelines_for_Identification 

Protect yourself on social media 

Check your privacy settings on your social media accounts as your personal 

information could be used by criminals. 

Use protection 

l It's simple enough - use protection when online. Antivirus 

software can help protect your computer from viruses, worms, 

malware and ransomware. 

l Always make sure you keep your antivirus up to date to keep 

you protected from the latest threats online. 

l #trappedintheweb 

Stay up to date 

l Updates for operating systems like Windows and Mac OS are 

released regularly and often help make your computer more 

secure and help protect against security threats. 

l Keeping your web browser (such as Chrome, Firefox or 

Microsoft Edge) up to date also helps protect your computer. 

Get help 

If you suspect you have been a victim of cyber 

crime contact us to report it. 

Call 101 and give as much detail as you can. 

CRIME FIGURES FOR THE PAST MONTH 

In the past month there have been six cases 

of Domestic Burglary on these took place on 

Stonefield Street, Hardman Street and two cases 

on Kiln Lane and two cases on 

Huddersfield Lane. 

Luckily with the case on 

Stonefield Street the 

offender was frightened 

off by the owners dog 

and made a hasty 

retreat with no 

property being taken. 

A white male, 

approximately 25years 

old has been knocking on people’s doors offering to wash stone flags for a 

price but then leaving when the occupant refuses. The same person was 

observed a short time later knocking on a door and then trying to open house 

doors and windows on Kiln later. Sadly for one occupant he finds an unlocked 

door and enters a property to take their keys for their vehicle and proceeds to 

steal this. An offender has been arrested and the investigation is on-going. 

There have also been seven incident of burglary other than to a dwelling at 

Flash House Farm on Kiln Lane, Newhey Lodge on Huddersfield Road, 

Milnrow Service Station on Newhey Road, Physio Works on Dale Street, 

Tunshill Golf Club on Tunshill Lane and The Ladybarn on Harbour Lane. The 

items stolen were mainly tools and sports equipment. 

There have recently been nineteen incidents of vehicle crime. This also 

includes criminal damage to vehicles. 

There have been three cases of theft of a vehicle on Chapel Gate, John Milne 

Brewers Fayre on Newhey Road and Co-Op Food on Dale Street. The vehicle 

that was stolen from Newhey Road was recovered three days later. 

There have also been sixteen incidents of theft from a vehicle on Leach Street, 

Granville Court, the Premier Inn on Newhey Road, Major Street, Bealbank 

Close, Pearson Close, Beresford Street, Wellington Street, Harbour Lane North, 

Huddersfield Road, Weir Road, Dale Street, Crossgates Road, Bell lane and 

two incidents on Croft Head Drive. 

To help us identify those responsible for issues in your area please 

get in touch. 

Telephone Number INPT2 Rochdale East 0161 856 8549 

Email: Rochdaleeast@gmp.police.uk 

Main web page: www.gmp.police.uk 

Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GMPRochdaleEast 

Follow us on Facebook at 

https://www.facebook.com/GMPRochdaleEast 

Surgery Dates.... 

The date for the next Forum is yet to be held on 20th June from 6.30pm at 

St Mary’s (Balderstone) Church, Oldham Road, Balderstone, OL11 2HB. 

Please check out the GMP website at www.gmp.police.uk for further updates 

and details of future meetings.

Where did you worship? 

One night last week on my way home from collecting the petition against business rate hikes for our local 

hostelries I was musing on how fast this world of ours is changing. It is said that most of the jobs our present 

university students will be doing when they graduate have not even been invented yet; such is the pace of 

technological change! These articles for Streetwise are not only to stimulate debate 

but also to reflect on the accelerating speed of change we are experiencing in this, the 

early part of the 21st century… The role of local churches, like that of pubs has 

lessened over the past 30 years. Not only have the numbers of churches fallen along 

with attendances, but also the social value of gluing together communities who look out 

for one another has also reduced. We all know St James’s church, but did you know that 

it consists of at least two listed buildings and some listed graves (details available.) The 

story of two of the villages listed buildings represents the social history of the village, 

with the rich building the church whilst the poor funded the building of the laundry, the 

latter, although listed is in a terrible state of disrepair… 

St Thomas’s, Newhey is also listed despite being almost completely rebuilt following the 

terrible fire a few years ago. Sacred Heart RC church, although a more recent building, 

Councillor Butterworth inside Ogden Baptist 

Church alongside Mrs Susan Strand 

represents a lot of history. St Stephens is now 

reinvented as a site for housing whilst the 

worshippers now travel to Littleborough for 

services. Ogden Baptist Church was built back in 1783 and was nestled in the 

picturesque hamlet until 1972. It is now located at the top of Cedar Lane, Newhey, 

where it goes from strength to strength. It always puzzles me that unfortunately we are 

unable to use the venue for voting, whereas Moorhouse Methodist Church and St. Anne’s 

Belfield both allow us access? 

I have detailed above the Church of England, Roman Catholic, United Reformed, Baptists 

and Methodist churches, but do you know if there was ever a Quakers Meeting House, 

Salvation Army or Bethel Chapel or other persuasions in the area? I would love to 

know…… The Important social role of churches in the 1940s and 50s cannot be 

overstated, with the majority of villagers attending church and even turning out on 

Saturdays to play in church football and cricket teams and walking round the parish on 

the Whit Walk. I remember getting a new set of clothes for Summer in readiness for the walk and going round to neighbours 

houses to show them off whilst collecting some pennies of sweets, does that still continue I wonder? The church football and 

cricket teams were the mainstay of local leagues, though few exist now and there are even less pitches than there once was. Can 

anyone tell me where the playing fields belonging to St Thomas’s are? – Clue, they’re in Newhey! Perhaps I shouldn’t muse on 

these things so much after visiting the local Hostelries! Good luck and continued prosperity to all, 

Councillor Neil Butterworth 

Mobile: 07771 861196 

E-mail: neil.butterwoth@rochdale.gov.uk 

Councillor Neil Butterworth's Facebook Page 

Councillor Butterworth pictured at 

St James’s Church 


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MILNROW LIBRARY 

HEALTH WALKS 

The month of May has now arrived bringing warmer weather and a good incentive to go outdoors for a country 

walk. A favourite circular walk of the Milnrow Library Walk and Talk Group, starting from and returning to the 

Library, encompasses the Newhey section of the Rochdale Way. The Route is simple to follow, just have suitable 

outdoor walking shoes or boots, and a coat to protect you depending on the weather. A hiking pole and a mobile 

phone are worth taking as well as a cool drink. OS sheet SO81/91 or A to Z Newhey covers the area of this walk. 

The Route is simple to follow, just have suitable outdoor walking shoes or boots, and a coat to protect you depending upon the 

weather. A hiking pole and a mobile phone are worth taking. OS sheet SO 81/91 or A - Z Newhey to Shaw covers the area of the 

walk. 

Take the high path, left, 

which passes the Grade II 

listed War Memorial on 

the right, and extends up 

through the woodlands 

and beyond the wild bird feeding station, emerging at a single width path 

at the end of the park perimeter wall. Follow this path, between fields, 

emerging at Lower Bradley and Newhey St Thomas Church (built 

1875). Continue down Church Street past Newhey St Thomas C of E 

Primary School (built 1865) and on to the A640 Huddersfield Road. Turn 

left; go across the road, and then right along Haugh Lane. This brings you 

to the picturesque hamlet of Haugh with its charming stone sett paved 

road and ancient small stone cottages (circa 1788). 

The Route 

Leaving the Library on Newhey Road, turn left and proceed under the motorway 

bridge and left into Milnrow Memorial Park. 

Here you pass the Cedar Tree Restaurant and a play area for children. Proceed up Haugh Fold. 

Bear right at the Garden House and up the signposted private road. This is a steep incline, so take 

time to rest half way up, and admire the panoramic views; Dunwood and Whitfield to the 

west; Newhey with dominant landmarks, Ellenroad Engine House Chimney and St Thomas 

Church Steeple, to the north; and Newhey Quarry to the east. Rochdale and Scout Moor extend 

across the horizon. 

Continue up the road to Top o' th' Hill Farm. Opposite the farmhouse and before the cottage (circa 1777) on 

the left, is a steel field gate. Go through the gate; you are now on a section of the Rochdale Way. Proceed 

along the field track, but as the track bears right, go straight ahead with the drystone wall on your left, bringing 


you to a gap with a way marker in the corner of the field. 

Continue through the gap and proceed along a paved path with a wire fence to your right, 

over a stile with a way marker, straight on over a section of wooden staging (it can be 

muddy and wet here) to a double stile. Proceed forward to a step-over gap with large way 

marker post, followed by a smaller stile. Cross over a culverted stream and head up the 

field track a short distance before bearing left at the marker post. Head for three small 

'mounds' (old quarry excavations) then down left through the gap in the corner of the 

field. Here you can look down & observe the Stone Circle. 

Proceed down the path which emerges onto the A640 Huddersfield Road. Take great care 

crossing the road at this junction; it is on a blind bend and there is the danger of fast 

moving traffic! Go left down Huddersfield Rd then right into Ogden Lane, then first left 

before Greenhalgh Bleach 

and Dye Works, and head 

towards Rough 

Bank. Follow the tarmac 

road round the works, when 

it becomes a stone sett 

bridleway which rises 

steeply. Follow the 

bridleway which leads to Rough Bank Farm (circa 1607) on the left and a 

modernised Higher Rough Bank Farm on the right. Continue along and go 

through Rough Farm, 

pass through the steel 

farmyard gate and 

down Back Lane, following a roughly paved path between the fields. 

At the junction of the path, the M62 motorway is in the foreground, and Scout Moor 

and surrounding hills along the horizon. Turn left and follow the path which 

broadens out into Newfield Head Lane. Continue down the stone sett lane, under the 

motorway subway, down Moy Hill and Water Lane emerging at Butterworth Hall and 

the Waggon Inn (circa 1782.) 

Cross Royds Street and arrive back at Milnrow Library completing a 3.8 mile walk. 

The Walk and Talk Group meet at Milnrow Library for a different 60 to 90 minute 

walk every Monday (except public holidays) leaving the Library at 10am. The Walks 

are free, friendly and everyone is welcome. 

A booklet on The Rochdale Way, a 45 mile circular route around the whole of the Rochdale 

Borough, is published by Rochdale M B Council and is available to purchase at Touchstones 

Rochdale. 

Geoff Ogden 

Milnrow Library Walk and Talk Group 


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Milnrow and Newhey Carnival – 

The Place to be on Saturday 24th June 

Milnrow and Newhey will be the place to be on Saturday 24th June 2017 as many people line the streets to 

watch Milnrow and Newhey Carnival parade and attend the summer fete afterwards at Milnrow Memorial 

Park. 

The carnival committee aim to maintain tradition, contributing their time voluntarily to organise a village carnival, which is now in it’s 49th 

year. The event brings together the local community with a procession from Newhey to Milnrow and is followed by a fete with stalls and 

activities. We encourage Rochdale’s residents to participate, by promoting the event in the months preceding each year’s summer 

carnival. Local groups can make their presence known and relationships are forged. Children and adults alike dress in fancy-dress and a fun 

day is had by all. The event is promoted throughout the local press and online and projects a positive image of Rochdale from within. 

This year the committee are delighted to announce that Springhill Hospice will be their sole chosen charity for 2017 and 2018. Paul Kettle, 

Chairman to the carnival, commented "We are proud to raise valuable funds for such a fantastic charity which touches the lives of so many in 

our local community". 

The parade starts at 1pm at Haugh Lane, Newhey. The parade proceeds down Huddersfield Road, turns right towards Milnrow, up Newhey 

Road, continues through Milnrow, turns left onto Station Road, past Holroyds and then turns right onto Dale Street. It continues up through 

Milnrow and terminates at Milnrow Memorial Park for a Summer Fete. 

Milnrow Brass Band will lead the parade, with the Mayor and Mayoress of Rochdale Cllr Ian Duckworth and Mrs Christine Duckworth. Local 

schools are once again supporting the event along with pre-schools and many local groups. In particular, watch out for Milnrow Pre-School 

Playgroup in the parade and at the park who will be celebrating their 50th year of being open anniversary. 

As a special treat this year, The British Stock Car Drivers Association 

(BSCDA) will be entering 8-12 cars in the parade! 

Stock Car Racing took the tracks by storm in 1954 and the first season 

of racing was hectic, with no rules as such. If the sport was going to 

survive it needed to get itself organised. The British Stock Car Drivers 

Association (BSCDA) was founded on 12th February 1955 at a meeting 

in London's Holborn Hall by the Southern drivers. Two days later in 

Halifax the Northern drivers met up and formed their BSCDA and at a 

subsequent meeting in Sheffield in late January 1956 the Northern 

drivers were joined by the Southern drivers and the two organisations 

were merged. Midland drivers were also incorporated making the 

BSCDA a single fully National Organisation. 

The Sport now really could move forward, the BSCDA was set up to look after the 

interests of the drivers and the sport as a whole. The BSCDA could work 

effectively with Promoters for the good of the sport, a perfect example was the 

formation of the Board of Control in 1958, which agreed rules and regulations all 

to benefit everyone involved and allow the world of Stock Car Racing to grow. 

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Anyone can join the BSCDA and become an Associate Member where you will receive all 

newsletters and information about the BSCDA. Another way of becoming involved is 

joining the Association as a sponsor, whether it is for a race series or an advert in the 

newsletter there are many sponsorship opportunities available. The BSCDA celebrated 

their 60th year during 2015 and are continuing to make the sport of Formula I Stock 

Car Racing a spectacle to watch nationwide. For more information their website 

is www.bscda.com and their Twitter feed is @BSCDAF1. They can also be found on 

Facebook under 'British Stock Car Drivers Association'. 

Another exciting new entry will be from the MNBG (Milnrow & Newhey Bridleways 

Group). This group would describe themselves as 'a group of ordinary folk who love 

nothing better than to enjoy the great outdoors on the back of their trusty steads'. The 

group reformed in June 2016 after taking the reins from the infamous "Galloping 

Grannies" who started the group back in the early 1990s. Their aim is to keep local 

bridleway routes open and properly maintained to give riders access to safe, off-road 

riding, allowing people of all ages to enjoy the great outdoors and a healthier lifestyle. 

They aim to promote these routes to encourage young riders to use them and to preserve 

them for future generations. 

To achieve this, they ride the bridleways to keep them in use, share route information with 

each other, new members, non-rider users and visitors, encourage young riders to use the 

bridleways through events and promotion, work with the Council Rights of Way team to bring 

awareness of maintenance and/ or obstruction issues and fundraise to aid maintenance of 

bridleways and contribute to the local community. Their email address is 

mnbggroup@gmail.com and their website is http://www.mnbg.co.uk, they can also be 

found on Facebook. 

For one parade entry this is a very a special year indeed. Milnrow Pre-School Playgroup are 

celebrating their 50th year of being open anniversary they would love for all people past and 

present to join them in the parade for the carnival walk and then for their Tea Party in the 

Milnrow Memorial Park. Milnrow Pre-School have taken part in Milnrow and Newhey Carnival 

for many years, although they used to be called Milnrow Playgroup, they are still the same dedicated people providing the same 

excellent service. Their theme this year is Alice in Wonderland and once they arrive at Milnrow Memorial Park they will be selling hot and cold 

drinks with cakes and biscuits. Alongside the refreshment stall there will be a tombola stall and a mystery jar stall. So, if you ever attended 

Milnrow Pre-School or are a parent of a former or present child, have ever worked there, or were a trustee please come along and support their 

good cause and help them to celebrate 50 years of Milnrow Pre-School Playgroup. 

Entry is free to the park where there will be live music from Soul City Sound, a funfair for all ages, paintball and a wide variety of stalls. 

Last year we had a record number of entries in the parade and a thoroughly enjoyable day was had by all. Despite the rain the sense of 

camaraderie and goodwill in the village was evident as the local community came out to support the day. This year's theme is 'Once upon a 

time....bring your stories to life' and trophies will be awarded to the best groups or individuals. 

If anyone would like to enter the parade, have a stall at the park or would like more information regarding the event, please contact the 

Carnival Secretary on 07786850266 or email milnrowcarnival@yahoo.com. 

Claire Kierans 

Carnival Secretary 


Chocolate and Spice 

Hot Cross Buns 

April’s meeting featured a talk from cake maker turned flower arranger, Kathleen, from 

Chadderton. Kathleen has previously demonstrated in Gibralter and the Isle of Man. She 

was very informative and funny and discussed Environmental Art; to you and me this is 

flower arranging outside! Who knew that Miss Piggy Roses don’t have much smell and that 

Hyacinths didn’t like foam. If you want to know which supermarket sells the best flowers 

come along to the next meeting and we’ll tell you! 

Ingredients 

zest and juice 1 large orange 

Sunflower oil for greasing 

For the dough and crosses 

225ml semi-skimmed milk 

50g unsalted butter, plus extra for 

greasing 

1 large egg 

450g strong white bread flour, plus 

extra for dusting 

2 tsp fast-action yeast 

50g golden caster sugar 

Method 

Make the dough first. Heat the milk in a pan until 

steaming. Remove from the heat, and drop in the 

butter. After a couple of mins, beat in the egg and 

half the orange zest. The liquid should be just warm 

for step 2. 

Mix the strong flour, yeast, 1 tsp salt and the sugar in 

a large bowl, then tip in the liquid and stir to make a 

soft dough without dry patches. Flour the work 

surface and your hands, then knead the dough for 5- 

10 mins until smooth and elastic. Use a stand mixer 

or processor if you like. Oil a large bowl, sit the dough 

inside it, then cover with oiled cling film. Rise in a 

warm place for about 1 hr or until doubled in size. 

Put the raisins and half the orange juice in a small 

pan or covered bowl, and either simmer for a few 

mins or microwave on High for 1 min until hot. Cool 

completely. Break the chocolate into a food 

processor with the cinnamon and 2 tbsp sugar, then 

pulse until very finely chopped. Mix in the rest of the 

zest. If you don’t have a processor, chop it by hand or 

grate it, then mix with the other ingredients. 

Turn the risen dough onto a floured surface and 

press it out to a large rectangle, a little bigger than A4 

paper. Scatter it evenly with the chocolate mix and 

For the flavouring and glaze 

140g raisins 

100g chocolate 70% cocoa solids 

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

4 tbsp golden caster sugar 

100g plain flour 

the raisins, which should have absorbed all of the 

juice (drain them if not). Roll the dough up around the 

filling, then knead it well for a few mins until the 

chocolate and fruit are evenly spread. Some raisins 

and chocolate will try to escape, but keep kneading 

them back in. 

Grease then line a large baking sheet with baking 

parchment. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces. 

Shape into buns by pinching each ball of dough into a 

purse shape, concentrating on making the 

underneath of the ball (which will be the top) as 

smooth as you can. Put the buns, smooth-side up, 

onto the baking sheet, leaving room for rising. Cover 

loosely with oiled cling film and prove in a warm place 

for 30-45 mins or until the dough has risen and 

doesn’t spring back quickly when prodded gently. 

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. To make the 

paste for the crosses, gradually stir 6-7 tbsp water 

into the plain flour to make a smooth, thick paste, 

then put in a food bag and snip off the end to about 

5mm. Pipe the crosses, then bake for 20-25 mins 

until the buns are risen and dark golden brown. 

Mix the rest of the orange juice with the remaining 

sugar and let it dissolve. Brush the syrup over the 

buns while they are hot, then leave to cool. Eat on 

the day of baking, or toast the next day. 

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