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Community news

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From the Archives

Street Games 32-33

Building Sustainable

Communities, Protecting our

Green Belt – Nigel Morrell 34-35

Welcome to our

August/September

issue

With Summer upon us, we can look

forward to spending more time outside

and enjoying the many events that are

now starting to take place again.

The Springhill Hospice Walk to Remember

event is back and is taking place on Saturday

17th September. For more details on how

you can take part and help raise money for a

worthwhile charity at the same time, check out

page 29 of this month’s issue.

Another article well worth a read, is by local

historian, Gary Heywood-Everett about street

games we played as a child. It certainly brings

back some good memories.

Check out the fantastic pictures of the Teddy

Bears’ Picnic which recently took place at

Hopwood Park. For details of their future

upcoming events check out their Facebook

page (The Friends of Hopwood Park).

Look out for the next issue dropping through

your door towards the end of September.

Wishing all our readers a happy

and safe Summer.

Until next time...

Teddy Bears’ Picnic Treat

at Hopwood Park 36

Kate & Becky

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From The Archives

Starting street

games and

deciding who

was ‘on’ was

always an

interesting thing

to do. Round my

way in Milnrow

we used to do

‘One potato’ but

first say ‘Spuds

up’ which meant that in a circle the

children would put up their fists.

The ‘counter’ would start by counting

themselves (touching your own mouth

was the way to do that) and then go

round the raised spuds (fists) until

someone was left. The counting would

be ‘One potato, two potato, three potato,

four, five potato, six potato, seven potato

- MORE.’ This hand would be removed,

and the rhyme started again. Whoever

had a fist left at ‘MORE’ was ‘on’ at

whatever game was taking place. In some

towns the counter was known as the

‘dipper’ and this style of deciding who is

‘on’ takes on different forms throughout

the world. For example in Scotland the

rhyme is ‘Olicka, bolicka, Susan solicka,

Olicka bolicka, NOB.’

STREET GAMES

it was my thumb, I give you all a warning,

And here I come!’) Each child caught, had

to stay with the catcher until everybody

was caught. This game could go on for

some time especially if the others were

well hidden. If the game had to be ended

early – children might have been called

home – the seeker would sometimes

call ‘All in! All in!’ and the game was

prematurely completed.

Then there was ‘What time is it Mr Wolf?’

This game involves one child (the wolf)

walking along the street with the other

children following behind. The children

then cry out ‘What time is it Mr Wolf’ and

the wolf says (for example) ‘Five O’clock.’

At that, the group of children get a bit

nearer the back of the wolf. The question

is asked again and the wolf makes up

another time of day. At one point though,

the answer comes from the wolf ‘Dinner

Time!’ and the wolf turns quickly and

tries to catch one of the children who is

then the wolf and everyone goes back

to the start. Similar games are played

throughout Europe and beyond. In Cairo

they shout ‘O Wolf, O Wolf, where are

you going?’ and the wolf eventually

answers ‘To Eat you Up!’ as they chase

the children.

Of course one of the most popular of One game which brought the sexes

street games was Hide and Seek. Whilst together of course was Kiss Catch. This

one person counts (often to 100 in 5’s) was a variation on the game of tig with

the others run away and hide. After the addition of boys chasing girls or vice

counting, the seeker often used to shout versa and when caught they gave the

‘Coming ready or not!’ and go to look other a kiss. In the Opie’s research for

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you, sometimes you run fast, sometimes

you hardly run at all.’ I recall that if you

wanted to call a halt to any ‘tig’ game

like this you could put up your thumbs

and say ‘Barley’ which may have been a

corruption of ‘Parlez’ or a wish to talk or

negotiate.

One game more often played by girls than

boys was ‘Queenieo-coco.’ This involved

one child being ‘it’ who threw a small

ball behind her so that someone (unseen)

would catch it. The ball would then be

hidden behind someone’s back and the

person ‘on’ turns round.

The larger group, often in a line, then

chanted ‘Queenieo-coco who’s got

the ball? I haven’t got it. It isn’t in my

pocket, Queenieo-coco who’s got the

ball?’ A person is picked as having the

ball and if correct stays as ‘Queenie’ but

if a wrong girl is picked, the one who

was successful in hiding it takes her

place. In Lincoln a similar game is called

‘Ellabella, Cinderalla’ but is played in

more or less the same way.

Whilst the girls were playing Queenieococo,

the boys, somewhere where there

was a grassy place might be playing

‘Split the Kipper.’ Although seeming

dangerous, this was a popular game

played with a knife, often a sheath knife.

Two boys would face each other with feet

together and one would throw the knife

and make it stick into the ground within

a few inches off the other boy’s foot. This

boy would then have to stretch out his leg

and put his foot where the knife landed.

It was his turn then and the stretch

between the legs established for both.

If you threw the knife between the legs of

the other boy you could start again. This

was ‘splitting the kipper’. If one of them

couldn’t stretch to put his foot where the

knife landed or fell over when trying,

they lost. Stories of mill-lads playing

this game with spindles sends a chill

down the spine but they would have been

wearing clogs!

A less dangerous and mixed gender

contest involved lolly sticks. After eating

an ice lolly, the wooden sticks could be

used in competition. One child held their

stick horizontally between both hands

whilst the opposing child whacked the

stick with their stick, holding it with a

stiff index finger for strength.

If the other child’s stick didn’t break, it

was their ‘go’ and this continued until

one of the sticks broke under a hit. A

similar contest but without lolly sticks

was ‘Knuckles’ where children (usually

boys) would face off one fist against

another. Having ‘goes in turns,’ each

would try to strike the other’s knuckle

although if you moved your fist quickly

you could avoid being struck. The loser

was the one who gave in first or the bell

or whistle went to end playtime!

If you have any memories or comments about Street or Playground games, I’d be

delighted to hear from you and add them to a growing Rochdale archive on the subject.

Please contact Gary Heywood-Everett at garyheywoodeverett@yahoo.co.uk or leave

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Building Sustainable Communities,

Protecting Our Green Belt

– the Places for Everyone Myth?

We are moving rapidly towards

the Public Inquiry in to Places

for Everyone (PfE), the latest

grand plan from the unelected

and barely accountable Greater

Manchester Combined Authority

(GMCA).

It is to be hoped that the Public Inquiry

process will provide an opportunity for

significant amendments, to this proposal,

and for common sense to prevail, as the

plan moves forward.

Why are significant amendments

needed, you may ask – here are

a few reasons:

Calculations: -

The numbers used to justify the whole PfE

scheme are seriously out of date. Brexit,

Covid lockdown and recovery, the war in

Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis, mean

that a comprehensive review using up to

date data is required before the viability

of any such strategy can be assessed.

Democratic Deficit: -

The originating documents for the GMSF

(the precursor to PfE) made it clear that

such a proposal could only move forward

with the unanimous agreement of all

ten Local Authorities within the GMCA.

The proposal was rejected by one of

those Authorities, but the GMCA chose to

charge on regardless- why was this?

Approach To Green Belt; -

The whole approach to developing on

Green Belt within PfE is fundamentally

flawed, and this is of prime importance

to communities in Heywood, Hopwood

and throughout the whole of Greater

Manchester. In the case of Rochdale, the

vast majority of entities asked to bring

forward development proposals were

house builders and developers, and

few other bodies were asked to outline

schemes. How surprising is it therefore

that the vast majority of housing sites

brought forward for consideration are

in Green Belt? Large house builders will

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always favour developing on Green

Belt because doing so reduces risk

and maximises profits for cash-hungry

enterprises. The above goes some way to

explaining how and why schemes such

as Bamford Green Belt and Crimble Mill,

which will destroy large swathes of local

Green Belt, have been incorporated in PfE.

The idea that “new additions to Green

Belt” incorporated in PfE offset the loss

of existing Green Belt is spurious at best;

what is lost, in many cases, is prime

agricultural land or recreational space

– this is to be replaced with low grade

space of little agricultural or recreational

value. How is this a proportionate

response to a serious loss of resource?

The protections afforded to Green Belt

land are made clear in the National

Planning Policy Framework, particularly

paragraph 147, which states, in relation to

Green Belt:

“Inappropriate development is, by

definition, harmful to the Green Belt and

should not be approved except in very

special circumstances.”

The caveat of “very special

circumstances” is an important exception

to a rule. In numerous cases, Authorities

have construed the maximisation of

Council Tax revenue as a very special

circumstance which overrides any

other detriment or harm caused by

development.

Sustainable Development: -

PfE is littered with development proposals

which do little or nothing to develop and

nurture local communities. Throughout

the document there are schemes which

maximise housing density but fail to add

to the stock of doctors, dentists, schools,

shops, community facilities and public

answer lie in the fact that such provision

detracts from the profits of builders, or

is it that Planners are so eager to reach

housing targets that other provisions are

not a priority?

The planning system allows developers to

escape the provision of desirable facilities,

on site, by providing a financial sum in

lieu, for use by the local community. This

is known as a Section 106 provision. In a

number of cases, both within Rochdale

and beyond, developers have agreed at

the Committee stage that this provision is

required, only to invent spurious reasons

for non-payment, upon completion. PfE, in

its current form does nothing to address

this issue, so communities will still be

deprived of much needed facilities.

Affordable Housing: -

This is a key part of sustainable

development for vibrant communities,

which is absent, in many cases, from

local PfE proposals. Without genuinely

affordable dwellings for the children of

our residents, how are we supposed to

develop and perpetuate a durable sense

of community amongst residents?

Not The Full Picture; -

The PfE proposals do not tell the full story

of future housing need or provision.

Individual Authorities will still have the

freedom to develop and bring forward

schemes which are not part of PfE. On

that basis, we will all need to pay close

attention to those additional schemes to

get the full picture.

A number of local individuals, interest

groups and elected representatives have

registered themselves as participants

in the Public Inquiry process and it is

to be hoped that their contributions

will be reflected in the Inspectors final

recommendations.

open spaces. Why is this? Does the


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Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Treat at Hopwood Park

Toddlers and pre-school children were treated to a Teddy

Bears Picnic on Monday 11th July. In the glorious sunshine,

the volunteers from The Friends of Hopwood Park and The Tree

House Teddy entertained lots of young children and their parents and carers

with songs and dancing, who brought along their teddies and picnic.

The free event coincided with this year’s visit from the RHS In Bloom judges

who came to assess Hopwood Park and The Tree House Café, the results will

be announced in October. The judges also sampled a delicious Birch Farm Old

Fashioned ice cream served from Hopwood Cabin and enjoyed the facilities

on Hopwood Park, including the new outdoor Terrace at The Tree House Café.

It was a lovely day enjoyed by many and the first Teddy Bears’ Picnic for quite

some time.

Sandra Trickett

Chair Person - The Friends of Hopwood Park

OUR FACEBOOK GROUP (THE FRIENDS OF HOPWOOD PARK)

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OL10 1HU

Monday

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Ashworth View have gained an excellent reputation

due to our qualified nurturing team. All nursery staff are qualified

to a minimum of Level 3 and range up to Level 6. Staff also have

Safeguarding training and hold a Paediatric First Aid Certificate.

We have a nursery

uniform available

to buy suitable for

all children!

The nursery has excellent outdoor facilities and we go

out whatever the weather!

We have spaces available

in our beautiful Nursery

The nursery has 5 beautifully

furnished rooms designed

specifically for the different age

groups and set up dependent on

the children’s interests.

We follow the children’s lead and let their

imagination and the love for exploring

and learning flourish.

The highly qualified

and experienced

staff oversee all

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deliver the Early

Years Foundation (EYFS)

for all our children.

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Ashworth View Nursery, Edenfield Road, Norden, Rochdale OL12 7TY


From August 2022 the preschool

room has spaces available

The room is specifically designed for

our older children with learning through

play and pre-school education their

main focus.

We have two qualified early years teachers

who work alongside our highly qualified

experienced staff team, the teachers

support the children with their school

readiness and provide the very best early education for our children.

The children in the age range also have access to an interesting

and challenging outdoor area featuring a 60ft long pirate ship.

We accept all funding and the tax free childcare government scheme.

We have an open door policy so please pop in to see us anytime.

Please call Sophie on 01706 638741 to arrange a viewing time

outside of the nursery opening times, if this is more

convenient for you - this can be done at weekends

or evening or after 630pm if preferred.

We are open 7.30-6.30pm.

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p All aspects of service and MOT repairs

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p Collection and delivery service available.

p Open Monday to Saturday.

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Gutters Cleaned/Replaced

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CONTENT AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2022

ADVICE SURGERIES

Chris Clarkson 54

ARTIFICAL GRASS

Garden Force 49

Leonards Tree

& Landscape Services 10

Tuda Grass 13

BATHROOMS

Arthur Morgan 1

Ideal Plumbing 48

Your Choice 9, 24-25 & 27

BEAUTY/NON SURGICAL

PROCEDURES

Halo & Co 7

BEDROOMS

Arthur Morgan 1

Eurostyle 59

Suite Dreams 10

BUILDERS

D Stapleton 6

PW Contractors 56

Rushtons Developments 14


BUTCHERS/DELI

Beech’s Butchers 38-39

CAFÉ

The Flying Teapot 7

CARE SERVICES

Home Instead 7

CAR REPAIRS/MOT CENTRE

Cronshaw’s MOT Centre 44

CAR SHOWROOM –

NEW & USED

Premier 8&55

CARPET DRY CLEANING

Home N Dry 18

Property Maintenance 46

CCTV & BURGLAR ALARMS

iSeeU CCTV 5

CHERRY PICKER HIRE

Bee Clean 37

COMPOSITE DECKING

& FENCING/CLADDING

Direct Fencing & Gates 2

Tuda Grass 13

Ultimate Fencing 56


COMPUTER REPAIRS

& SERVICING

Rhys-Duggan PC Repairs 12

CONSERVATORY CLEANING

aqua clean 50

Fascia Lift Roofline

Specialists 53

CONSERVATORY

ROOF CONVERSIONS

& INSULATIONS

Ideal 51


DOUBLE GLAZING

REPLACEMENT

Misty2Clear 53

DRIVEWAYS

A&L Contractors 50


D Stapleton 6

G Nolan Driveways LTD 41

New Design Driveways 44

North West Drives Ltd 55

Superior Resindrives 30-31

EDUCATION/NURSERIES

Ashworth View Nursery

& Pre School 42-43

Bury Grammar School 15

ELECTRICIANS

Bamford Electrics 12

Electrix 18

GJ Electrical 10

Livewires 53

PFC Electrical 28

Wrights Electrical 44

ESTATE AGENTS

Adamsons 57

Andrew Kelly 20-21

Mark Boulton 26

Revilo Homes & Mortgages 4

EXTENSIONS & GARAGE/

LOFT CONVERSIONS



FENCING

A&L Contractors 50

Branching Out 14


Garden Fencing Specialist 18

Leonards Tree




Ultimate Fencing 56

FIREPLACES

& LOG BURNERS

Phoenix Fires 52

FUNCTION ROOM HIRE

Elephant & Castle 16-17

FURNITURE

Suite Dreams 10

GARDEN BUILDINGS

/SUMMER HOUSE


GARDEN SERVICES

& LANDSCAPING

A&L Contractors 50

Branching Out 14


D Stapleton 6

Garden Force 49

Leonards Tree



North West Drives Ltd 55


GARDEN & LANDSCAPING

PRODUCTS


GAS CENTRAL HEATING

SERVICES

Great British Heating 40

Rochdale Boilers 28

GUTTER CLEANING

& REPAIRS

aqua clean 50

Bee Clean 37


Specialists 53

GL Roofline 28

H&J Property Maintenance 12



HABERDASHERY & FABRIC

Buttons Haberdashery

and Fabric 11

HAIRDRESSERS

Halo & Co 7

HEALTH & WELLBEING

Jane Alice Reiki 19

Slimming World 41

HEARING SERVICES

Chippendale Hearing

Services 23

HOME OFFICE

/GARDEN PODS


HOME STUDIES

Eurostyle 59

HOUSE CLEARANCES

Britannia Metals 46

HOUSEHOLD SERVICES

Marc Priestley 49


INSURANCE


JET WASHING

aqua clean 50

Bee Clean 37

Branching Out 14


Specialists 53

GL Roofline 28


Leonards Tree



KITCHENS

Arthur Morgan 1

Dream Doors 22

Eurostyle 59

Ideal Plumbing 48


LEISURE

Springhill Hospice – Lottery 6

Springhill Hospice Walk

to Remember 29 & 47

LETTINGS

Andrew Kelly 20-21

Mark Boulton 26


MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

Chris Clarkson 54

MORTGAGES


PAINTING & DECORATING

James Grierson 12

PET SERVICES

Lone Wolf Grooming 47

PLUMBING & HEATING

Great British Heating 40

Rochdale Boilers 28


PODIATRY

Vonette McNiffe 8

REIKI

Jane Alice Reiki 19

REMOVAL SERVICES

2 Men & Van 50

REPOINTING/ACID BRICK

& STONE WASHING

Bee Clean 37

RESPRAYING SERVICE

Spray Group Limited 60

RESTAURANT/PUB

Elephant & Castle 16-17

ROOFING


Specialists 53

GL Roofline 28



PW Contractors 56



SCRAP WANTED

Britannia Metals 46

SOLICITORS

Sharp Cross & Mann

Solicitors 19

TREE SURGEONS

Branching Out 14

Leonards Tree


Tree Control 28

TV REPAIRS

TV Engineer 47

WEIGHT LOSS/CONTROL

Slimming World 41

WILL WRITING SERVICES

Springhill Hospice –

Free Will Writing Service 49

The Willmaster 55

WINDOWS, DOORS

& CONSERVATORIES

Admiral Windows 45

Logic UPVC Rooflines

Windows & Doors 23

Spray Group Limited 60


WINDOW/GUTTER

CLEANING

aqua clean 50

Bee Clean 37

WINDOW REPAIRS

Heywood & Hopwood

Double Glazing 18

WASHING MACHINE REPAIR

Washing Machine Repair 19

WOOL & NEEDLECRAFT

The Yarn Corner 11

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