Saturday 18th March, 12pm – 2pm, St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Trent Road, Shaw, OL2 7QU.
Ring Nicola on 0161 622 9257 to book your place and arrange transport if you need it.
Ambition for Ageing is a programme funded by the Big Lottery which aims to work alongside the local community to help make the Alexandra, Crompton and Failsworth West areas of Oldham more age friendly places to live and work.
We have money for each local area to invest in your good ideas! You can ask for up to £2,000 to make your idea a reality. Use this form to tell us more about your idea and how much it will cost.
Who can apply?
Individuals, groups of friends or neighbours, community groups, registered charities, social enterprises or businesses can apply. If you are from a group we will need to discuss with you how the investment will work, depending on whether you are a formally constituted group. NB: A constituted group is a group of people who come together with a common aim. The group is run on a voluntary basis, has a committee, a constitution which sets out its aims and its own bank account.
What kind of ideas can be funded?
We are looking for ideas about how you can:
What kind of ideas cannot be funded?
There are some things that Ambition for Ageing money can’t be spent on:
You can ask for investment to go towards a range of costs including running activities, paying for equipment or training, promoting your idea or improving the environment you live or work in.
We accept and approve ideas throughout the year. Please get in touch to find out when our Age Friendly Project Group will next meet to make decisions. This group is made up of local people aged 50+ working alongside staff from important local services.
If you are successful you will be required to keep records to show how you have spent your investment and provide information to the Ambition for Ageing Oldham Team about how people have benefited from your idea. We will let you know more about this when we make arrangements with you for the investment.
To see a map of the areas we are working in you can look on our website:
How to apply
Please return your completed application form to:
Nicola Shore, Age UK Oldham, 10 Church Lane, Oldham, OL1 3AN
Or by email to nicola.shore@ageukoldham.org.uk
If you are new to filling in forms like this and need some help with, please let us know by ringing 0161 622 9257.
Follow the link for the revised timetable for the 58/59 applicable from 23 April.
Link: 58 bus timetable 23rd April
In respect of the detail of what has changed, it is rather technical as it is addressing punctuality issues. Specifically in the morning peak, some journeys from Middleton to Rochdale have been split at Oldham. This allows a second bus to start in Oldham on time heading to Rochdale – extra time has been allowed in another bus schedule to allow this to happen. Furthermore, an extra trip has been added at 0850 from Shaw to Rochdale which can then work the 0930 return trip which is currently operated by the late running 0815 from Middleton.
In the afternoon peak (approx. 1445 to 1745) an extra 5 minutes has been added to the running time and when the buses reach Rochdale, they drop back 25 minutes to ensure on time departure, for example the 1558 arrival works the 1625 back to Middleton.
I did say it was technical but hopefully should provide a more reliable service.
10 March 2017
Customer Relations Manager, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Freepost, PO Box 594, Chatham, ME4 9DP
Dear Sir or Madam,
Re: Reduction in opening hours at Shaw branch
We are writing to you on behalf of the residents of Shaw in Oldham, to voice our concerns around the proposed reduction in opening hours of the Shaw branch of RBS.
RBS have recently stated in an interview with Oldham Evening Chronicle that you “have to continually adapt to meet our customer needs”.
The proposal to close the branch on Thursdays, Shaw’s Market day, does not seem to be in keeping with that commitment.
We would like to request that the opening hours are reviewed and that the bank is kept open on Thursdays.
Keeping the bank open on a Thursday is very important to local businesses, residents and visitors to the area and closing on such a key day will inevitably cause problems for many.
We, as the Elected Members for Shaw, strongly urge you to reconsider this proposal.
If you could please provide a response to this letter which you are happy for us to share with the concerned residents of Shaw, we would be grateful.
Yours sincerely
| Councillors Chris Gloster, Rod Blyth and Howard Sykes |
| Members for Shaw Ward |
VERY PLEASED TO SECOND AND SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL THAT GOES BEFORE OLDHAM COUNCIL 22 MARCH 2017
This Council notes with alarm that there are currently no legislative provisions in place to disqualify a Councillor who is placed on the sex offenders’ register.
Section 27 (1) of the Localism Act 2011 declares that it is the job of a Council to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by members and co-opted members of the authority. Disallowing us to exclude Members who are placed on the sex offenders register compromises the Council’s duty to maintain high standards of conduct by its members.
Oldham’s definition of the role of a Councillor states that he/she should “be an active and visible community leader on behalf of the whole community”. This Council acknowledges that an individual placed on the sex offenders register cannot honestly represent a whole community when they have shown clear contempt towards members of that community.
The nature of a Council’s work makes it unsuitable for an individual on the sex offender’s register to work as a Councillor. The Council works with children, adults in need of social care and adults with disabilities. A Councillor’s role can involve working with these vulnerable groups and therefore it is unsuitable for those groups to have interaction with someone on the sex offenders register.
With this in mind, this Council resolves to:
Make representations to the Secretary of State to extend the 1972 Local Government Act to automatically disqualify any member who after conviction is placed on the sex offenders register.
St James’ East Crompton with St Saviour’s
Saturday, February 11, Saturday, March 11
12 noon – 1.30pm, St James’ Parish Church, St James Street, Shaw, Oldham OL2 7TD
Details: Roadworks Bulletin WC – 13 03 2017
The Leader of the Opposition and Liberal Democrat Group on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes MBE, has called for an exemption on council tax payments for care leavers under 25.
Councillor Sykes has requested the exemption in a letter to the Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Abdul Jabbar, and the Borough Treasurer, Anne Ryans.
Councillor Sykes said: “There are approximately 170 care-leavers in Oldham. As a local authority we have a duty of care to care-leavers and as Councillors we have a responsibility to these vulnerable young people as ‘corporate parents’. The Oldham Liberal Democrats are keen to ensure that all care-leavers are given the best start into adulthood that is possible. In my view this should include protection from the damage of council tax debt.”
When care leavers move into independent accommodation they begin to manage their own budget fully for the first time. In 2016, the Children’s Society’s ‘Wolf at the Door’ report found that care leavers can find this extremely challenging; they are suddenly living independently, managing a household whilst continuing education or seeking employment, as well as managing their personal finances, and paying bills. Often with no family to support them and insufficient financial education, care-leavers fall into debt and financial difficulty. The report also found that council tax debt is an especial challenge for young care leavers.
Councillor Sykes explained: “What can start out for many of these young people as a situation in which they are falling slightly behind on their payments can very quickly and frighteningly escalate to a court summons and enforcement action being taken, all incurring significant additional costs that have to be met by the care-leaver.”
The Children’s Society is asking local authorities to adopt a policy of exempting care-leavers from council tax until they are 25 years of age. There are a number of Labour- and Conservative-led councils which have already adopted this low-cost policy, including Islington, Hammersmith & Fulham, Cheshire East, North Somerset and Birmingham.
In his letter, Councillor Sykes has stated his strong support for Oldham Council introducing a similar policy as a priority. Councillor Sykes is very pleased to report Councillor Jabbar has already indicated he will be looking into this.
Details: OMBC Status as at 2 March 2017
Diversion route: rochdale-rd-fraser-st-shaw-13-march-2017-plan
For safety improvements, construction of junction plateau and associated works.