Join us tomorrow for our free Mother's Day Kids Club

Join us at Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre tomorrow (Saturday) from 12-4pm for a fun afternoon of free activities that your little ones will love.

It's the perfect way for kids to get creative and celebrating mum ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday.

Activities will include face painting outside the Perfume Shop, crafts near Subway and retro arcade games opposite River Island.

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating

We hope you have a wonderful time with your loved ones.

Eid al-Fitr is the festival of breaking fast and comes after a month of fasting for the holy month of Ramadan.

Hop into Oldham for an Easter Bunny Hunt

Families are in for a treat this Easter as Oldham town centre hosts a fun-filled Easter Bunny Hunt from Monday 7 to Monday 21 April – and everyone’s invited to take part.

The challenge is simple: find the mischievous bunnies hiding around town, record their names and locations on an entry form, and pop it into one of the special post boxes. Forms can be collected from Spindles (near Next) or the Market (near the Market Office).

Once the hunt ends on 21 April, all completed forms will be entered into a draw to win an exciting prize.

On Good Friday 18 April the Easter Bunny will be hopping into town.

There will also be craft activities and face painting for little ones to enjoy, so make sure to join in and create some Easter memories with your family.

That's not all, the 35th Oldham Beer and Cider Festival is also back this April at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 April with more than 75 real ales, ciders, perries and fruit wine as well as hot food.

For more information click here.

Step into a world of adventure with The Noisy Dinosaur and The Naughty Fox

Oldham Coliseum is hosting two magical, multisensory shows filled with fun and friendship for 0-5-year-olds at Billingtons on Ascroft Street, OL1 1H, on Wednesday 9 April.

Join The Noisy Dinosaur and a whole host of cuddly creatures as they work together to find their voices and make some noise.

And you can snuggle up in a magical den for the story of The Naughty Fox.

Set in the magical forest, Fox goes on an adventure to learn an important lesson that sharing is caring.

Tickets for each show cost £9, or you can see both shows for just £4.50 more.

Book now by clicking here.

Oldham Launches New Trading Platform to Support Local Businesses

Oldham has always been a place of innovation, from the world’s first test-tube baby in 1978 to Colin the Caterpillar cakes created at Park Cakes on Ashton Road.

Now we’re launching the Oldham Trading Platform, the first of its kind in the UK! Developed by Upturn, the platform will help local businesses connect, grow and keep trade in Oldham.

To read more click here.

"It reminds me of my first wedding" - Katie Price gets nostalgic as she prepares for Oldham panto debut

Katie is coming to Oldham on Good Friday for two performances of Pinocchio at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Speaking to us backstage in rehearsals, Katie was excited by the arrival of a pair of glitzy shoes for her role as the Blue Fairy.

Read the full story by clicking here.

Make your business stand out from the crowd

Social media is a noisy place, so help your business be head and shoulders above without sounding fake.

Join Adam from Admia at the free Build A Business Coffee Morning to learn how to stay authentic while promoting your business online.

The coffee morning will be held at Oldham Library at 10am-12pm on Wednesday 9 April.

Book your free spot by clicking here.

Road closures for essential rail work taking place in Saddleworth

As part of the TransPennine Route upgrade, Uppermill High Street will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians from 6am on Saturday 26 April until 11am on Sunday 27 April and from 6am on Saturday 3 May until 11am on Sunday 4 May.

Den Lane and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal footpath will also be closed.

The closures will be in place in order to keep everyone safe and diversions and signs will be in place to help you plan ahead.

The work includes track renewals on Saddleworth Viaduct, helping to make train journeys faster, greener and more reliable.

Some trains will be affected, so replacement buses will be running.

Oldham Council is working closely with TransPennine to keep disruption to a minimum.

Find out more by visiting theTRUpgrade.co.uk

Calling families with little ones under five

We’d love you to join our Hive Mind group to help create a new nature gallery.

Eight sessions will run on Thursdays from May 2025 to March 2026, and we are offering some awesome rewards for your participation.

You'll receive £10 of High St vouchers for each session attended, plus enjoy a free Baby Photobooth and Extra Small Cinema Tickets.

If you’d like to join any of these sessions, please click here for more information and email [email protected] by Thursday 24 April.

Struggling with health-related challenges that are affecting your job?

Joe was struggling with depression, anxiety, and agoraphobia, making it difficult to stay in work.

But thanks to the Get Oldham Working WorkWell Vanguard service, he accessed therapy, career support and even free gym passes to help rebuild his confidence.

Now, Joe has a fresh start as a chef at The Last Stop restaurant in The Egyptian Rooms and for the first time in a long time, he feels excited about the future.

We sat down and had a chat with Joe about his experience and you can watch the video here.

If you're facing health-related challenges that are affecting your job, WorkWell Vanguard is here to help.

Get in touch today at [email protected]k or call 0161 770 4674