Find out this week's news from Oldham Council along with the latest on Covid.

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** Biggest Jubilee celebrations in Greater Manchester 👑 ([link removed])
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A four-day festival of Platinum Jubilee celebrations will take place across Oldham from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June and we’re proud to say it’s the largest set of events taking place in Greater Manchester.

As well as more than 230 street parties being funded in neighbourhoods across the borough, we have festivities beginning on Thursday 2 June with an illuminated spectacle as 70 local torchbearers parade through the centre of town before arriving at Oldham Parish Church to take part in the lighting of a Jubilee beacon.

On Friday, residents can relive the Queen’s Coronation in full as Oldham Parish Church hosts a special documentary titled ‘A Queen is Crowned’ on the big screen and over the weekend Oldham town centre will be taken over by a range of free outstanding local, national and international street artists, music, theatre and dance performances.

This comes as part of the borough’s 25th Festival Oldham event which this year is inspired by all things Jubilee, as well as Oldham’s connections with the Commonwealth. Events will be scattered around the centre of Oldham, including Parliament Square, the High Street, Gallery Oldham and Oldham Library.

For full details of our huge range of Jubilee activities including the closure information of council services over the bank holiday, visit our Jubilee
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Oldham Council has a new Leader

Putting you first is the aim of Oldham Council's new Leader, Amanda Chadderton, who was formally appointed at the Annual Council meeting that took place earlier this week.

As Leader, Cllr Chadderton says her firm focus will be delivering priorities across three key areas – continuing Oldham's drive to be a resident-focused council; ensuring plans for regeneration and housing continue at pace; and working for our children and young people by affording them the very best opportunities.

A new Cabinet was also formally appointed at the meeting.

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Brilliant bunting

A ‘Royal Mile’ of bunting has been designed by primary schools in Oldham to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Creative pupils at schools across the borough were tasked with decorating 20 metres of bunting, as part of the Oldham Big Bunting project.

With the support of Oldham Council and Oldham Play Action Group, pupils were provided with bunting, materials, design templates and other Jubilee-themed resources to help with their decorations.

Buntings from across the borough were then combined and are now on display in Oldham town centre in readiness for the borough’s Platinum Jubilee festival over the extended bank holiday weekend.

In one of her first visits as the new Leader of Oldham Council, Councillor Amanda Chadderton visited Bare Trees Primary School in Chadderton to meet some of the children who had taken part in making the bunting. Read more on this great story here ([link removed]) .

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Say hello to our new Mayor

Councillor Elaine Garry has officially been confirmed as the new Mayor of Oldham after donning the prestigious chains and robes for the first time at the borough’s recent annual council meeting.

Cllr Garry takes on the Mayoral duties for the 2022/23 civic year alongside Deputy Mayor Councillor Zahid Chauhan OBE, following Councillor Jenny Harrison’s tenure.

Throughout the year, the Mayor will be accompanied by her two chosen consorts, Cllr Graham Shuttleworth and former Failsworth West Councillor, Peter Davis. Read more here ([link removed]) .

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Last chance to have your say on our Suicide Prevention Strategy

Nobody should ever feel like suicide is their only option, but sadly it’s not uncommon.

We’re putting together a suicide prevention strategy ([link removed]) and we want your views on what should be included to protect Oldham residents from suicide and self-harm.

The feedback survey closes on 30 May so please take this last chance to let us know your views.

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Researching your family tree?

We're pleased to tell you that the Oldham Workhouse admission and discharge registers have now been digitised and are available to view for free on the computers at Oldham Local Studies and Archives, or at any Oldham Library.

For other records, visit Oldham Local Studies and Archives for free access to Ancestry and FindMyPast, as well as a range of other family history websites and resources. If you need any help with how to start, our friendly staff at Local Studies are available to assist you. Find out more here ([link removed]) .

Free potato seeds so you can grow your own

Get your free seed potatoes and compost kit at the locations listed below. All you need to do is bring your own bag for life to take the compost home in and then use it as a grow sack. No garden? No problem. They grow well in pots or a grow sack.
* Monday 30 May, 10am–12noon, Boathouse café, Alexandra Park
* Monday 30 May, 1–3pm, The Hub at Alexandra Park, Kings Road
* Tuesday 31 May, 1–3pm, Failsworth Growing Hub, Lower Ground Floor, Failsworth Library
* Wednesday 1 June, 1–3pm, Veg in the Park, Waterhead Park Growing Hub, Peach Road

With thanks to Brighter Blooms for the donation of potatoes.
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** It's never to late to get jabbed
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It’s not too late to get your first, second or booster vaccine dose.

COVID-19 is still active, and the vaccine offers the best protection against becoming seriously unwell, staying out of hospital and passing the virus on to others.

People can find their nearest centre or book an appointment at www.nhs.uk/covid-booster or by calling 119 free of charge.
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Action taken against fly tippers

As part of our Don’t Trash Oldham campaign we’ve recently prosecuted two people after rubbish was found dumped in the borough.
* Waste found on Cummings St, Hollins was traced to Chantelle McNally, formerly of Moorcroft St, Hollinwood. She appeared in court and had to pay £432 in fines and costs.
* Sophie Pountley, of Sharples Hall Road, Waterhead pleaded guilty in court to a duty of care offence after not disposing of her waste correctly. The waste was found dumped in an alley near her home. She was ordered to pay a fine of £200 and costs of £200.

In another case a resident was given a £100 fixed penalty notice after rubbish was found in an alleyway off Norman Street, Northmoor.

Since we started the enforcement and clean-up campaign last September more than 350 people have been fined for environmental crimes.

To report littering and fly-tipping, and to find out how you can do your bit to clean-up the borough, visit www.oldham.gov.uk/donttrasholdham
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Inspection uncovered dead cockroaches throughout takeaway

A takeaway owner has pleaded guilty to food hygiene offences after dead insects were discovered in his Failsworth eatery.

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Next stop for the Don't Trash Oldham team

In June Oldham Council staff will start tidying up streets, roads and alleyways in Saddleworth and Lees as part of the Don’t Trash Oldham campaign.

They’ll be carrying out a deep clean of the area removing all the litter, rubbish, fly-tipping and overgrown shrubbery they find – because no one wants to live in a tip.

Since the council started the campaign in September their staff have cleaned up more than 172 tonnes of litter, rubbish, fly-tipping and overgrown shrubs and cleaned more than 2,500 streets and alleys.

The council have fined 352 people for environmental crimes.

For more information visit www.oldham.gov.uk/donttrasholdham

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