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What you've been saying...
We've been asking people all over Oldham what they think of the town. These are some of the things they've been saying...
“ Plenty of parking needs some big stores centre kept very clean with plenty of street cleaners ”
“ Friendly people ”
“ When money is spent its nice for example Alexandra Park, therefore I feel its changing for the better ”
“ Great for shopping, good parking, low cost and near to home ”
“ Oldham is great for shopping, best place to look for a job ”
“ Good parks- clean ”
“ I am 72 of age and I love Oldham ”
“ Good but room for improvement ”
“ Lots of support for young people ”
“ Oldham needs cleaning up and more things to do, plus a better nightlife. Spend more money sorting Oldham out than on water fountains that don’t work ”
“ I enjoy living in Oldham but would like a better nightlife for the over 30's. Stop allowing the children in the public houses and night clubs ”
“ Good nightlife ”
“ Very friendly lots to do for all ages ”
“ Fun day wasn’t as good as last year- no entertainment for little ones ”
“ More part time jobs needed (not enough for 16-18 year olds) ”
“ It’s a very busy but small place the people are really friendly ”
“ Oldham football club ”
“ Oldham Council seem to make numerous blunders beside that and the immigrant situation Oldham is a very poor town compared to others ”
“ I think its ok, it could really do with improving ”
“ Not happy with the bin collection service, good outdoor activities, good childcare opportunities and good sports ”
“ Wouldn’t feel safe coming to Oldham at weekends and night time, too many yobs and tacky drinking venues ”
“ Very good shopping centre ”
“ Fantastic event, came from Rochdale- Brilliant ”
“ Personally I think the people of Oldham are friendly, but in regards to the nightlife ad crime its crap! Seeing Oldham on TV is embarrassing. ”
“ Fun easy to settle in, lots of places to go and pass the time ”
“ Ok ”
“ Oldham is a multicultural place with lots of arranged and organised things going on for peoples pleasure ”
“ Oldham is a nice place to live in. I love living in Oldham, there is a lot of things for children to do ”
“ Children enjoying Christmas in Oldham ”
“ Safe ”
“ Oldham is rubbish with nothing to do ”
“ Nice when sunny, don’t really like Oldham, not much to do apart from getting drunk and partying good fun but gets boring after a while other than that its rubbish to be honest ”
“ I think Oldham is great ”
“ Oldham is a very nice place but there are lots of crimes ”
“ Oldham is crap, needs cleaning up but some good shops and needs less police ”
“ A multi cultural lively place to live. Lots to do ”
“ I think Oldham does well as a community ”
“ Needs more shops ”
“ Oldham is ok but needs more community spirit ”
“ Good night out ”
“ Excellent very good for shopping ”
“ It’s a good place to chill ”
“ Not as good as it used to be ”
“ More improvements have taken place i.e. renovation of schools and community centres ”
“ Overall good but need to make young people aware of things for them to do around Oldham ”
“ Good shopping centre, market not very good, close to all amenities ”
“ It has some good points but I think a lot of the youth today have bought a bad name for the majority of us, it isn't very fair! ”
“ There should be more family events to bring the community together ”
“ Good, not as bad as people think ”
“ Oldham is fantastic ”
“ Very good ”
“ I like to live in Oldham ”
“ Free fun day is excellent ”
“ Better care, better health, better life ”
“ Tickets for parking your car are unfair ”
“ I think Oldham has nice areas and lots of activities ”
“ Good mix of shops plus good bus route ”
“ Boring ”
“ Out of this world ”
“ I think Oldham has one of the best towns I think you should put more shops ”
“ I'm really impressed with www.gooldham.com there are so many fantastic things for youngsters to do this summer. ”
“ Needs more shops , arcade places plus need to sort the parks out , broken swings slides and burned fences ”
“ Oldham Town Centre ”
“ I hate Oldham ”
“ It is rubbish. There is nothing for teenagers to do and then when we hang about on the streets people complain. Also don’t feel safe walking home as when you walk down Middleton Road towards Asda you get bricks thrown at you ”
“ I think Oldham is very good, is a good place to shop ”
“ I think Oldham is messy because everyone throws litter but has a lot of great shops and I go there at the weekends ”
“ Council making good effort to improve the town centre, shame the market seems to be going downhill ”
“ I think its very good living in this area. There are very nice people living around Oldham, its very good ”
“ I think its wonderful ”
“ Make friends good shops ”
“ Its great to live in Oldham. The people are friendly and helpful ”
“ I like the shopping centre ”
“ Good location, easy access to Manchester City Centre, easy access to rural beauty spots ”
“ Need to fill in the pot holes on the road ”
“ Not enough baby/toy shops ”
“ Oldham is ok to shop ”
“ I don’t like Oldham I prefer Manchester It’s a small town, more to do in Manchester ”
“ Bit grey today but lovely with the sun on the hills ”
“ Great support services for young people. I hope the budget does not effect this ”
“ Its alright to live here ”
“ Oldham is changing for the better, very good at promoting community cohesion- Alliance fun day being a good example ”
“ There isn't a lot to do ”
“ Oldham is great I was born here in 1953 ”
“ The weather is nice today in Oldham ”
“ Too many fast food places ”
“ Great people ”
“ Horrible ”
“ Very good ”
“ It's rough it needs more money spent on cleaning it ”
“ Good for shopping and friendly ”
“ We love Oldham ”
“ I think its perfect ”
“ I think Oldham should have more things to do for eg cinema and bowling ”
“ I think its nice and I like the place, parks and shops ”
“ Oldham was great until it was taken out of Lancashire and put in the silly creation of Greater Manchester ”
“ Not as good as it used to be for shopping and parking ”
“ Its ok, could be better ”
“ Not enough support for people with criminal records young and old ”
“ Oldham needs activities for kids ”
“ It used to be a nice place but now you cant even get on a bus without getting an STI ”
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Sep
6
18:00
Police Surgery
Villages Community Shop (on the parade at the side of Villages housing office), Fitton Hill
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Sep
14
19:00
PACT Meeting
Royton, Shaw and Crompton
St Paul's Methodist Church, Rochdale Road
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Sep
20
19:00
PACT Meeting
Royton, Shaw and Crompton
Royton Youth Centre, Chapel Street, OL2 5QL
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