Oldham Says

“ Fantastic! ”

“ Oldham is a fantastic place to live. Lots of things for young people to do. Some good sport development activities. ”

“ Too busy! ”

“ More youth clubs/events. Nothing to get involved in so hang around streets and stuff drinking with mates. My best friend got pregnant because there was nothing to do ”

“ Oldham is much improved from its old mill town image. The trees and planting in the town centre are very attractive. Hopefully the new trams will bring greater footfall to the town. It has a great variety of shops and a good market hall for visitors ”

“ Needs a crispy kreme doughnut shop. Big fan of the shop ”

“ Lots of support for young people ”

“ I hate Oldham ”

“ Not enough support for people with criminal records young and old ”

“ I like the shopping centre ”

“ I HAVE ONLY LIVED IN SHAW FOR 4YEARS ITS A GREAT PLACE SHOPPING CENTER REALLY GREAT,BUT LATELY IT HAS BEEN SLOWLY GOING DOWN THE DRAIN. I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO SOME BOUGHT LAND AND SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN YOU,SED HAS A PARKING AREA THINGS ARE BEING THROWN ON IT THUS MAKING IT AN EYE SORE. ”

“ It used to be a nice place but now you cant even get on a bus without getting an STI ”

“ Free fun day is excellent ”

“ Lived here all my life + like it ”

“ Oldham is nice but too much crime ”

“ Oldham is fantastic ”

“ Better care, better health, better life ”

“ Waste of money trying to upgrade the outside when they have caused it anyway. We have one, if not the biggest, market hall in England and could be a big tourist draw, just like Bury’s outside market, but they need to spend some money on it. ”

“ Good nightlife ”

“ Oldham is a nice place to live in. I love living in Oldham, there is a lot of things for children to do ”

“ Oldham football club ”

“ Duncan. Nice day, nice place. Too small in market. Like new bit ”

“ Very busy town centre, not much chance of getting around easily ”

“ To many pubs and bars in Oldham, which leads to the constant fear of violence. ”

“ Should have signs or maps up ”

“ It's ok. Not bad ”

“ I think Oldham is a good area but children and teenagers dont have anything to do or anywhere to go so they wonder round streets,it also causes trouble aswell for the neighbour hood.I think we needs more Clubs opening for young children and teenagers.It wil keep them out of trouble and it will be more safer. They should go on trips and do fun activties wich they like. ”

“ Oldham Town Centre ”

“ Under invested. Under developed. Not enough funding for public services ”

“ Good parks- clean ”

“ I think its very good living in this area. There are very nice people living around Oldham, its very good ”

“ Fun day wasn’t as good as last year- no entertainment for little ones ”

“ Need more parks and facilities ”

“ It’s a very busy but small place the people are really friendly ”

“ It's rough it needs more money spent on cleaning it ”

“ Overall good but need to make young people aware of things for them to do around Oldham ”

“ Lots of pot holes empty shops ”

“ I think Oldham is great ”

“ Tickets for parking your car are unfair ”

“ The weather is nice today in Oldham ”

“ Great support services for young people. I hope the budget does not effect this ”

“ Need to fill in the pot holes on the road ”

“ Love the place! ”

“ I was born and bred in Oldham, thankfully I left it! I am embarrassed and ashamed of what Oldham is now. ”

“ Oldham is very good in my opinion as it has a variety of shops, plenty of choice for food and many good social gathering spots ”

“ When money is spent its nice for example Alexandra Park, therefore I feel its changing for the better ”

“ Oldham is ok but needs more community spirit ”

“ Place is ok - too many cheap shops ”

“ I think Oldham is very good, is a good place to shop ”

“ More parks for kids ”

“ We love Oldham ”

“ Oldham needs to re-invent itself as it's got a bad reputation for fighting and chavs and drugs in the clubs. Needs a 60 minute makeover. ”

“ Not that good More for teenagers to do Some good shops. ”

“ Not enough clubs. No cinema ”

“ Quite goos. Needs cleaning. More police ”

“ the road humps on elm rd are all uneven and a danger to all who use them .oak rd seems to have the the right balance ”

“ More police patrols for young people ”

“ I think its perfect ”

“ Its ok, could be better ”

“ bit trampy bit crap good shops, need Topshop ”

“ Oldham would benefit from having a huge festival like Leeds or something to bring some money into the town. It's depressing living here. It's a town with no colour! ”

“ It's great but it needs working on. Too many empty shops and things closing down. Are rents and stuff too high? Council should have monthly events like sports and music etc ”

“ Like the accessibility and good parking ”

“ There isn't a lot to do ”

“ Plenty of parking needs some big stores centre kept very clean with plenty of street cleaners ”

“ I think its wonderful ”

“ 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 ”

“ Not happy with the bin collection service, good outdoor activities, good childcare opportunities and good sports ”

“ I don’t have a very high opinion of Oldham ”

“ Its alright to live here ”

“ I like to live in Oldham ”

“ cartmel crescent chadderton is the best for community spirit we all pull together thats what makes it work ”

“ I think we need to put money into the market hall and bring it back to it's former glory! ”

“ Make town bigger – more outdoor market, more fresh produce ”

“ Too many kids on the streets and not enough for them to do ”

“ Really nice place to work and meet people ”

“ Not been developed well – still poor. Union Street the pavement is appalling. Quite depressing ”

“ Oldham is great for shopping, best place to look for a job ”

“ Needs more shops , arcade places plus need to sort the parks out , broken swings slides and burned fences ”

“ A multi cultural lively place to live. Lots to do ”

“ I’d like a topshop please. Also a cinema, bowling, more places to eat like nandos, kfc, pizzahut ”

“ I love it! ”

“ Needs a cinema and more to do ”

“ Oldham needs activities for kids ”

“ Ok shopping centre ”

“ Oldham is rubbish with nothing to do ”

“ Rubbish, not enough shops ”

“ Boring ”

“ Shopping centre not great – people go out in Manchester not Oldham ”

“ There's no cinema ”

“ More improvements have taken place i.e. renovation of schools and community centres ”

“ Very friendly lots to do for all ages ”

“ Not changed for the better. All the same shops. ”

“ Don't like it. Full of chavs. Not enough to do ”

“ Great people ”

“ More food places needed ”

“ Good, not as bad as people think ”

“ I think Oldham is a horrible place and I am moving away ”

“ Can't wait to leave the dump of a town. ”

“ 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 ”

“ Oldham was great until it was taken out of Lancashire and put in the silly creation of Greater Manchester ”

“ Oldham Athletic sports centre is decent. Run down, not enough to do. Can be quite rough – Yorkshire Street ”

“ I think it needs some money investing into Oldham. More quality shops and more choice ”

“ Bit grey today but lovely with the sun on the hills ”

“ No cinema, no decent retaurants, pubs & bars rough as all hell and mostly chavvy to boot, disabled access generally poor, jobs way too scarce, housing rubbish quality and expensive and landlords under-regulated chancers. Now I remember why I swore I was never coming back here! ”

“ Absolutely horrendous place, get rid of the lib dem council, they are practically tory now anyway. Needs the drains in the centre looking at as there is always a stink of sewerage throughout the town. ”

“ Fun easy to settle in, lots of places to go and pass the time ”

“ Oldham is good for what it is ”

“ Potholes!!!!! Need so much attention ”

“ I think Oldham does well as a community ”

“ There should be more family events to bring the community together ”

“ I think its ok, it could really do with improving ”

“ People used to come here for the market for a day out – they don’t anymore ”

“ Friendly people ”

“ Good location, easy access to Manchester City Centre, easy access to rural beauty spots ”

“ Not enough to do ”

“ I think it’s getting better ”

“ I think Oldham has nice areas and lots of activities ”

“ Oldham needs a Nandos ”

“ need to reduce rent's in the tommyfield market before oldham loses the market all together ”

“ 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! ”

“ Dirty horrible place should clean it up ”

“ Nice! ”

“ Mixed bag of people ”

“ More things for kids to do ”

“ Full of chavs. Disgusting ”

“ More part time jobs needed (not enough for 16-18 year olds) ”

“ Always lived here – good town ”

“ Very rarely visit. Too many groups of youths, especially at weekend ”

“ Gets boring...not enough to do. Build a cinema, youth club etc... ”

“ To many pubs and bars in Oldham, which leads to the constant fear of violence. ”

“ I think its nice and I like the place, parks and shops ”

“ I have lived in Oldham all my life and I still love the town centre ”

“ I'm really impressed with www.gooldham.com there are so many fantastic things for youngsters to do this summer. ”

“ Thurs, Fri, Sat – Free parking. More fun days to get people in ”

“ I've always lived in Oldham, and envisage growing old and dying here. It's clean, friendly with lots of green spaces. I'm disappointed now that with 2 teenage children we have nowhere to spend an evening for fun, other than a theatre. We need to travel to Rochdale/Ashton/Manchester for a cinema/bowling. I would prefer to spend my money locally. ”

“ Drains aren’t cleaned out ”

“ Fantastic event, came from Rochdale- Brilliant ”

“ Excellent very good for shopping ”

“ Too many discount shops ”

“ I like it but it needs a music shop ”

“ Need to protect and emphasise the Lancashire identity rather than identifying with Manchester and losing a "sense of place" ”

“ Alexandra Park is nice. Markets are nice. Oldham needs a cinema ”

“ Not enough policemen ”

“ Oldham is changing for the better, very good at promoting community cohesion- Alliance fun day being a good example ”

“ Oldham is a very nice place but there are lots of crimes ”

“ Lively place, open minded people, helpful people – Plenty of shops to do shopping – Nice layout of town centre ”

“ Too many pervy men sitting around ”

“ I think Oldham should have more things to do for eg cinema and bowling ”

“ Bad - lots of unemployment and violence ”

“ Oldham is a multicultural place with lots of arranged and organised things going on for peoples pleasure ”

“ Oldham is crap, needs cleaning up but some good shops and needs less police ”

“ Too many fast food places ”

“ I don’t like Oldham I prefer Manchester It’s a small town, more to do in Manchester ”

“ Used to love the market, not enough of a mix, like the new bit ”

“ Improve the market ”

“ I’m only here occasionally ”

“ Moved from Rochdale and it's much better - nicer people ”

“ Bring Tommyfield market back from the dead. I also think we need a decent Cinema and more activities for our teenagers (our next generation). ”

“ 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 ”

“ Street entertainers needed!!! ”

“ Streets are dirty ”

“ Its great to live in Oldham. The people are friendly and helpful ”

“ Better with the outdoor markets ”

“ Its fantastic community spirit ”

“ There are too many uneducated "knuckle draggers" roaming the streets. They have no respect for anyone else, constantly use foul language and drop litter everywhere. ”

“ Good night out ”

“ Good town, market ”

“ cons: One of the most expensive council tax bill in England, poor public services, dangerous town centre, no cinema(!!!) pros: natural beauty of the Pennines. ”

“ Nice market, needs more greenery ”

“ Horrible ”

“ Legalise cannabis ”