Another powerful performance from Boarshurst Silver Band in this year’s Remembrance Day concert Remembrance Day: a time for contemplation, a time to remember the fallen, whether our siblings or ancestors served in the armed forces. A cathartic time, where we remember them in front of hundred or more people. Whether at Pots and Pans, Werneth…
How Stagecoach Manchester is Supporting the 2019 British Legion Poppy Appeal
Free travel for armed forces personnel on Stagecoach buses Stagecoach Manchester will commemorate Remembrance Sunday by offering free travel to all armed forces personnel and veterans across the city. Since the start of this month, the company’s vehicles have carried commemorative poppies below the windscreen. These will be seen on buses till the 14 November.
North Manchester Bus Fare Changes: Why Three is a Tragic Number
First/Diamond/Go North West ticketing agreement ends in New Year For Greater Mancunian bus, train, and tram passengers, there is nothing peculiar about the 02 January 2020. As it is the first working day of 2020, it is at that point of the year when our bus, train and tram fares go up.
Rochdale Borough Youth Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (03 November 2019)
A truly spectacular concert that put many open age bands to shame Less than a month after the Dobcross Youth Band wowed audiences, another great youth band took to the stage at Boarshurst Band Club. Last night, it was the turn of Rochdale Borough Youth Band, one of four brass ensembles within Rochdale MBC’s Music…
Retail Comings and Goings in Tameside, November 2019: The Ashton Review of Shops
This month’s window on the shop windows Tameside remembers the fallen; Bonmarché enters into administration; Plus all the usual retail movements from The Rising Sun to The Fletchers Arms. With winter on its way, our town centres should be preparing for the Christmas rush. In the next month, we shall be awaiting the Lantern Parade…
John Nield Conservatory Saved? Could Demolition Threat Be Averted?
Future of Stamford Park’s Conservatory lies in balance After an initial stay of execution, the future of John Nield Conservatory in Stamford Park still lies in the balance. If demolition went ahead this summer, the iconic conservatory would have been replaced by a manicured garden, which would have opened in September this year.
The Astley Cheetham Art Gallery: Tameside’s Hidden Treasure?
Why has Tameside MBC’s only art gallery attracted fewer visitors than this blog? Here’s a question for you. In 2018, how many people visited the Astley Cheetham Art Gallery in Stalybridge? Is it: (a) 59,000?; (b) 5,900?; or is it (c) 590? Believe it or not, the answer is (c). That’s right, 590 visitors in…
Tintwistle Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (27 October 2019)
Another fine Boarshurst début, and another superb concert In the last few days, the weather gods haven’t exactly been on our side. There was reports of flooding in Derbyshire, Cheshire and the Midlands. Last night on Greenbridge Lane, there was no need to sail to Boarshurst Band Club in a Mirror dinghy. Nor a way…
Private Brass Band Music Tuition in Stalybridge: A Chat with Tim and Dan at Stalybridge Music Academy
Ever wanted to learn a brass band instrument or an orchestral brass instrument in the Tameside area? Now’s your chance. For many brass band enthusiasts, Stalybridge is the birthplace of modern brass band music. It is home to the oldest brass band in the world, formed in 1809. If you fancy learning to play the…
Search for a Stagecoach Star: Passengers’ Vote Introduced for Employee Awards
Is the driver on your local Stagecoach Manchester route helpful to a fault? Now’s your chance to give him or her some recognition. If you get the bus often enough, there’s every chance you might know the driver. You might know his or her fellow colleague who maintains the buses at Hyde Road depot. Or…
Hebden Bridge Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (20 October 2019)
Brindle’s Boarshurst début marked by a superb concert With the nights getting longer and the days getting colder, the warmest of receptions were reserved for Hebden Bridge Band at the Boarshurst Band Club. With their first choice Musical Director David Hamilton in Norwich last night, the baton was passed on to Gareth Brindle. For the…
Put This On a Badge! The Better Buses Badge Making Experience
Show some love for your local bus route in a crafty way Within a week of the launch of Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s Bus Franchising consultation, there has been several activities to advance the case for London-style bus franchising. Since this summer, Better Buses For Greater Manchester have stated their case with accountability and improved…
