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SUMMARY:Midwifery Antenatal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Midwifery appointment for you and your unborn baby. \nAppointments from Midwives will come through Badger Notes.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/midwifery-antenatal-clinic-12/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Spring Meadows\, Leamington Street\, Oldham\, OL4 2RN
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Midwifery Antenatal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Midwifery appointment for you and your unborn baby. \nAppointments from Midwives will come through Badger Notes.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/midwifery-antenatal-clinic/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Alexandra\, Wildmoor Avenue\, Oldham\, OL4 5PU
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SUMMARY:Failsworth Play and Weigh
DESCRIPTION:Location: Roman Road Methodist Church\, 38 Hedges Street\, Failsworth\, M35 9JR \nFree play and stimulation sessions for children up to five years old running alongside a weighing clinic.  \nYou can join us for fun\, imaginative play and activities that you and your child will love\, and see a Health Visitor to discuss your child’s development and talk through any questions or concerns..
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/play-and-weigh-6-2/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Roman Road Methodist Church\, 38 Hedges St\, Failsworth\, M35 9JR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Baby Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Come along to our Well Baby Clinic to have your baby weighed and checked. You can also seek advice about any and all aspects of feeding\, nursing\, development\, and caring for babies and pre-school children. \nTo book an appointment\, please contact the Best Start Family Hub.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/play-and-weigh-2/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Shaw and Crompton\, High Street\, Shaw\, Oldham\, OL2 8RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Baby Play
DESCRIPTION:This is a free-to-access play session for babies and children aged 0–12 months (or not walking). Come along to play\, sing\, and have fun together! \nBooking only: please contact the Best Start Family Hub for more details. You can call Best Start Family Hub — Medlock Vale on 0161 206 0409.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/baby-play-5-2-2/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Medlock Vale\, Hadfield Street\, Oldham\, OL8 3BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Baby Play
DESCRIPTION:This is a free-to-access play session for babies and children aged 0–12 months (or not walking). Come along to play\, sing\, and have fun together! \nBooking only: please contact the Best Start Family Hub for more details.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/baby-play-2/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Stanley Road\, Derby Street\, Oldham\, OL9 7HX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Stay and Play
DESCRIPTION:Free play and stimulation sessions for children up to five years old. Join us for fun\, imaginative play and activities that you and your child will love. \nBooking only: please contact the Best Start Family Hub for more details.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/stay-and-play-2/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Spring Meadows\, Leamington Street\, Oldham\, OL4 2RN
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Housing Options
DESCRIPTION:The Council housing team provide advice and information about housing and homelessness.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/housing-options/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Failsworth Town Hall\, Oldham Road\, Failsworth\, M35 0FH
CATEGORIES:Support & Advice
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SUMMARY:Stay\, Chat and Play
DESCRIPTION:Stay\, Chat and Play sessions are being run with Proud 2 B Parents\, a local charity supporting LGBT+ families.  They're full of fun\, creativity\, and celebration\, with activities including rainbow playdough\, water play\, pride flag making\, parachute games\, sensory activities\, storytelling\, music\, and more. From the tiniest babies to older children\, there are playful experiences for everyone to enjoy together. \nThese sessions celebrate Pride\, joyful family connections\, and the wonderful diversity within our community. Come along to meet other LGBT+ families\, share experiences\, make new friendships\, and enjoy welcoming spaces filled with colour\, laughter\, imagination and play. \nTo learn more about Proud 2 B Parents\, click here.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/stay-chat-and-play/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Alexandra\, Wildmoor Avenue\, Oldham\, OL4 5PU
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Failsworth Baby Bistro
DESCRIPTION:Location: Roman Road Methodist Church\, 37 Hedges Street\, Failsworth\, M35 9JR. \nHome-Start HOST's Infant Feeding Peer Support Team work with Oldham Best Start Family Hubs to run Baby Bistros\, which are breastfeeding peer support groups. Drop in for help and advice on feeding your baby from experts and Home-Start HOST's peer supporters\, and chat to other new parents. \nHome-Start HOST is a local charity helping families across Oldham and Greater Manchester. As well as Baby Bistros\, the team of staff and volunteers offer a range of support\, including support in maternity hospital wards\, home visits\, perinatal peer support groups\, and Dad Matters. \nFor more information about Home-Start HOST\, click here. To learn more about the Infant Feeding Peer Support Team's work\, please call or text 07802883947.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/failsworth-baby-bistro/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Roman Road Methodist Church\, 38 Hedges St\, Failsworth\, M35 9JR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Stay and Play
DESCRIPTION:Free play and stimulation sessions for children up to five years old. Join us for fun\, imaginative play and activities that you and your child will love. \nBooking only: please contact the Best Start Family Hub for more details.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/stay-and-play-5/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Stanley Road\, Derby Street\, Oldham\, OL9 7HX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Baby Play
DESCRIPTION:This is a free-to-access play session for babies and children aged 0–12 months (or not walking). Come along to play\, sing\, and have fun together! \nBooking only: please contact the Best Start Family Hub for more details.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/stay-and-play-4-2/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Spring Meadows\, Leamington Street\, Oldham\, OL4 2RN
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260929T133000
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SUMMARY:Play and Weigh
DESCRIPTION:Free play and stimulation sessions for children up to five years old. \nSee a Health Visitor to discuss your child’s development and answer any of your questions or concerns.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/play-and-weigh-5/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Roman Road Methodist Church\, 38 Hedges St\, Failsworth\, M35 9JR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Parent Voice Forum
DESCRIPTION:Come and have your say at our Parent Voice Forum! \nYour little ones can play\, and you can chat to other parents and the Parent Voice team\, in these fun sessions for the whole family. Our Parent Voice team work with families in Oldham to make our Best Start Family Hubs even better\, finding out what's going well and what else local families need. \nFeedback from families at the Parent Voice Forum is already making a difference as it has helped the team develop the Parents and Carers' Toolkit\, which has loads of information about support for families in Oldham. So\, if you have an idea on how we can help families like yours\, come along and chat to us! \nThere's plenty for nursery- and primary school-aged children to stay and play with\, and information about our Parent Panels for parents and carers. No need to book: all families are welcome to drop in.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/parent-voice-forum-3-2/2026-09-29/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Beever\, Moorby Street\, Oldham\, OL1 3QU
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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SUMMARY:Counter Narratives
DESCRIPTION:Three acclaimed artist films offer new perspectives on being. \nArtist film has the unique ability to hold the complexity of substance use\, recovery and mental health without reducing lived and living experience to a singular story. With image\, sound\, and form it allows us to step into experiences beyond our own\, opening spaces for relational attention and dialogue. \nBringing together\, animation\, documentary and video art\, this screening presents three acclaimed short artist films from the UK and USA for the first time in a shared programme. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion exploring how moving image can represent substance use\, recovery and mental health with clarity\, complexity and care. \nCollectively\, the programme asks what moving image can make possible when recovery is approached not as a resolved outcome\, but as a lived process shaped by memory\, ambiguity and social connection. The films do not offer art as remedy; instead\, they invite a shared encounter with the visual language\, ruptures and repetitions by which recovery is lived and re-imagined. \nBook now\nAbout the films:\nSmall Hours (Dir: Oscar Wyndham Lewis\, 2026) \nNarrated by starring actor Robert Bathurst (Downton Abbey\, Cold Feet\, Toast of London) it has recently screened at Raindance Film Festival and the Oscar-qualifying In the Palace International Short Film Festival been nominated for best animation at Raindance Film Festival and four other Oscar-qualifying film festivals to date. \nThere Is No One What Will Take Care of You (Dir: Dina Fiasconaro\, 2023) \nMaking its UK debut\, this split screen video artwork explores the relationship between a father\, daughter and friend whose lives are tragically marked by substance use\, loss and emotional transformation. The film holds these relationships in tension rather than resolving them\, allowing proximity\, absence and responsibility to unfold across the screen. This project is the recipient of a Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund grant and has screened at the Maryland Film Festival and Zo Gallery\, Baltimore. \nMilk (Dir: Miranda Stern\, 2024) \nThis BAFTA-nominated short documentary explores a raw and intimate portrayal of maternal loss and heroin use. The film follows director Miranda Stern as she embarks on an introspective quest to understand the mother she never knew\, while navigating her own history of substance use. Drawing on connections between the brain’s opioid receptors and the nurturing comfort of breast milk\, Milk blends documentary\, archival footage and mixed-media aesthetics to consider personal testimony and embodied memory. \nAbout the artists: \nOscar Wyndham Lewis is an artist and animator based in Margate. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art with a Master’s in Animation in 2016\, he has since directed several award-winning short films and music video projects. His debut hand-painted film The Waves won the Scottish Mental Health Arts Prize and was shortlisted for a BAFTA in 2017. \nDina Fiasconaro is a Baltimore screenwriter and director whose work centres female characters and explores addiction and recovery\, marginalisation\, familial relationships and mental illness. She is a Professor of Film and Moving Image at Stevenson University\, and her work has been screened at a variety of national and international venues and film festivals\, including the Baltimore Museum of Art. \nMiranda Stern is a Glasgow-based writer/director. A graduate of the National Film and Television School (NFTS)\, Milk garnered a BAFTA nomination for Best Short Film in 2025. During its festival run including Clermont-Ferrand\, Aesthetica\, Palm Springs and EIFF the film caught the attention of the New York Times and now features on their Op-Docs platform.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/counter-narratives/
LOCATION:Stockport Plaza\, Mersey Square\,\, Stockport\, Cheshire.\, SK1 1SP
CATEGORIES:Cinema, Music & Theatre
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SUMMARY:Oldham Comedy Club
DESCRIPTION:Oldham Comedy Club is back for another unmissable night of laughter with the UK's best stand-up comedians.\nLive At The Apollo and Man Like Mobeen star Tez Ilyas headlines with TV favourite Stephen Bailey (Celebrity Mastermmind\, Celebrity Weakest Link\, Madame Blance Mysteries). MC Mick Ferry (‘legend’ Jason Manford) is tasked once again to compare...and to keep everyone in line! \nEarly booking is strongly advised – these shows regularly sell out. \nThe comedians are all booked by Comedy In A Van. \nA regular on BBC One’s Live At The Apollo\, Tez Ilyas is also known for Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three) and Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.\nTez has also appeared on everything from The One Show to The News Quiz and\, of course\, his very own The Tez O’Clock Show on Channel 4. A phenomenally funny comedian who refuses to shy away from trickier subjects yet never forgets that the laughs need to come thick and fast. \nStephen Bailey\, a proud Northern\, working class\, gay man. Although well known as a TV presenter and actor it’s the arena of live\, stand up comedy where Stephen really shines.\nGossipy\, bitchy\, close to the bone even\, but with such an infectious sense of fun everyone gets the joke and no one is left behind. \n“Natural talent” – Metro\, “Rising star” – The Sun\, “Hilarious from the first line” – Voice\, “Fabulously funny” – The Guardian. \nYour compere is proud Oldhamer and Comedy Store and Frog & Bucket veteran Mick Ferry!\nWhether he’s running with a scatterbrained idea\, an audience suggestion or dipping into his extensive mental files of absolute\, top drawer gags and routines\, the end result is a barrage of laughter from a very happy audience and that is what we are all about. \n★★★★★ Mirror \n“Absolute legend” Jason Manford\, “As good as it gets” – Big Issue.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/oldham-comedy-club/
LOCATION:The Loom\, The Loom\, Parliament Square Oldham\, OL1 1AS
CATEGORIES:Cinema, Music & Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T112410Z
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SUMMARY:Midwifery Postnatal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Midwifery appointment for you and your new baby. \nAppointments from Midwives will come through Badger Notes.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/midwifery-postnatal-clinic-11/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Stanley Road\, Derby Street\, Oldham\, OL9 7HX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260901T132538Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T132538Z
UID:10086556-1790758800-1790787600@whatson.oldham.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Midwifery Postnatal Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Midwifery appointment for you and your new baby. \nAppointments from Midwives will come through Badger notes.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/midwifery-postnatal-clinic-3-2/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Medlock Vale\, Hadfield Street\, Oldham\, OL8 3BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260521T111429Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T111429Z
UID:10080697-1790758800-1790787600@whatson.oldham.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Development Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Run by practitioners from the Health Visiting service\, our development clinics assess the development of children aged 9-12 months and 24-30 months old. This is to support parents in knowing their child’s development is on track. \nHealth Visitors discuss a variety of health topics in development clinics with parents and carers as part of a holistic assessment to support children and their families. You can seek support and advice around diet\, sleep\, oral health\, toileting\, parenting\, and immunisations\, as well as social\, emotional\, and physical development. \nThis service is by appointment only. To book an appointment\, please contact your Best Start Family Hub. \nIf you are concerned about your child’s development\, please contact your local Health Visitor.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/development-clinic-3/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Beever\, Moorby Street\, Oldham\, OL1 3QU
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260602T113043Z
CREATED:20240820T112926Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T113043Z
UID:10080695-1790758800-1790787600@whatson.oldham.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Speech and Language Therapy Clinic
DESCRIPTION:"Clinic days" in our Best Start Family Hubs are for children who are currently known to the Children’s Speech & Language Therapy service. The Speech & Language Therapists working in Oldham Best Start Family Hubs assess children’s speech\, language and communication needs\, providing advice and strategies for families and settings to develop children’s speech\, language and communication skills. \nIndividual and group therapy sessions may be offered in Best Start Family Hubs\, close to children’s settings and homes. \nIf you are concerned about your child’s speech\, language or communication\, please contact your local Health Visitor.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/speech-language-and-communication-clinic/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Spring Meadows\, Leamington Street\, Oldham\, OL4 2RN
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260602T113352Z
CREATED:20240419T135941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T113352Z
UID:10080694-1790758800-1790787600@whatson.oldham.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Development Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Run by practitioners from the Health Visiting service\, our development clinics assess the development of children aged 9-12 months and 24-30 months old. This is to support parents in knowing their child’s development is on track. \nHealth Visitors discuss a variety of health topics in development clinics with parents and carers as part of a holistic assessment to support children and their families. You can seek support and advice around diet\, sleep\, oral health\, toileting\, parenting\, and immunisations\, as well as social\, emotional\, and physical development. \nThis service is by appointment only. To book an appointment\, please contact your Best Start Family Hub. \nIf you are concerned about your child’s development\, please contact your local Health Visitor.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/development-clinic-6/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Shaw and Crompton\, High Street\, Shaw\, Oldham\, OL2 8RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T111500
DTSTAMP:20260602T115525Z
CREATED:20240425T124348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T115525Z
UID:10080700-1790760600-1790766900@whatson.oldham.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Baby Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Come along to our Well Baby Clinic to have your baby weighed and checked. You can also seek advice about any and all aspects of feeding\, nursing\, and caring for babies and pre-school children. \nNo need to book: just drop in. For more details\, please contact the Best Start Family Hub.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/baby-clinic-3/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Medlock Vale\, Hadfield Street\, Oldham\, OL8 3BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T120000
DTSTAMP:20251023T130118Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T130118Z
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SUMMARY:Citizens Advice
DESCRIPTION:Citizens Advice offers free\, independent\, and confidential advice on housing\, homelessness\, and money information. \nThe offer will include drop-in session 9:30am to 12noon for residents to access at Royton Town Hall and speak with an advisor initially for support and information.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/citizens-advice-3-2/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Royton Town Hall\, Rochdale Road\, Royton\, England\, OL2 6QG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Support & Advice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T120000
DTSTAMP:20241007T103159Z
CREATED:20240311T093425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T103159Z
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SUMMARY:Citizens Advice Drop-In
DESCRIPTION:Citizens Advice provides free\, confidential\, independent and impartial advice on a broad range of issues including: Benefits\, Consumer\, Discrimination\, Employment\, Families and Relationships\, Housing and Money Advice.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/citizens-advice-drop-in-4/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:NEON Community Hub\, Holt St\, Oldham\, OL4 2DQ
CATEGORIES:Support & Advice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T123000
DTSTAMP:20241022T142308Z
CREATED:20241022T142245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241022T142308Z
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SUMMARY:Early Help (Positive Steps)
DESCRIPTION:Positive Steps Early Help service will be holding a drop-in session every Wednesday 9:30 to 12:30.\nEarly help can provide support to families or individuals\, who are based in Oldham with issues surrounding housing\, finances\, mental well-being and physical health\, parenting or looking for employment. \nThese services can be accessed by adults over the age of 18 years and families with children under the age of 18 years.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/early-help-positive-steps/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Royton Town Hall\, Rochdale Road\, Royton\, England\, OL2 6QG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Support & Advice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T153000
DTSTAMP:20241007T103133Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T103133Z
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SUMMARY:Support and Inclusion Team
DESCRIPTION:Help with money worries\, advice on benefits and Council Tax and more.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/support-and-inclusion-team-2/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:NEON Community Hub\, Holt St\, Oldham\, OL4 2DQ
CATEGORIES:Support & Advice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T153000
DTSTAMP:20240313T125844Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T125844Z
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SUMMARY:Turning Point
DESCRIPTION:Advice on drugs and alcohol issues\, mental health and/or learning disabilities
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/turning-point/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Support & Advice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T170000
DTSTAMP:20251014T105709Z
CREATED:20241022T142543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T105709Z
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SUMMARY:TOG MIND mental health support
DESCRIPTION:TOG MIND (Tameside\, Oldham & Glossop) will be offering their Navigator service from Royton Town Hall on an appointment basis only 9am-5pm every Wednesday. \nThis service can be accessed via both a professional and self-referral form that can be accessed on the TOG MIND website: \n\nhttps://www.togmind.org/\n\nThe Navigator service work with individuals who are age 18 years and over on a 12-week basis\, providing support with goal setting and working on breaking down barriers to accessing further mental health support before moving on to further mental health support services.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/tog-mind-mental-health-support/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Royton Town Hall\, Rochdale Road\, Royton\, England\, OL2 6QG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Support & Advice
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T110000
DTSTAMP:20260731T075126Z
CREATED:20260731T075126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T075126Z
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SUMMARY:Talking Tools
DESCRIPTION:Talking Tools is an intervention designed to help families develop their child’s communication skills. It aims to strengthen children’s speech\, language\, and communication skills while building parents and carers’ confidence in supporting their child’s development at home. The intervention involves working closely with parents and carers\, focusing on one key strategy each week. These strategies are simple and practical\, making them easy for families to use in everyday routines and play.  \nTalking Tools is a group intervention delivered by a Best Start Family Hub Practitioner\, consisting of six hour-long weekly sessions — one in the home\, four in a Best Start Family Hub\, and one session in the local library. Parents will be encouraged to practise the strategies from the sessions at home with their child. The intervention can be completed when a child is 15 to 18 months of age and upwards\, until they enter a childcare setting. A family is usually referred to Talking Tools after a WellComm Assessment if speech\, language\, and communication differences have been identified. \nThese sessions are by referral only. To learn more\, contact your local Best Start Family Hub.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/talking-tools/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Beever\, Moorby Street\, Oldham\, OL1 3QU
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260930T113000
DTSTAMP:20260821T072142Z
CREATED:20240814T143311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T072142Z
UID:10080707-1790762400-1790767800@whatson.oldham.gov.uk
SUMMARY:Stay and Play
DESCRIPTION:Free play and stimulation sessions for children up to five years old. Join us for fun\, imaginative play and activities that you and your child will love. \nBooking only: please contact the Best Start Family Hub for more details.
URL:https://whatson.oldham.gov.uk/event/stay-and-play-8/2026-09-30/
LOCATION:Best Start Family Hub — Shaw and Crompton\, High Street\, Shaw\, Oldham\, OL2 8RF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Family Hubs
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