We are celebrating our 175th Anniversary and as part of our celebrations, remarkable stories about everyday local people are taking centre stage. 

The Ordinary Oldhamers, Extraordinary Lives project aims to uncover and highlight the remarkable stories of people from across the town. They can be from the past or present and have done or experienced something truly extraordinary. 

You can include as much or as little information as you have about the person and their story, and upload a photo if you have one too.  

You can nominate someone via our straightforward online form.

Below are some of the amazing stories we have had so far...