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Your comments Oldham will always be Lancashire! Just look at it.. a wonderful Lancashire creation. I hate all this Greater Manchester rubbish and I will be an Oldhamer and a Lancastrian until I die! Anne Collier - Sun 20 Jun 2010 9:36 pm I was brought up in Derker, it was a hard place but people looked out for each other - you can't blame Thatcher for the crappy councilswho failed to protect our heritage - look at the Town Hall! Our history is one of toil and industry - it's the in-comers of what ever colour or creed that have ruined it - they should f*** off! ex-Derker Lad - Sat 05 Jun 2010 8:54 pm I am only a young oldhamer born in 94, but i heard about oldham in it's hayday, and know enough about history to say one of the big problems was when margaret thatcher shut down our beloved mills and factorys which glued this town together, and when the goverment opened the flood gates for immigrants, this only split our town apart as they moved in and started their own communities. Luke S - Tue 25 May 2010 8:15 pm I love Oldham...for all it's faults...it's my home town...it makes me cringe to read all the negativity recorded on this site...it's never 'our' fault...it's always them...the trouble is we're all 'them' to someone...i've decided to share some of my photos anyway...they're not a comment on how run-down the town is though...they reflect my interest in every nook and cranny...no matter how ugly it may appear to others... Clwb ZGR - Sat 09 Jan 2010 10:49 pm I grew up in Hollinwood in the 50's/60's Roxy Milk Bar, Roxy and Queens Cinemas. I moved away over 30 years ago but visit to see my cousin and sister who still have to live there. I loved Oldham and my strong roots. My parents and grandparents worked in the mills; they would hate to see what a total social mess it is now. My cousin is afraid to go out at night because of the fighting in the town centre. I have no solution to offer. Too many people from different cultures and religious backgrounds have now changed the face of Oldham. They have not integrated on the whole but caused tensions for themselves and those who have lived in Oldham all their lives. The 50's Carribeans fitted in perfectly - so what's gone wrong. Emma Howard - Sat 28 Nov 2009 6:16 pm it takes a pretty picture sometimes. x grandaughter - Wed 28 Oct 2009 1:56 pm Its so sad to here about the place i was born in 62 years ago when i lived in esther street greenacres we were poor but happy and and all working in the mills and for the gas board and crime was low, it seams differant now and i am glad i moved away with all the troubles you here about now, i did want to come back at have a look at the house i was born in but i dont think i will bother now,i will have to live with the good times and school days i had ther. Adrian Broadbent - Tue 13 Oct 2009 7:13 pm I was born and educated in Oldham, have lived and worked in this town all my life (69 years) so I feel more than qualified to say that in my own personnel opinion, Oldham like many other rough northern towns has slowly but surely sunk into a large cesspit of it's own making. The rot seemed to have started around the 1980s and is fast getting worse with no end in sight. The clowns who think that moving the rail track 500 yards nearer the town centre will be the towns saviour must be barmy. What can Oldham offer any visitor other than the weekend loonies to join the band of crackpots, drug dealers and trouble makers that we already have on Yorkshire st. I cannot afford to rid myself of this town or indeed I would. Again my opinion is that the influx of various ethnics and religions has not been beneficial in any way or form, in fact they have exasperated the situation along with our home grown jerks. It is very sad to see a once proud town made by a once pr oud people, to end up being a huge s*** pit. Harold K. - Thu 20 Aug 2009 4:38 pm More comments... What's your opinion of Oldham? Add your comments, below: Name: Email: (optional) Comments Nearby Places Manchester Bolton Stockport Yorkshire

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