Events this week in Tameside

Astrum Guitar Duo appears by kind permission of the Royal Northern College of Music.

The Civic Mayor of Tameside is hosting a series of Classical Music Concerts at the Town Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne in aid of his Mayoral Charity Appeal Fund.

The concerts will be held on four consecutive Friday afternoons and will feature a superb range of highly talented performers.

Tickets are priced at just £3 and can be purchased from Ashton Town Hall, Tameside Tourist Information Centre and the Mayor’s Office.

All proceeds from the concerts will be donated to the Mayor’s Charity which is dedicated to helping local charities and voluntary organisations.

For further information please contact the Mayor’s Office on 0161 342 3087.

‘ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?’ were formed over twelve years ago and in that time they have become widely regarded as just about the best JIMI HENDRIX tribute show you will see.

Join John and Margaret Morrison on this nine mile walk to Compstall and back with hills, woods, rivers, lows and beautiful views.

Every 3rd Tuesday of the month Tameside's Resident Paranormal Group invite you with a warm welcome, as this is our way of getting to know you and for you to meet like-minded people. There is no membership fee but you must be over 18 to attend In our effort in Keeping The Paranormal Friendly, we have other paranormal groups attend our meetings as well new faces, amongst our regular guest. During the night we will briefly telling you of our forthcoming events and our technical guys will be on hand to help you familiarise yourself with some of the equipment we use on locations, as you will be using them when you join us our investigations.

We will be showing footage captured from past investigations for you to try and explain and there will be a chance for you to get involved in some paranormal experiments. Anyone wishing to bring photos etc they may of caught on past investigations they have been on, then please do so to share with everyone. Also you can share any stories you may have of your experiences whilst on locations, be it with us or another group. All this plus much more. Any views and ideas you may have will be welcome, as this is your group too. Why not make a night of it and have a meal in the restaurant, then join us downstairs in the bar for a great evening. Hope to see you there as we look forward to meeting you. Close to M67, on the A601 between Stalybridge and Mottram Moor. Large Car Park available.

“Pets as Therapy” Mr & Mrs Davies

Established 1977. All Retired Teachers & Friends Are Welcome. Our meetings are held in Stalybridge Civic Hall. Thursday 2pm to 4pm

Businesses will get a taste of the East at the next meeting of Tameside Networking Club. The club will meet at the Indian Ocean Restaurant in Ashton on March 18.

The event will start at 5pm with informal networking and refreshments followed by a topical presentation and more formal networking. Those who attend will also have the opportunity to promote their business.

Matthew Kershaw, Tameside Local Manager at Greater Manchester Chamber, said: "Our networking club is a great way to meet businesses from across Tameside. Networking is always important but the economic downturn has made it an essential business tool."

Directed by Tony Birch
A Drama by Alan Ayckbourn

On her father's death, Miriam's older sister, handsome, divorced Annabel, comes home after over thirty years in Tasmania to find Daddy has left the bulk of his fortune to her. Alice, the creepily polite nurse complains to Annabel that Miriam has sacked her and is intent upon blackmail, having evidence, she says, that Miriam did away with the old man. Scatty Miriam and tough Annabel join forces against Alice.

Booking commences Thursday 4th March 2010

A new display of Harry Rutherford’s television sketches have gone on display at the Rutherford Gallery in Hyde.

Harry Rutherford began his flourishing television career with the BBC in 1936 as the corporation launched its high fidelity service.

His quick eye for details and ability to rapidly capture a scene succinctly brought him to the attention of the BBC producer Cecil Madden who offered Rutherford his first job sketching the live acts on Madden’s variety show ‘Cabaret Cartoons’.

The display brings together Rutherford’s sketches from ‘Cabaret Cartoons’. Also included are his illustrations of Samuel Laycock’s Lancashire poem ‘Bowton’s Yard’ performed by Violet Carson, who is perhaps better known as Ena Sharples, as well as sketches from his own programme ‘Sketchbook’, broadcast in the 1950s.

These sketches reveal not only Rutherford’s eye for detail but also his sense of comic timing clearly illustrated in his own commentary displayed alongside the sketches.

Rutherford easily fell into conversations with people he met whilst sketching different towns across the UK and the exhibited drawings reflect not only his artistic brilliance but also his sociable character.

Harry Rutherford’s television sketches are on display at the Rutherford Gallery in Hyde until April 2010.

Gallery Open: Tues, Thurs, Fri: 10am-12.30pm, 1-5pm, Wed: 1-7pm, Sat: 9am-12.30pm, 1-4pm, Closed Sunday and Monday.

A new exhibition tracing the long and affectionate relationships of the Manchester Regiment with other units from across the world has started at the Museum of the Manchester Regiment.

Based in Ashton Town Hall, the museum's exhibition traces, through photographs and objects, the relationships the Manchester Regiment has developed over many years with units from across the world. The aim of regimental alliances is to promote mutual understanding and friendship between all ranks of both Regiments that are linked.

On public display for the first time is the uniform of Lieutenant-Colonel Nadir Khan, Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion (Scinde) The Frontier Force Regiment, Pakistan as well as that of Lieutenant-General Devraj Singh, Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion, The Sikh Regiment, India. Both these uniforms were presented to the Museum of the Manchester Regiment specifically for the exhibition by these officers.

The exhibition also includes a ‘No.1 Uniform’, as worn by a sailor aboard HMS Manchester, the Regiment’s affiliated Ship.

Among the other material on display for the first time are items from West Africa, Malaysia, Canada, Australia and New-Zealand.

The Museum would be interested to hear from anyone that served with the Manchester Regiment and has memories of their service days, souvenirs they may wish to donate to the Museum or memories of the Regiment’s allied units.