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31. Born to dance
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 10 January 2008FROM a very early age Vera Dyson enjoyed the delights of dancing. It was the result of constantly pestering her mother that she became enrolled as a pupil at Madame Peach’s School of Dancing at Harpurhey.
32. Out with the old
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 3 January 2008LANLGEY Library on Windermere Road will close its doors for the final time in the next few weeks. But the great news is, a new up to date facility is to replace the old library only a short distance away.
33. Let it snow ...
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 20 December 2007I HAVE to confess that for a number of years I was the person who organised the building of the Christmas Crib in Middleton Shopping Centre.
34. It's quiz time
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 13 December 2007THIS week we have four great prizes up for grabs in our festive quiz.
35. The shops of Christmas past
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 6 December 2007SHORTLY the shops will be a hive of activity with Christmas only two weeks away. This week Bygone Days takes a nostalgic look back at the town centre shops in the late 1950s.
36. A bird's eye view
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 29 November 2007AERIAL photographs always prompt our readers to send in favourable comments.
37. Hard day's night
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 22 November 2007I SHOULD have realised that when my mate Alan McEwen invited me to a night out it wouldn’t be spent in a bar enjoying a few drinks. It was back in the 1960s at a time when I was employed by the Co-op that Alan had started his own boiler repair business.
38. Goodnight Mr Tom
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 15 November 2007RECENTLY I had a reminder of an incident that occurred during my time as a pupil at Durnford Street School.
39. Have your say
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 8 November 2007"I LOOK forward to thumbing through the pages of the Guardian each week,” is a comment from an 89-year-old Alkrinton resident.
40. Moving memories
Middleton Guardian, Thursday 1 November 2007GEORGE Orwell wrote in his novel, '1984,' that the government, 'Big Brother', would be watching the population and cameras would be recording our every move. Here in Middleton it was Tony Robinson in 1964 who was walking around the town capturing some fascinating moving images with his cine camera.