Tameside Arts and Events Team
Tameside Arts and Events Team
Tameside Arts and Events Team are responsible for organising an annual programme of public events and heritage projects throughout the Borough and for supporting the development of theatre arts activity in Tameside. The Team is made up of seven full time members of staff:
- Head of Arts, Events & Tourism
- Senior Arts and Events Manager
- Arts and Events Manager (x2)
- Theatre Arts Officer
- Administrative Assistant
- Modern Apprentice
Events
This year sees the most varied and exciting programme to date with a combination of family festivals, music events, cultural and heritage celebrations, brass band competitions... and much much more!
For details of events organised by the Arts and Events Team please use the contact details below.
The Team also provide advice and support for community event/festival organisers staging outdoor public events and festivals within the Borough.
Download a copy of the 'Organising your event in Tameside Guide' 708.25 KB 
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Theatre Arts in Tameside
Tameside is a hive of activity when it comes to theatre arts, with a range of well established theatrical societies, drama groups and children’s theatre, providing a broad selection of high quality theatre arts throughout Tameside.
View more information about Theatre Arts in Tameside.
Community Arts
Current community arts projects include involvement in a number of Greater Manchester initiatives like the GMMAZ Youth Music Project 
and the On Top of the World Programme, for further information please contact the Arts and Events Team or view Music Beats across Tameside. Arts and Regeneration work in Tameside encourages creative activity in the region - from helping community groups plan and deliver arts activities in their areas, to providing marketing and funding assistance for the local artists network at Woodend Mill in nearby Mossley, and much more in-between.
Tameside Statues
There is a series of statues in the borough, nine of which celebrate the heritage of Tameside. A statue is located in each of the borough’s nine towns. Each town has an individual and diverse history and this is reflected in the choice of subject for each statue.
There are also bronze statues to commemorate the sporting history of the borough. One is located outside Aldwynians Rugby Club in Audenshaw and the other is located at the Roy Oldham Sports Village in Ashton and features three holders of football World Cup winner’s medals: Sir Geoff Hurst MBE and Jimmy Armfield CBE, who were with England in 1966, and Simone Perrotta who was born in Ashton but played for Italy in 2006.
The political history of Tameside is also celebrated with a bronze statue celebrating the Chartist movement for social reform which is located in Hyde Town Centre.
Five distinctive bronze sculptures have been installed in Ashton town centre; they include four children and a miner. They have been carefully positioned to surprise and delight passers-by.
Seven aluminium statues are located along Lord Sheldon Way at the boundary of Ashton and Audenshaw, they reflect local leisure pastime.
Bronze Heritage Maps
Alongside an extensive programme that is bringing a variety of heritage statues and sculptures to the Borough, the Council has continued its commitment to bring public art to every area of Tameside with a series of bronze heritage maps installed in various towns. Maps have been unveiled in Mottram, in Waterloo, Ashton-under-Lyne and Dukinfield.
There is also a video available of the Ashton Waterloo Heritage map unveiling.
The Tameside Local History Forum
The Forum was established in January 2000 to increase public awareness and use of all the elements of local history throughout the Borough. The aim is to promote the study of archive and source material for social, business and archaeological purposes, and to make sure that such material is well preserved, collated and accessible to all. For further details please visit www.tamesidehistoryforum.org.uk 
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Contact Details
For general information about community and theatre arts projects and events in Tameside, please contact us using the details below.
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 Arts and Events Tameside MBC Council Offices Wellington Road Ashton under Lyne OL6 6DL |
 0161 342 4144
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