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In this issue of the Hattersley & Mottram Community News we report on Hattersley's Sabre fencing champion Stuart Marshall, the fantastic fundraising going on in support of local man Neil Lonergan and the shock proposals for Hattersley's credit union

If you would like to contribute to the Community News either as a Community Reporter or a Community Photographer give Clare a call on 0161 368 5171. We aren't looking for journalists we are looking for local people who have something to say or would like to share the news about what's going on locally.

Past pupils from Hattersley High School are holding a reunion at the Harehill Tavern on Friday 10 September at 7pm. You can get your tickets that cost just £3 from the Harehill Tavern or from Julie Panter.

The reunion is in memory of Gina White, who many people will remember from their school days. The reunion will be a wonderful chance for people to catch up with old friends and renew important friendships from the past.

Our Community Photographer Rickie Allen will be there taking photographs that you will be able to see on our website and our Flickr page following the event.

August
Don’t miss out on this spectacular Evening all in aid of giving something back to a person that has constantly continued to give to the Hattersley Community.

Although football is Neil Lonergan’s specialty and primary interest with the youngsters of our community, boxing also plays a big part in Hattersley’s recent sporting history.
Prepare yourselves for a late night of entertainment at the Ken Ward Sports Centre with all proceeds going towards Neil’s funding for his life-changing operation.

Please click the link below to download and reas the full size poster for the event for more information.

By Rebecca Bell
Community Reporter

Click the image to go to our Flickr pageSeptember 2010
The first meeting of some of just some of the local people involved in the 'On Hattersley' internet TV news show took place at Melandra Children's Centre on Friday 3 September.

If proved to be a really good get together with everyone having loads of enthusiasm and interesting ideas for the new project.

Some of the volunteers agreed to join the interviews, which will be taking place shortly, for the project worker who will take the lead on this exciting new development for HMCM.

August 2010
New development plans, for the site of Hattersley's new community facility and the Tesco’s, have taken a bashing from government watch dog CABE! CABE is a statutory body, sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport but also funded by Communities and Local Government, set up to provide expert independent design advice to improve the quality of what gets built in England.

August 2010
Members of Money Spinner Credit Union received a letter on 27 August informing them of a special general meeting on Friday 10 September regarding an amalgamation with Manchester Credit Union. This proposal has come completely out of the blue for members with no information previously being given or consultation taking place with members either individually by letter or through the Hattersley & Mottram Community News!

August 2010
We have become aware of an event being organised by Peak Valley Housing Association regarding the next phase of their investment plan for Hattersley, which is taking place at Hattersley Community Centre on Tuesday 24 August from 10.30am till 6.30pm

Unfortunately we are unable to tell you anything more about this event as we have received no information about for it, either for the Hattersley & Mottram Community News or our website. We contacted Peak Valley Housing Association’s local office on Tuesday 17 August to ask if they could provide us with some background information on the event and we were advised we would receive something the next day.

August 2010
Our ‘Experience This’ event at the Harehill Tavern on 1st August was a great success. The event was our way of thanking all our volunteers who have worked with us in the past 10 years and of celebrating our 100th edition, which was produced in July. It was fantastic to see so many volunteers there, some we haven’t seen for years and of course the volunteers who help us out regularly.