YOU CHOOSE!

LAST year’s Readers’ Choice winners QEST (Quality & Effectiveness Support Team), with the Chronicle’s then editor Jim Williams. QEST provide support for children with special needs to enable them to attend mainstream schools in Oldham.

Who will you vote for this time?

HERE is your chance to vote for the readers’ choice award as part of Pride in Oldham, 2010 — the nomination you think is worthy of special recognition.

The awards’ independent judges are now busy choosing the line-up of finalists for the ten other categories involved — business, professional, health worker, education worker, volunteer, group, sport administrator, sporting achievement, special achievement and school.

But the readers’ award is all down to you and those short-listed will be invited to next month’s prestigious awards lunch — to be held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, on Thursday, December 2.

To take part in the readers’ choice award, study the list of all the individuals, groups and businesses nominated and featured in the pages of the Oldham Evening Chronicle during this year.

To cast your vote put the number of the nominee of your choice in the box provided on the coupon, along with your name, address and daytime telephone number and send it to: Pride in Oldham Readers’ Choice Award 2010, The Editor, Oldham Evening Chronicle, 172 Union Street, Oldham. OL1 1EQ.

The nominee polling the most votes will receive the special Chronicle Readers’ Choice Award. In the event of a tie, the Pride in Oldham independent judging panel will decide the winner. No photocopies accepted. Closing date for entries is Tuesday, November 9.

All those voting for the eventual winner will go in a draw to win an invitation for two to the awards lunch.




AND THE NOMINATIONS ARE . . .



1) Steve Smith, housing officer, and Chris Holt, warden, from Barker Street Estate - making sure things run smoothly

2) Chadderton Hall Park duo David Matthew and Scott Cotton - caring for people with difficulties

3) Richelle Walsh, Greenfield Railway Station – customer care

4) Sarah Furbey - Hollinwood community helper

5) Maz Aslam - Housing Officer goes beyond call of duty

6) Paul Burgess - Pink Triangle Theatre Company and Oldham LGBT Forum

7) Adele Stretch - AKSA Housing, valuable support

8) Beverley Heap - tireless fundraiser for cancer charity

9) Patricia Guilfoyle - special educational needs coordinator

10) Rose Lever - run before and after-school clubs for 35 years

11) Lee Marsland - Street Link Project co-ordinator

12) Steve Rigby - 30 years as 3Cs Chess Club organiser

13) Gordon Beverley - prolific charity fundraiser

14) Colin Wright - green-fingered good neighbour

15) Mark Holland - helps wife who has arthritis

16) June Fearnley - knitting group organiser

17) Eddie Ball, Tom Donohue, Aiden Roberts - town centre charity entertainers

18) Angela Cosgrove - tireless volunteer Oldham Library, Friends of Stoneleigh Park, Derker Wardens

19) Amanda Brown - freelance artist and community stalwart

20) Trevor Warren and Alan Noble - dedicated efforts for Oldham Ex-Service Liaison and Royal British Legion

21) Gill Bussey - charity fundraising stalwart

22) Council gritting teams - snow-clearing efforts

23) Derker Street Scene Team - dedicated to keeping streets litter free

24) 20th Uppermill Methodist Scouts - tidied scrubland

25) Friends of Stoneleigh Park - for community work

26) Roman Road Methodist Church, Failsworth - special needs session

27) Buzy Bee Cafe volunteers - Honeywell Centre

28) Jane Sheridan - supportive head teacher at Rushcroft Primary

29) Noreen Falvey, Hulme Grammar - retiring dinner lady

30) John Dalziel, Hulme Grammar - teacher training success

31) Tony Hilton - dedicated site manager Stanley Road Primary

32) Beverley Oxley - disability support UCO.

33) Shirley Rainey - Oldham Sixth Form College healthy lifestyles champion

34) Clarksfield Primary School Flour Babies - innovative project

35) Westood/St Hildas/St Annes/ SS Aidan&Oswalds/ Springbrook/Greenfield/Christchurch/ Beever/ Mayfield - Achiement for All project

36) Pupil Voice Centre at Littlemoor Primary School - youngsters making school safe and pleasant

37) Anew project, Hulme Grammar - encouraging Fitton Hill youngsters

38) Whitegate End School - thriving gardening club.

39) Shared Future Project - community cohesion

40) St Hilda & South Failsworth - Linking Project, community cohesion

41) Music Project - St Hughs, providing musical motivation

42) Tackling Extremism Project - Blue Coat School initiative

43) Staff at Leesbrook Surgery, Lees - go the extra mile for patients

44) Staff at Donald Wilde Medical Centre - professional and courteous

45) Dr Buckley and staff at Hopwood House, Lees Road - for customer care

46) Philomena Wood - dedicated children’s nurse praised by local parents

47) Staff at Domus Healthcare - caring for vulnerable

48) Matthew Sidaway - U17 British squash champion

49) Katie Zelem - talented female footballer

50) Abigail Griffith - rising table tennis star

51) Rachel Connor - on the pro golf USA tour

52) John Newell - up and coming young boxer

53) Mel Whittle - local cricket stalwart

54) Keith Dennis - dedicated Oldham Sunday League secretary

55) John Mellor - stalwart rugby club secretay.

56) Charlie Henson - coach at Oldham Boxing Club

57) Eric Noi - boxing coach and community mentor

58) Jason Bromley - founder of Cycle Club Oldham.

59) Saddleworth Olympics Committee - dedicated efforts

60) Frank Rothwell - intrepid business man putting Hollinwood on the map

61) Golden Fleece, Denshaw - made bread for locals stranded in snow

62) Promobility Oldham - providing wheelchairs and scooters for disabled

63) Together Into Employment - council service that helps disabled people into employment

64) Strachans Chemist, Uppermill - always helpful and friendly

65) Steve Galvin and staff in Saddleworth suite at Chadderton Total Care - caring for people with dementia

66) John Lund - canal boat owner and unsung local hero

67) Co-operative Pharmacy, Shaw - helpful, dedicated staff

68) Upturn Enterprise Ltd - trio help people into employment

69) Joe Rhoden - twice stopped people from bridge jump

70) Hamza Ali and James Howard - peace bid after seperate attacks

71) Harvey Povah (3) – dialled 999 help for mum

72) Stephen Rimmer - mystery repairman

73) Emma Needham - saved lady from bridge jump

74) Lisa Buckley - helped give Fiji boy a new leg

75) Gemma-Lyn King - cerebral palsy inspiration

76) Janet Clegg - children’s champion