Spindles in bid to woo shoppers

OLDHAM’S main shopping complex has added its weight to the bid to attract more shoppers to the town in the run-up to Christmas.

Spindles-Town Square is to launch a series of free and cut-price parking offers in its multi-storey parking areas — beginning on the traditional curtain-raiser for Christmas in the town (the Reindeer parade on November 12) and running all the way through to the end of January, 2012.

Centre mManager Mike Flanagan said: “We have been looking at how best we can help Oldham retailers in these tough times and we think the offers we have come up with will make a real difference.

“This is about Oldham people supporting Oldham businesses and the free and cut-price parking allows Oldham to compete with several other towns that have similar offers in place.

“The spread of parking offers to include late-night Thursdays as well as Saturdays and Sundays should give everyone the chance to take advantage and shop in Oldham.

“Sundays are often vital for people who cannot get to shop on Saturdays and we hope that the late-night Thursdays will appeal to parents to visit free of charge after the school run.”


Spindles-Town Square deal
SATURDAYS (November 12-January 28): £1 for first three hours, normal tariff thereafter.

SUNDAYS (November 13-January 29): FREE for first four hours , normal tariff thereafter.

LATE-NIGHT THURSDAYS (December 1-December 22): FREE from 3pm onwards.

This week sees the first of the free-parking Saturdays on the various council-run car parks. This scheme runs until January 14.