Mahdlo at the movies

RED carpet treatment: (from the left) Claire Crossfield (Mahdlo), Katie Hodson (Team Spirit), Sarah Mitchell (Team Spirit), Roxy Kennedy (Mahdlo), Laura Derbyshire (Team Spirit)

HOLLYWOOD glamour arrives at Mahdlo next week as the youth zone prepares to celebrate its fourth birthday in style.

During a week of celebrations from March 14 -20 at the Egerton Street centre, staff and Mahdlo members will be presented with awards recognising their hard work and dedication.

Staff and mentors will be getting dressed-up for their awards night on March 19, while Mahdlo members eagerly await the A Level Playing Field Awards (ALPF) on March 20.

The ALPF Awards will celebrate the achievements of members with additional needs or disabilities who have been taking part in a range of inclusive sports and creative activities at Mahdlo’s Ability Zone sessions.

Greenfield-based event management firm Team Spirit, a long-standing supporter of Mahdlo, will be transforming the sports hall for the celebrations with Hollywood-themed decorations.

Claire Crossfield, Mahdlo’s development manager, said: “When we started planning our birthday celebrations and the awards events, we wanted to make it that extra bit special for our members so called in Team Spirit as they also support our Winter Ball each November.

“We weren’t expecting what they came up with and can’t believe they are bringing Hollywood to Oldham.”