Frank’s Chippy Christmas Celebration

To celebrate the restoration works and history of Frank’s Chippy, For Tyldesley organised and ran a Christmas event in December 2022. Frank’s Chippy and the HAZ Office were festively decorated, and mince pies and mulled wine were on offer. Before the event began the building’s deeds and old photos were on display for anyone to have a read and a look through, alongside work by a local artist Meryl of Doodle Around, depicting some of the repaired, restored and replacement shopfronts funded by the HSHAZ.

The event started with a presentation by Tony Stanton from the Tyldesley Historical Society, on the interesting history of Frank’s Chippy and the fascinating life of Madame Radcliffe. The Tyldesley Creative Writers then read out and performed some of the poems and stories they had written about Frank’s. Finally, Bernadette Bone from B.B Heritage, who was the Conservation Accredited Architect on the Frank’s Chippy HAZ project, gave a presentation on the process of the building works and some key lessons learnt. It was a well-attended, fun and festive event which successfully celebrated and showcased the architectural and communal heritage of Frank’s.