Celebrated on the 2nd Saturday of every month.
The Makers Market is a way for new local businesses to try out their product and offering to the Tyldesley area at minimal cost.
We have had some great success stories.
Katkas Bakehouse and Wiltshire Wax Company were both regulars of Tyldesley's Makers Market.
Due to the demand from the Market they have both been able to acquire Shops on the High Street.
We advertise the Makers Market via Social Media. Over the last 2 Makers Markets we have amassed over 63,000 views on Facebook
We also promote local artists. Each Market will have a local artist perform.
If you would like to attend the next one. Please get in touch.
Email - Haydn@fortyldesley.co.uk - with the subject heading - Tyldesley Makers Market.
We will then send across a form for you to fill out.
The first makers market you attend is FREE. After that, it will cost you £15 each time you attend.
Thanks again,
For Tyldesley.
Shutter Artwork Project
In order to enhance the appearance of the area and complement the existing shopfront replacements along the high street, For Tyldesley are undertaking a shutter artwork project. This project is part of the Shopfront Enhancement Scheme, which is running until the end of the project in March 2024.
The first shutter artwork project was part of the enhancement of Davina Pharmacy, as it was recognised that a pharmacy would not be able to remove their shutters due to high risk of theft. The artwork was designed and completed by a local artist (don’t know her name) who captured some of the key historic buildings in Tyldesley whilst also incorporating medicine bottles to represent the building’s use. In the evenings when the pharmacy is closed, the shutter artwork brings character and uniqueness to the high street.
Mosaic Project
This project involved local schools working with members of the Tyldesley community to produce a piece of mosaic artwork that will be visible for the many users of the Guided Busway in Tyldesley (Astley Street stop). The main aim of the project is to produce an impression and welcome to Tyldesley which attracts people who use the busway to make use of the facilities in Tyldesley and therefore increase footfall in the town.
A series of consultations was conducted with the local community to establish a design that encapsulates the feedback and heritage of Tyldesley. Once the design process was complete, workshops were held so that local people from Tyldesley can come together and contribute to the design. School children from Tyldesley have contributed to the mosaic by handmaking each engraved tile. A brick wall to display the mosaic has been constructed and an eye-catching spot chosen at Astley Street Bus Stop. Work to display the final mosaic on the wall is due to start mid-June, and dates for the grand opening have been agreed.
This community project is something Tyldesley will have helped to construct and something for Tyldesley to be proud of – a great community achievement!
Music Festival
On Sunday 18th September saw the culmination of the Tyldesley Arts & Heritage Festival with a day-long music takeover... local radio station M29 curated a fantastic mix of local favourites plus ones-to-watch. From early in the afternoon til evening, across Tyldesley's historic pubs and friendly bars they had live acts playing totally free for the delights of locals and new visitors alike. The event was great, brought people together, generated revenue for local businesses and gave people local to the area who are inspiring performers a vehicle to perform in front of 100's of people.
The Music festival was a massive success with the locals and everyone that was involved. I think a few peoples heads hurt the next morning. A massive thank you to everyone who took part in the day.
After the success of the first Music Festival the town have made this an annual event.
Take a look at some of the photos that were captured by the local photographer of the area Ryan Bowen.
Christmas Light Switch On
A great event in which the rain stayed away so we could enjoy all the activities while we waited for Ella to get back from training and switch on the lights. Have a look through this gallery of amazing images taken by our local photographer Ryan Bowen 07391 601375 or rbowenphotography@gmail.com Get in touch with him if you would like the photos for yourself in a higher resolution. Thanks to all who attended and the performers who made the night one of the best Christmas light switch on the town has seen in years. Well done to Vicky Tyrrell, all the volunteers, Radio M29 and back stage crew at Leisuretec for making the night a great success.
The event really brought the town together, seeing old faces and new faces.
It has been great to share the progress of the Tyldesley High Street HAZ with so many visitors throughout the project. We have been able to provide tours of the project to:
- Building Conservation and Adaptation Masters Students at UCLan.
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
- Historic England senior executive officers.
- The Townscape Heritage team from Stockport Underbanks.
We have loved showing you all around and hope everyone continues to find the HSHAZ project inspiring and transformational.
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.
Alongside the capital projects, For Tyldesley facilitated numerous heritage skills training events so members of the public could develop and increase heritage skills. The events included:
- ‘Understanding what we’ve got’ guided tours of the high street for Project Board members and partners at the start of the project, led by Architect Bernadette Bone.
- A joinery workshop tour with James Thorpe and Son, for Elysium Training, an alternative education provider.
- Visit to Leander Architectural foundry to collect street name plates that the firm had refurbished or recreated for the streets within the Tyldesley HAZ area, and to understand the craft skills involved. For more information about this project please see the Community Engagement page.
- As part of Heritage Open Days (HODS), For Tyldesley ran a Heritage Skills Market in September 2022. The day was focused around traditional building and conservation skills, where specialist contractors in the heritage sector ran stalls on how to repair and maintain historic buildings.
- The Heritage Skills Market in April 2023 was focused around gaining knowledge and experience in heritage skills, alongside gaining an understanding of planning conditions, Conservation Areas and the Historic England HSHAZ scheme. For Tyldesley hoped it would help students to gain an insight into courses and careers on offer within the sector.
- Working with Wigan and Leigh College, For Tyldesley arranged a series of signwriting workshops run by specialist By Umberto. This was aimed at graphic design and painting and decorating students to introduce traditional skills and techniques and explore potential future career options.
The owner of Mayhap Café was one of the first landlords on the high street to approach For Tyldesley regarding applying for grant funding to enhance historic features of the previously derelict night club on Chapel Street. The project involved restoration of the historic shopfront, new pilasters, corbels and fascia alongside part funding the upper floor timber sash window repairs and replacements. This involved upgrading them with double glazing to reduce the carbon footprint.
Mayhap Café is now a thriving speciality coffee house, on the ground floor, serving an incredible range of coffees, cakes, pastries and brunch options. The first floor consists of two one-bedroom high spec duplex apartments with amazing views over the Cheshire plain. It is now one of the main attractions in the town and has helped increase footfall into Tyldesley from further afield.
Ian Tomlinson, For Tyldesley Community Engagement Manager said ‘this project is a perfect example of what we are trying to achieve in Tyldesley. Bringing a vacant property back into use, providing residential accommodation and creating new jobs for local people. We hope that such projects will provide a great retail and leisure experience, that in turn, will improve the footfall and dwell time in the Conservation Area. We wish him good luck in his new venture’.
