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An idea is like a seed. Its why we say plant an idea. Give that seed a suitable environment and the water and light it needs and it will slowly start to grow. It will transform from a seed into a plant. It will transform from an idea into an outcome. When we first started working on All That way back in November, it was just a seed. Thanks to all the wonderful support weve received, and just as important thanks to you, it has developed and grown from an idea into a magazine an actual product.
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CONTENTS
4 - March On for Mahdlo 5 - Honey, I Shrunk the Cinema 7 - Hip to be Square 1 8 - Every Life Matters 11 - Dedicated to Youth 12 - Too Young for Money Worries 14 - Oldham Young Step Up 18 - Peer-mentoring Duo 19 - Mud, Sweat and Cheers! 20 - Dr. Kershaws since 1989 21 - Twilight 25 - Slam Dunk to Success 27 - Give It a Go . . . Make Revision Fun! 28 - You Get Out What You Put In 30 - Sam Hall: Spinning to Success
Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way and made this possible. And remember, if you want to be involved with All That its not too late we are ALWAYS open to new contributions, so be sure to get in touch if youd like to be involved. WE DID IT All That is finally here! Thank you and enjoy the issue . . .
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For those few people who still havent heard, there is a brand-new, state-ofthe-art youth zone being built in Oldham . . . and its almost time to open the doors!
Chair of Mahdlo Young Persons Development Group
From 19th March, 2012, the young people of Oldham will have one of the greatest places on earth and its just for them. All you have to do is pay a small membership fee of 5 (lasts a whole year) and then just a maximum of 50p per session to gain access to Mahdlo.
By Lee Thompson
Mahdlo will aim to offer up to 25 different sessions at any one time. Sessions include use of the indoor climbing wall, dance studio, outdoor 3G kick pitch, boxing ring plus a lot more action will be available on all three floors. So join us in the countdown to the 19th March and prepare yourself for the greatest day Oldham will have seen for many, many years! Ill now let the rest of the Mahdlo team tell you about all the great activities on offer:
by Ellie Sleigh Get Active is all about learning new skills and having fun by trying different sports. At Mahdlo we have a range of activities taking place every night in the building, such as rock climbing, boxing, football and more.
Get Active
by Caitlan Donaghy I feel that Get Outdoors will be good for the young people of Oldham. Activities include kayaking, canoeing, abseiling, gorge scrambling and rock climbing
Get Outdoors
Get Creative
by Salma and Shuheana Begum Has Mahdlo got the talent? In our media room you can practise for your X-Factor audition, snap away with our photography projects or be the next Spielberg and direct your own videos.
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by Thomas Ostasz There will be lots of fun projects for you to take part in that will cover a range of topics including exercise, bullying and alcohol misuse.
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by Alex Igoe At Mahdlo we want to help you get ahead in life. Get help with writing your CV, job, college and university applications or searching for work experience and placements.
Get Ahead
by Cameron Boland Be a part of the Mahdlo community where young people can have the opportunity to meet other young people from all ages and ethnic backgrounds.
Get Connected
The All That team had a chat with the Small Cinema founder, Sophie Barrott, to find out how one girl managed to bring cinema back to Oldham . . .
Where did the idea for Small Cinema Oldham come from? The idea was something I think everyone had at the time; Oldham desperately needed a cinema since the Roxy closed. One day during conversation with my mum, I decided Id send out some emails to try and get the ball rolling . . . by whatever means possible! What type of films do you show? We try and show a wide range of films to suit all tastes and ages. Weve shown old classics like Its a Wonderful Life coupled with mulled wine; American Beauty with roses littered on the seats; and hilarious blockbusters such as Bridesmaids. At our second venue, Playhouse 2, we tend to show more international, independent and niche films such as Let the Right One In and The Vanishing. What type of challenges did you have to face when setting up the cinema? The sheer amount of work involved. We basically have to set up an entire 80-seat cinema for every event. The biggest challenge is setting up the screen which towers over all of us. Its tiring but so worth it, and its very obvious we arent so small anymore! What is your favourite film? If I had to choose itd probably be Donnie Darko. I love the mystery and how no one can ever really explain it. Its one of those films that lingers with you, years afterwards. Amazing soundtrack, too.
For more details you can visit the website at: www.thesmallcinema.com
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AllThat recently caught up with Damian Hodges who is on an Urban Tech course run by Positive Steps at Square 1 Multimedia Studios, Oldham. Positive Steps aims to help young people make a successful transition into adult life by providing a number of services and courses such as the Urban Tech course which will see Damian earn a Bronze-level Arts Award upon completion. We had a chat with Damian to find out more . . . Hi Damian, youre working on a new project here at Square 1 as part of your Urban Tech course. Can you tell us what that is? Yeah, were going to be put into a group then get together in a room and make a rap song together and sing it, then go off into different categories and write our own songs. You then get to sing a song by someone who is already famous; youll sing their song and then create your own two songs. What song is it youre creating? Can it be any song you want or does it have to be specific? I created some songs which I wrote on my own then I had to sing a Professor Green song, which I chose. OK, so when this is over, what happens then? Erm . . . I dont know . . . ha, ha! If youre interested in a course such as Urban Tech, visit
The Urban Tech course gives young adults experience in writing, performing and producing rap, hiphop and r n b More than that, it gives you the essential character- building qualities and skills that will help you in your career and everyday life Qualities and skills such as public performing and speaking, which will not only boost your confidence but also your CV!
Ha! Well, do you get a qualification? Ah yes! You get a qualification. So, how has Square 1 actually helped you? Its helped me a lot in my reading and writing and in building up my confidence because you have to sing in front of a mic . . . and Im not that much of a singer. The song youre working on now, whats it about? A song about your life, like where you see yourself in ten years time. So, where do you see yourself in ten years time? As a mechanic. A mechanic? Yeah, with a big house! For more information on Square 1 studios visit
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Right: Showing off their awards are (left to right): Charlotte Kilroy, Becca Dale and Chantel Birtwistle with Jodie Barber
WHEN the campaign began two and a half years ago we were all struggling to come to terms with the death of a young person. My younger brother, Chris Dale, was 15; in February it should be his 18th birthday. I still cant believe hes gone. To me, the Every Life Matters campaign began because of an overwhelming desire to change things; we wanted to do something so huge that nobody else would ever go through what my family and I were going through. After achieving so much more than we expected with the speed cameras on Lees Road, numerous fund-raisers and getting the campaign drama The Split Second to the Edinburgh Festival Im truly honoured to have been involved in something so powerful. Becca Dale. THE campaign took off instantly as something we felt we had to do to change the attitudes of young drivers. At this point there was no indication of how big the campaign would get, how much support we would receive
and how much we would achieve two years down the line. Realising that we could make a difference through educating young people on the topic of safe driving and making safe driving appealing to young people spurred us on even further to challenge the attitudes of new and experienced drivers alike who believe something like this could never happen to them. Chantel Birtwistle. THE campaign is one of the aspects of my life that I am proudest of. To be part of something that has made a name for itself is amazing, and when I look back on how much we have accomplished, I honestly cant believe it. We started off aiming to get speed cameras on Lees Road the site of the accident that led to the creation of the campaign. Realising that so much has developed from that original idea is incredible . . . from touring the schools with a drama piece The Split Second to running workshops with sixth-formers and continuously fundraising in order to help the campaign continue. Charlotte Kilroy.
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EVER WONDERED WHAT A YOUTH MAYOR DOES? The All That team recently caught up with the Youth Mayor of Oldham, Chantel Birtwistle. What better time to find out more about her role and how she represents you, the young adults of Oldham . . . Whats the best thing about being Youth Mayor? Best thing about being Youth Mayor is . . . I get to go to so many different events! Every event that I go to is completely different and you just get to meet so many different people. Its full of opportunities and full of positive experiences everything Ive done is celebrating the values in Oldham and celebrating the people of Oldham, so its just been an all-round positive year really. Were all here producing a magazine in partnership with the Oldham Evening Chronicle called All That. Have you heard about All That? How do you see it working together with the Youth Council? I have heard about the All That magazine. Ive been approached about what my views are on it and Ive met with the Chronicle on a couple of occasions with the Youth Council to sort of discuss how that could work as a partnership. I think it could be a good partnership the Youth Council are definitely looking forward to it!
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Hi Chantel,youre the Youth Mayor of Oldham,how did that come about? I became the Youth Mayor of Oldham when I was elected by the Youth Council. It started about three years ago when I was elected as the vice chair of the Youth Council. The following year I became chair of the Youth Council and the year after that, in May, 2010, I became the Youth Mayor. Excellent! Can you run us through your day-to-day duties as Youth Mayor? What does each day involve for you? Being Youth Mayor is a voluntary role, so everything I do is pretty much up to me. A lot of my engagements are presentations, celebration events, awards evenings and opening events like business enterprise schemes.
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WITH record numbers out of work and lacking direction a new government funded initiative called Step Up has been at work transforming the lives and prospects of young Oldhamers The scheme is aimed at but not limited to young people from the ages of to who have recently found themselves out of work and education Whilst in contact with Job Centre visit to the Plus as a result uring a recent Up pictured d ning Chronicle Step of their situation A group from of the Oldham Eve the young offices people have been encouraged to The sessions keep you The ultimate goal is to sign up to and attend busy; if it wasnt for this send the young people the free sessions that are Id probably still be in away with a more put on by the bed right now! defined idea of what organisation twice a path they wish to follow So whats next for the week over a period of as well as equipping two months Step Uppers? them with the skills and Among other things determination they need With their newly found Step Up teaches general confidence as well as the to do so communication and help they are receiving As one young Oldhamer to find the job of their conversation skills said when asked about interview approaches dreams the young the scheme: Its great and motivational skills people are reaching for The people at Step Up all within a friendly the stars with goals group setting to instil are really nice and are ranging from working in confidence and helping us all to find a construction to independence in the decent job that well becoming a musician or attendees enjoy film maker!
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Looking for something to do in your spare time? Then look no further, Oldhams Integrated Youth Service is sure to have something that sparks your interest. With tons on offer around sport, music and youth activities, the Integrated Youth Service delivers an exciting programme of activities all year round. Sport provision is immense! On a weekly basis, youll find netball club in Hathershaw, basketball club in Saddleworth, multi-sports activities in Chadderton, handball in Failsworth, the Youth only Zone in East Oldham and athletics in Royton. There is also a wide range of youth activities on offer where you can try out anything from creative activities and cooking to computer games and music tech. Each week, youll find sessions taking place across Oldham. So why not give something new a go and try out one of IYSs many activities. Find out whats on near you at gooldham.com
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Saskia (left) and Jessica . . . by day the best of friends behind their desks
IT WAS a great shock to have been nominated by our teacher, Mrs. Wheldrick, and then to win the award was an even bigger surprise. It is a great achievement and we feel extremely honoured. We are very proud, not only of ourselves but of the whole Hulme peer-mentor team, and their continued support is greatly appreciated. As peer-mentors we offer guidance and support for students experiencing social issues within school. We rarely get any cases because Hulmes awareness of antibullying is high however, we do work endlessly promoting antibullying and getting peer-mentor schemes into schools across the North West. We have meetings weekly to discuss new ideas on raising awareness of anti-bullying, to prepare activities to do in form times, arrange assemblies, conferences and share news about upcoming events. In Year 7 you are given the opportunity to become part of
HABA the Hulme Anti-bullying Alliance. After being in HABA most people progress onto becoming peer-mentors. You must take part in training, after which you are a fully-fledged peer-mentor and are awarded your silver star. All peer-mentors wear silver stars on their blazers so they can be easily identified in school. At the Pride in Oldham awards ceremony we were approached by members of the Rotary Club who offered our scheme a cheque for 200. Using this money we plan to host a conference with many guest speakers and arrange a flash mob, which will increase awareness massively, although this is in its early stages. We hope weve made people see bullying is a very serious issue that needs to be tackled everyone needs to work together in order to combat it. We hope we have inspired other young people like us to take action and beat bullying.
. . . and by night theyre delighted to receive a framed memento of their success at the awards evening
by Rebecca Allen
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To be honest though, D of E is hard. It requires effort, determination and perseverance but really gives you a lot in return. It teaches you leadership and teamwork skills and also gives you a chance to develop some of the other skills that may be needed in later life. If the Duke of Edinburghs award is something that you think you would like to take part in, then its easy to get involved. Most people will have the opportunity to complete the Duke of Edinburghs Award through their school, however for people whose school does not offer the award it can also be done through outside school groups and the closest group to you can easily be found through contacting Oldham Council. Personally, I believe that its something well worth taking part in for all young people.
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INTERESTING FACTS: It costs over 1.7 million annually to run and maintain the hospital. It costs a staggering 26,000 to replace the specialist bath. The first Human In-vitro Fertilisation (test-tube baby) was performed at the cottage hospital. OPENED in 1989, Dr. Kershaws has been a significant part of Oldham. Following the redevelopment from a cottage hospital, the hospice was built in the legacy of Dr. John Kershaw who was a noteworthy, local General Practitioner and Medical Officer of health. Dr. Kershaws aims to provide TLC, mental, physical and psychological support for patients and their families diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses, which have been referred by medical professionals. Since it was first opened, enormous improvements have been made to the initial hospice including: DAY HOSPICE Open for 15 patients a day offering activities from 10.00am to 3.30pm, including lunch. WARDS Allowing a maximum of 12 people to stay for 24-hour, around-the-clock care. CONSERVATORIES AND BEAUTIFUL GARDENS So people can peacefully enjoy the time they spend at the hospice. Over 300 voluntary staff help in the hospice giving up their free time.
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Jobs in Dr. Kershaws range from specialist nurses, ambulance crews, beautician, hairdressers and holistic therapists to appeals officers (fundraising), admin staff, cooks, etc. All these jobs put together make Dr. Kershaws work and able to provide the care that day patients, in-patients and their families need. For us, visiting Dr. Kershaws was a humbling experience with its calming and tranquil atmosphere there was a sense of peace. It was rewarding to see how it helps the people of Oldham. Having to raise 1.3 million per year is a difficult job! So where do you start? Dr. Kershaws have numerous fun runs, sponsored walks, partnerships, enterprises and other events to raise the massive amount of funding they need per year. You are a vital part of the community in its growth. We hope that you can continue through fundraising or volunteering to help Dr. Kershaws continue their fantastic work . . . as without us, it cannot continue. By Tia Mae Miller and Annalise Collins
Twilight:
Vampires should shock, not sparkle
by Selina Andrew, Hulme Grammar
WEVE all heard of Stephenie Meyers international number one bestseller the extraordinary love story ensnaring young teens worldwide, Twilight. This web of unrealistic romance and, frankly, pathetic vampires isnt everything its cracked up to be . . . The story kicks off to a good start until we meet our misery of a protagonist, Isabella Swan, aka Bella. Bella Swan is not your typical teen. She doesnt care about being popular or having a social life and has to force herself to hang out with her non-vampire friends. Preferring her own company or, ideally, that of her vampire boyfriend, Bella Swan is quite content to sit reading her favourite book, Wuthering Heights. This desolate girl cant be a real teenager . . . if she were shed be reading Twilight! Bella quickly falls unconditionally and irrevocably in love with Edward as do the million or so other Twilifers who have been swept along with this Twilight fad. The over-obsessive war between Team Jacob and Team Edward can become rather annoying. I feel that these two gorgeous guys are the only reason Twilight is getting so much media attention. In my opinion, Twilight presents us with the feeblest vampires Ive ever seen vampires that sparkle, vampires that are untouched by harmful UV rays, vampires that have impenetrable skin and cannot be staked. What kind of a vampire cannot be killed? I, personally, am a huge fan of vampire novels and the attraction is the danger and adrenaline involved in knowing a fantastic secret. With every strength comes a weakness . . .vampires are slaves to the sun the devils in the dark. The immortal factor presents loneliness and endless depression without a companion. Who wouldnt want a soul mate to share the joys of eternity? But how does one find a soul mate when one has no soul? All the most famous vampire tales are about these creatures battling with their humanity. Perhaps this couples lack of flaws will result in their inevitable downfall, because everyone knows that happy ever after is the beginning of a love story, not the end of one.
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Bram Stokers Count Dracula is probably the most famous vampire and differs largely from the vampires in Twilight. Silver bullets, garlic, wooden stakes and holy water are all harmful to Dracula. Vampires hold control over the animal kingdom and can turn into many various animals such as rats, foxes, wolves and, of course, bats. A vampire can only enter a room if invited in. Once invited they can come and go whenever they want.
Do you think Twilight howls louder than it bites? To read Selinas full article visit our website and let us know what you think of the Twilight series www.allthatmagazine.wordpress.com
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Husna Maqbool, a second-year student at the University Campus, Oldham, studying Digital Journalism, gives her advice for students coming up to exams.
study buddy. Pick a really good friend to revise with and dont be afraid to get help from a teacher or an academic skills tutor. Work comes first, no matter what, and going on Facebook to find out what your friends are up to is not going to help. However, occasionally take a break and grab yourself a healthy snack.
Why not try out the BBC student lifestyle homepage for more tips at: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/studentlife/revisionandskills/
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Prepare a schedule of your exams so you can spend an equal amount of time on each. Give yourself plenty of time to revise so you can understand your subject. Establish a way in which you learn the best and stick to that method. Attempting past papers is good practice and puts your knowledge to the test. DONT BE AFRAID TO APPROACH YOUR TUTORS IF YOU NEED HELP!
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Sam Hall a DJ from Oldham with heaps of potential and flair is a cool and down to earth person Hes currently spinning at Sankeys in Manchester and The Loft in Preston I interviewed him to find out everything awesome about his talent
What sort of genre do you class yourself as? I play everything from progressive house to tech and minimal, but I experiment with many different genres of electronic music. I think being restricted to a specific genre limits potential. Whats the biggest crowd youve played to and what was it like? About 500-600. It feels strange being in control of all those emotions and being able to lift or change the mood of a room in an instant. How did you manage to play at Sankeys? Social networking and uploading mixes. Its often as much about who you know as it is what you know. Your skills can become useless if you dont know who to approach. Is this your dream job and do you wish to pursue this as a career? Absolutely! Who wouldnt want a job touring the world and partying? DJing comes hand-in-hand with music production. What are your influences? When I got my first ever gear I used to play happy hardcore, but my love for house music came from early trance tunes by legendary producers like Tiesto and Paul van Dyk.
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Would you recommend this career choice to others and what advice would you give? These days, everyone who listens to house music wants to be a DJ, but basic understanding of rhythm and knowing when to drop the next tune in has to be there. The art of beat matching is fast diminishing as DJs are using new software and controllers that almost mix the music without intervention. I would tell anyone that wants to learn to master basic techniques like beat matching first. How do you reach an audience? Knowing the kind of audience you are going to be playing to is important. If youre playing at an electro event its no use playing tech house. Keeping the suspense and knowing when to drop the right music is essential.
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