This is My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion and this, is the final episode of the series. It's a look back at the Beautiful Oldham, Why Not? project and a look forward to the future of Oldham and Northern Roots with their CEO Anna De Silva, Kimo Morrison and Rebecca May.

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This is My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion.

The Beautiful Oldham, Why Not? project comes to it's finale with an event at the Northern Roots site, celebrating the vision of Mary Higgs and encouraging local people to enjoy the simple benefits of eating, relaxing and playing outside.

Matt took his microphone and captured what was a wonderful and miraculously dry afternoon in Oldham...

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Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion.

In this episode we discover more about Mary Higgs and discuss the importance of historical accuracy with Oldham archivist and "Chaddy lass", Jan Hicks.

Welcome to My Northern Roots...

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Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion.

Welcome to My Northern Roots...

Northern Roots - lyrics and vocals by Matt Dean, instrumentation and production by Matt Berry. Mixed at King Buzzard Studios. Copyright The Shoots 2024.

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Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion.

In this episode you'll hear from Travis and Sandra Dean, Matt's parents, as they describe the Oldham that they grew up in, what it means to them to be from a town like Oldham and a piece of music inspired by this project.

Welcome to My Northern Roots...

Northern Roots - lyrics and vocals by Matt Dean, instrumentation and production by Matt Berry. Mixed at King Buzzard Studios. Copyright The Shoots 2024.

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Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion.

In this episode Matt chats with three of the Northern Roots team - Kimo Morrison, Rebecca May & Sarah Hardacre - who are responsible for delivering the Beautiful Oldham, Why Not? project. The conversation covers broad issues such as northern regeneration, empire, heritage and of course the Northern Roots site itself.

Welcome to My Northern Roots...

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Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion.

In this episode I chat with fellow community champion Sue Fink, who's tireless energy, love of nature and fear naught spirit, is reminiscent of one Mary Higgs.

Welcome to My Northern Roots…

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Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion. In this episode I introduce myself, Matt Dean, the Northern Roots project, who’s involved and what it’s all about.  

As you’ll hear, it’s a diverse and inclusive project, one dedicated to improving and managing an area of land in the centre of a post industrial heartland.

It’s also a project that, for many of those involved, connects on a deeply personal level, as we explore our heritage, our history and our environment. 

In a town where nature gave way to the relentless might of industry, we ask a question first posed by Mary Higgs in 1901…Beautiful Oldham? Why Not?! 

Welcome to My Northern Roots….

Written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠Matt Dean⁠⁠⁠ for ⁠⁠⁠KUPOD⁠⁠⁠ in association with ⁠⁠⁠Northern Roots⁠⁠⁠ and funded by ⁠⁠⁠The Heritage Lottery Fund⁠⁠⁠

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