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endent at the Lifelong Learning centre Shaw a market for the community This is a free entry event .

There is disabled access front and back with street access at the front and disabled parking to the side as well as toilet facilities. There will be tea and coffee served on the day as well as a range of food stalls for customers to take away .

23/09/2026

🎃 Yesterday we launched our Halloween display, and I couldn’t be happier—this is my favourite time of year! 👻🧡
Sue and I finally brought to life the ideas that have been floating around in my head for months, with Kat joining in the madness too! 🕸️✨
We’d love to know what you think. Let us know in the comments! ⬇️🎃

20/09/2026

🎃🧙‍♀️ DOUBLE, DOUBLE… SHOP & TROUBLE! 🧙‍♀️🎃

🔮 Just 2 WEEKS TO GO until the Shaw & Crompton Community Halloween Market creeps into town! 👻

So gather round, my pretties…

It’s time to cast a little MARKET SPELL! 🪄✨
🧙‍♀️ Into the cauldron, one by one,
Add gorgeous wreaths to start the fun…
👜 Handbags stylish, big and small,
🕯️ Candles & wax melts to enchant you all.
💌 Cards for moments near and dear,
🔮 Crystals bringing magical cheer.
💇‍♀️ Hair goodies added to the brew,
🐾 Dog treats for your furry monsters too!
💎 Jewellery sparkling, shining bright,
🧴 Skincare to make you glow all night.
✨ Tropics & P. Louise — beauty galore,
🧸 Squishies you simply can't ignore!
🖊️ Pens and keyrings join the potion,
🏠 Home décor causes quite a commotion!
🎨 Handmade treasures stirred with care,
🖨️ 3D prints bringing spooky creations to share!
🎄 Christmas goodies appearing everywhere…
🎁 And gifts, gifts, GIFTS galore —

Who knows what you'll discover when you walk through the door! 👀
✨ HOCUS POCUS, WITCHES SAY…
Our incredible small businesses are coming your way!

🎃 ONLY 2 WEEKS TO GO! 🎃
📅 Sunday 4th October
⏰ 10:30am – 2:30pm
📍 Lifelong Learning Centre, Shaw, OL2 8RQ
Come for the spooky fun… 👻

Stay for the shopping… 🛍️
And support some fantastic local businesses along the way. ❤️
🧙‍♀️ TAG your market buddy!
👍 LIKE • 💬 COMMENT • 🔄 SHARE

16/09/2026

🧙‍♀️✨ CALLING ALL YOUNG WITCHES, WIZARDS & MAGICAL MAKERS! ✨🧙‍♂️
Something SPOOKTACULAR is brewing at our Halloween Market! 🎃

🔮 MAGICAL CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN MASTERCLASS 🔮
Join Trinkerama Martina Lynch for a wonderfully spooky craft workshop where your little makers can create their very own magical Halloween box, fill it with goodies and take it home to treasure! 🖤✨

🎨 Get creative
🪄 Make something magical
🎃 Enjoy some Halloween fun
🍪 Refreshments included

👻 Ages 7–11
👨‍👩‍👧 Children must be accompanied by an adult
💷 £15 per child
12pm - 2pm
⚠️ LIMITED PLACES —
BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL!
DM the page to book your place

And once the crafting is done, there’s a whole Halloween Market to explore, with 2 rooms packed with fantastic local businesses, spooky treats, autumn goodies and plenty more surprises! 🛍️🍂

📅 Sunday 4th October
📍 Lifelong Learning Centre, Shaw, OL2 8RQ
10:30- 2:30pm
🕸️ Don’t leave it until the witching hour to book! 🕸️
Tag someone with a budding little witch, wizard or crafter who would LOVE this! 👇🎃

13/09/2026

🧙‍♀️✨ DOUBLE, DOUBLE, THREE WEEKS TO GO… ✨🧙‍♀️

Bubble the cauldron, stir it slow,
Just THREE more weeks till off we go! 🎃
Add a pinch of magic, a cackle or two,
And plenty of spooky surprises for you! 👻

🕷️ Toss in a tombola, prizes galore,
🛍️ Add fabulous traders in room after room,
🎁 Sprinkle in goodies and treats to explore,
Then WHOOSH goes the spell as the witches take broom! 🧹✨

🎃 BUT WAIT… THERE’S A FREEBIE IN OUR SPELL!

🎃Our little ghosts and ghouls can grab a FREE trick-or-treat bucket, complete with a limited-edition Thing fidget! 👻🖐️
While stocks last — once they’ve vanished, they’ve vanished! 💨

For our younger witches and wizards in training,
A magical Halloween masterclass awaits! 🪄
But places are limited, so don't leave it late —
Booking is essential to seal your fate! 🔮

Now chant it together, loud as you dare…
“Three weeks to go,
The pumpkins will glow,
The market is calling…
SO OFF WE SHALL GO!” 🎃👻🦇

📅 Sunday 4th October
⏰ 10:30-2:30PM
📍 Lifelong Learning Centre, Shaw
📮 OL2 8RQ

🧙‍♀️ The spell has been cast…
See you in THREE WEEKS! 🎃✨
👍 LIKE — to give our spell some power
🔄 SHARE — to summon your friends
❤️ FOLLOW — so you don't miss the next bit of market magic!

LIKE IT • SHARE IT • FOLLOW US
…and help us spread the Halloween spell! 🧙‍♀️🪄🎃

11/09/2026

🇺🇸 25 YEARS ON — WE REMEMBER 🕯️

Today marks 25 years since the world watched in disbelief as the events of September 11th, 2001 unfolded.

Many of us can still remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when the news broke.

A familiar New York skyline changed forever, thousands of lives were lost, families were torn apart, and countless emergency workers and ordinary people showed extraordinary courage in the face of unimaginable tragedy.

25 years may have passed, but we remember those who went to work and never returned home. We remember the families and friends who lost someone they loved. We remember the bravery of the first responders and all those who stepped forward to help.

And we remember how, in the darkest of moments, people stood together.
🕯️ 25 years on, we remember.
❤️ We honour. We reflect. We stand together.
🇺🇸 September 11th, 2001 — Never Forgotten.

06/09/2026

🎃🧙‍♀️ DOUBLE, DOUBLE… SHOP & TROUBLE! 🧙‍♀️🎃

🔮✨ JUST 4 WEEKS TO GO! ✨🔮
until our HALLOWEEN MARKET creeps into town… 👻

🧹 Bubble, bubble, cauldron bright,
We’re brewing up a spooky delight!
Four weeks remain till doors swing wide,
With tricks and treats all waiting inside! 🎃

🕷️ Add a dash of Halloween & Autumn goodies…

🎄 Sprinkle in some early Christmas treats…

🛍️ Stir in 2 rooms bursting with local businesses…

🎟️ Throw in a Halloween & Christmas tombola…

🐶 Add Fluff the Jellycat Rescue Dog waiting for someone to find his winning ticket and give him a forever home…

🪄 And don't forget our magical children’s Halloween masterclass — BOOKING ESSENTIAL!

Then for the finishing spell… ✨

🎃 FREE Trick or Treat Buckets while stocks last, complete with a limited-edition Thing fidget! 🖐️👻

🧙‍♀️ Stir it once, stir it twice,
Add local shopping — very nice!
Say the magic words and save the date…
SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER — DON’T BE LATE! 🦇

📍 Lifelong Learning Centre, Shaw, OL2 8RQ
⏰ 10:30am – 2:30pm

🕸️ Tag your favourite witch, ghoul or market buddy and tell them…
ONLY 4 WEEKS TO GO! 🎃👻🧙‍♀️

🎃🦇👻

30/08/2026

🎃👻 SOMETHING SPOOKY IS COMING TO SHAW… 👻🎃

The cauldrons are bubbling, the pumpkins are waking up and we’re getting ready for a Halloween Market packed with tricks, treats & spooky surprises! 🧙‍♀️🕷️🦇

📅 Sunday 4th October
⏰ 10:30am – 2:30pm
📍 Lifelong Learning Centre, Shaw, OL2 8RQ

🪄✨ DON’T FORGET OUR MAGICAL CHILDREN’S HALLOWEEN MASTERCLASS! ✨🪄

Calling all budding little witches, wizards and magical makers! 🧙‍♂️🧙‍♀️

🎨 Hosted by Trinkerama, children can get creative and make their very own Halloween magical box, fill it with goodies and take their spooky creation home to keep! 🎃✨

🧒 Ages 7–11 years
💰 £15 per child
🥤 Refreshments included
👨‍👩‍👧 Children must be accompanied by an adult
⚠️ BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL — LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE!

DM the page to book your place .

And that's just one little spell we've got brewing… 👀

🎃 FREE Trick or Treat buckets while stocks last — complete with a limited-edition Thing fidget!
👻 Halloween & Christmas goodies on our Tombola
🐶 Find the winning ticket and give Fluff the Jellycat Rescue Dog their forever home!
🛍️ TWO ROOMS bursting with fantastic local businesses
🍂 Halloween • Autumn • Christmas goodies
🎁 Unique gifts, handmade treasures and plenty of things you definitely didn't know you needed!

So grab your broomstick 🧹, round up your little monsters 👹 and come join us!

⚠️ WARNING: Entering with the intention of "just having a look" may result in bags full of goodies. 😂🛍️

🎃 SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER — DON'T MISS IT! 🎃

Tag your spooky shopping buddy below! 👇👻

23/08/2026

🎃👻 6 WEEKS TO GO… AND OUR WINTER MARKETS ARE COMING! 👻🎃

And we're kicking things off with a SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN MARKET! 🕷️🦇🍂

Trust us… you’re going to want this one in the diary! 👀

🎟️ HALLOWEEN & CHRISTMAS TOMBOLA
Packed with spooky treats AND Christmas goodies 🎃🎄 — perfect for getting a head start on both seasons!

🐶💜 RESCUE FLUFF THE JELLYCAT!
Fluff the Jellycat Rescue Dog is looking for his forever home! 🥹
Find his winning ticket and he could be coming home with YOU! 🏡🐾

🧙‍♀️✨ TRINKERAMA HALLOWEEN CRAFT WORKSHOP
Calling all young budding crafters! 🎨
Create your very own magical Halloween box, fill it with goodies and take it home to treasure forever! 🕸️✨
🎃 Ages 7–11 years
👩‍👧 Must be accompanied by an adult
🥤 Refreshments supplied
💷 £15 per child
⚠️ LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE — BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW!

🍬 FREE TRICK OR TREAT BUCKET!
While stocks last — and each one comes with a LIMITED EDITION THING FIDGET! 🖤🖐️
Once they're gone… they're gone!

😮‍💨 PHEW… AND WE'RE STILL NOT DONE!
🛍️ TWO ROOMS BURSTING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, bringing you gorgeous…
🎃 Halloween goodies
🍁 Autumn treats
🎄 Christmas gifts
🎁 Unique finds & plenty more!

This is the start of our winter markets and we're starting with a BANG! 💥

📅 SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER
🎃 HALLOWEEN MARKET
Seriously… DON'T MISS THIS ONE! 👻🧡
Tag your market buddy and get the date in the diary! 👇

13/08/2026

💭✨ IF YOU WERE THE ORGANISER… WHAT WOULD YOU ORGANISE? ✨💭

We’re handing the ideas over to YOU! 👇

If you could organise your very own market, event or themed day, what would it be? 🤔🎪

🎃 A huge Halloween event?
🎄 A magical Christmas market?
🎶 A music-themed day?
🐾 A pet event?
🍰 Food & treats galore?
🛍️ A makers and shopping extravaganza?
🎭 Or something completely different?

There are NO wrong answers — we want to hear your wild, wonderful and creative ideas! 💡

👇 Finish this sentence in the comments:

“If I was the organiser, I would organise…”

You never know… 👀
Your idea might just inspire a future event! ❤️

Address

High Street, Shaw
Oldham
OL28RQ

Telephone

+447772920838

Website

http://www.facebook.com/shawandcromptoncommunitymarket

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