BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oldham HLA - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oldham HLA REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261007T200000 DTSTAMP:20261006T132238Z CREATED:20260915T131352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261006T132238Z UID:10069293-1791396000-1791403200@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:In Conversation with Peter Kalu and Muli Amaye DESCRIPTION:Black History Month\n\n\nA chance to hear from two authors as part of our Black History Month events. Pete Kalu’s new book Act Normal is a memoir filled with stories\, from the real to the surreal. Muli Amaye is a novelist and short story writer whose new book is The Black Writer’s Toolbox. \n \nPete Kalu’s stories range in style from the real to the surreal to the comic. His latest book is Act Normal (HopeRoad October 2025)\, shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2026. He received a Society of Authors Travelling Scholarship Award in 2024 to help complete this work which is “impressively experimental\, thoughtful and challenging.” For many years he ran a Trinidad-inspired Carnival band called Moko Jumbi and the trickster character of West African and Cariibbean folklore has been an abiding influence on his art. \n \nMuli Amaye is a novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel\, A House With No Angels\, was published by Crocus Press in 2019. Her short fiction has been published in anthologies and literary journals. In 2024 she was longlisted for the Commonwealth writer’s prize and made the second round of the Bridport Prize with her short story\, The Woman Who Swallowed Herself. Her latest textbook is The Black Writer’s Toolbox\, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in January 2026 \nThis event is part of our Black History Month Celebrations. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/in-conversation-with-peter-kalu-and-muli-amaye/ LOCATION:Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Reading and Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/bcb414bae21fb858bdc0ea9e6d32fb6c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261006T183000 DTSTAMP:20260901T153740Z CREATED:20260901T153502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T153740Z UID:10069133-1791307800-1791311400@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:Silent Book Club at Oldham Library DESCRIPTION:What is Silent Book Club? \n\n\n\nWe meet fortnightly\, downstairs at Oldham Library\, from 17:30 – 18:30. (There will be signs around the event.) Bring your own book and read in companionable quiet. It’s like an Introvert Happy Hour! \n\n\n\nWhat do I bring? \n\n\n\nBring your current read\, or choose one when you get here. Bring a friend\, or come by yourself. \n\n\n\nHow silent will it be? \n\n\n\nWe’re meeting in public\, so there will be some ambient noise. Feel free to bring headphones\, book lights or ear defenders if you want. We read together quietly with no expectation of talking. \n\n\n\nDo I have to read? \n\n\n\nYou can read anything in any format\, or bring along homework\, writing\, art or craft – anything you can work on quietly! Fancy a chat? \n\n\n\nFeel free to stay afterwards and socialise – but there’s no pressure to do this\, and the club will officially end after an hour of reading. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/silent-book-club-at-oldham-library/2026-10-06/ LOCATION:Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Health and Wellbeing,Reading and Books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261002T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261002T103000 DTSTAMP:20260907T104905Z CREATED:20260826T115130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T104905Z UID:10068877-1790935200-1790937000@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:Little Reads at Failsworth Library DESCRIPTION:Little Reads is a fun\, interactive workshop using songs and stories to explore children’s picture books. Perfect for under 4’s and their families in partnership with Manchester Literature Festival. \n\n\n\nNo need to book\, just come along. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/little-reads-3/2026-10-02/ LOCATION:Failsworth Library\, Oldham Road\, Failsworth\, England\, M35 0EJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Reading and Books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T120000 DTSTAMP:20260904T131918Z CREATED:20260904T131916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T131918Z UID:10069329-1790850600-1790856000@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:Gobaby DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and relaxed sensory play session for pre-walkers and their families. No need to book just join the fun. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/gobaby-2/ LOCATION:Gallery Oldham\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Reading and Books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260925T140000 DTSTAMP:20260826T112341Z CREATED:20260826T112228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T112341Z UID:10068195-1790341200-1790344800@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:Family Storytime at Failsworth library DESCRIPTION:Bring the whole family along and enjoy some shared story time and guided reading activities. \n\n\n\nWe will start by reading one or two stories aloud to the children. \n\n\n\nAfter that\, you’ll have the chance to explore books together\, enjoy some reading time as a family\, and choose books to take home. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/family-storytime-at-failsworth-library-2/2026-09-25/ LOCATION:Failsworth Library\, Oldham Road\, Failsworth\, England\, M35 0EJ\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Reading and Books END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260915T183734Z CREATED:20260820T194224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T183734Z UID:10065551-1789581600-1789588800@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:An Evening with Author Tawseef Khan DESCRIPTION:Jamila’s life feels hectic and out of control. Then a breakdown of sorts forces her to seek change!\n\n\nAs we celebrate South Asian History Month\, join us at Oldham Library with author Tawseef Khan as we dive into his new book Determination. Jamila Shah is twenty-nine and exhausted. An immigration solicitor tasked with running the precious family law firm\, Jamila is prone to being woken in the middle of the night by frantic phone calls from clients on the cusp of deportation. Working under the shadow of the government’s ‘hostile environment’\, she constantly prays and hopes that their ‘determinations’ will result in her clients being allowed to stay. \nWith no time for friends\, family or even herself (never mind a needy partner)\, Jamila’s life feels hectic and out of control. Then a breakdown of sorts forces her to seek change – to pursue her own happiness while navigating the endless expectations that the world seems to have of her\, and still committing herself to a career devoted to helping others. \nBio:TAWSEEF KHAN is a qualified immigration solicitor and holds a doctoral degree from the University of Liverpool\, where he examined the fairness of the British asylum system. He is also a graduate of the creative writing programme at the University of East Anglia\, where he received the Seth Donaldson Memorial Bursary. His fiction has appeared in Lighthouse and Test Signal: a Northern anthology; his non-fiction in the New York Times\, The Face and Hyphen. His debut non-fiction book Muslim\, Actually was published by Atlantic in 2021. He lives in Manchester. \nRefreshments will be provided. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/an-evening-with-author-tawseef-khan/ LOCATION:Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Reading and Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/89111b4cb29d64afe8e559480c14f8ba.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260912T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260912T160000 DTSTAMP:20260731T145015Z CREATED:20260731T145015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T145015Z UID:10066737-1789221600-1789228800@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:Author Talk ‘Bert: Postcards from Labrador’ DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nJoin us for an illustrated talk on the remarkable Bertha Lewis. Known as Bert\, she left Oldham for Labrador\, Canada\, at the age of 23 to work as a teacher. Through the postcards she sent home to Oldham\, author Philip Birch has written a novel based on his grandmother’s experiences. Signed copies of the book will be available on the day. \nBooking essential via Eventbrite. \nThis event is part of Oldham Histories Festival 2026. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/author-talk-bert-postcards-from-labrador/ LOCATION:Oldham Library & Lifelong Learning Centre\, Greaves Street\, Oldham\, OL1 1AL\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Exhibitions, Talks & Tours,Festivals & Outdoor Events,Reading and Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Bert-HLA.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260910T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260910T130000 DTSTAMP:20260909T113312Z CREATED:20260904T124614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T113312Z UID:10069009-1789041600-1789045200@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:Gruffalo Picnic Party DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the release of the new Julia Donaldson classic ‘Gruffalo Granny’ with a special picnic and storywalk at Alexandra Park.  Please bring your own food and we’ll provide the fun. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/gruffalo-picnic-party/ LOCATION:Alexandra Park\, Oldham\, 5 Kings Road\, Oldham\, England\, OL8 2AX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Reading and Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/163c59c4e85a404f685f5d76a93ea9f1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260910T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260910T110000 DTSTAMP:20260909T113311Z CREATED:20260904T125006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T113311Z UID:10069007-1789034400-1789038000@hla.oldham.gov.uk SUMMARY:Gruffalo Picnic Party DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the release of the new Julia Donaldson classic ‘Gruffalo Granny’ with a special picnic and storywalk at Alexandra Park. URL:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/event/gruffalo-picnic-party-2/ LOCATION:Alexandra Park\, Oldham\, 5 Kings Road\, Oldham\, England\, OL8 2AX\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Children & Families,Reading and Books ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hla.oldham.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/163c59c4e85a404f685f5d76a93ea9f1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR