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[Roughyeds Return]

Just a little reminder here that the club is retailing the fast selling Watersheddings Memories from it's offices at Lansdowne Rd. The proceeds raised from any books sold by the goes to help support the team.

One well known retailer has already declared it to be their Oldham branch's fastest selling book during the run up to Christmas!

To all those who have already purchased the book, we thank you very much, and hope the enjoy the memories.

Bought mine a couple of days ago, fantastic book, would recommend to all Roughyeds as a fantastic record to keep for posterity of our great days at Sheddings.

Taught me a number of things about Sheddings I didn't know, made me laugh recalling some great days and also brought a tear to the eye reading the extracts of stories from the Chron of how we lost our spiritual home and what we got for it! But onwards and upwards lets hope we can build Whitebank again to leave a legacy. First pictures of Sheddings in the book are of a team playing on a field with even less facilities than Whitebank, OK a different era but it is possible.

Great publication well done to the Trust. To all Roughyeds, if you have Oldham fans in the family (even if they have fallen and don't attend anymore!) buy this book, its a Christmas cracker of a present.

Now I can't wait until we take on Hornets at Whitebank.

[sheddingswasus]

The book is selling out very fast, and the retailers are all reporting brisk sales.

The club have recently sold out their stock, but will have books back in stock tomorrow.

The trust have received some great press reviews and Harry Edgar writing in the RL Journal, has praised the book as well. Here is what he had to say..........

GENUINE coffee-table books for Rugby League fans in Britain are as rare as Ashes victories have become - but this magnificent tome from Oldham truly sets a new standard.

"Watersheddings Memories " is a high-quality, large-format, landscape shaped, hardback of 400 pages - all filled with evocative black and white photos tracing the history of events at the ground that was the home of rugby in Oldham from 1889 up to its demise in 1997.

It is a wonderful collection of pictures wliich cover not just Rugby League, but various other sporting activities - among them cricket and soccer, plus professional baseball which saw League legends Jim Sullivan and Gus Risman play this supposedly "American" game at Oldham, and wrestling as ex-Oldham, Wakefield and St.Helens hard-man Don Vines took on an opponent dubbed as "The Outlaw."

But they are just fascinating sideshows to a story that is first and foremost about Oldham Rugby League Club. What could be better than the host of images of all those generations of players wearing the famous red and white hoops with navy blue shorts - classic Oldham - as their story is brought vividly to life. And there are also lots of memories of amateur Rugby League at Watersheddings, especially the famous Standard Cup Finals.
Watersheddings, perched high in the foothills of the Pennines, was a cold place to go in the winter, but it had a great atmosphere in the days when its stands and terraces (covered on all four sides) were packed in their thousands to watch Oldham in their glory days, especially the 1950s. Those Oldham fans who experienced
that will treasure this book - those too young to have been there in person will now have a chance to soak up some of that evocative atmosphere and keep turning back for more in its pages.

"Watersheddings Memories" is the latest book to be compiled and produced by the Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust, and what a magnificent job they are doing. The compilers of this book: Steve Brown, Mick Harrop,
Michael Turner and Brian Walker, truly have produced something very special. And it is a source of wonder to all other publishers how they manage to make such a large and impressive volume available at only £20. The answer, of course, is sponsorship, and the Heritage Trust do a fine job in recruiting sponsors for their publications - with a very special thank-you to the main sponsors of this new book, Melvyn Lord and Reddish Demolition of
Oldham. Their support has helped make this book possible and it is good to know that Oldham's Rugby League heritage is being preserved and in such good hands.

[sheddingswasus]

Happy New Year to all from the Heritage Trust.

We would like to thank all the fans who have purchased our latest book.

There are just a few copies remaining at the Oldham Chronicle, Gallery Oldham and the Local Studies Centre. In addition, each of the local Asda's have a couple of copies each. The Roughyeds, Waterstones and WH Smiths are now completely sold out. There are no copies left directly from the Trust either.

[DaveGC]

Great book im glad its selling well, all the Heritage books are fantastic books if your a Oldham fan or a Rugby League fan in general, nice to see vintage photos of the Standard Cup finals. Great days great memories.

[neanderthal]

Happy New Year to all from the Heritage Trust.

We would like to thank all the fans who have purchased our latest book.

There are just a few copies remaining at the Oldham Chronicle, Gallery Oldham and the Local Studies Centre. In addition, each of the local Asda's have a couple of copies each. The Roughyeds, Waterstones and WH Smiths are now completely sold out. There are no copies left directly from the Trust either.

I'm passing through Oldham on Saturday 8th Jan (live in the Midlands now) and would like to pick up a copy or two. Anyone know where there are any left?

[sheddingswasus]

The only place open Saturday that has stock now is the Local Interest Centre on Union St. The Oldham Chron have some stock, but aren't open on Saturdays. Asda Living at Elk Mill may have a copy. They had two left on Monday.

Hope you enjoy the book.

[neanderthal]

The only place open Saturday that has stock now is the Local Interest Centre on Union St. The Oldham Chron have some stock, but aren't open on Saturdays. Asda Living at Elk Mill may have a copy. They had two left on Monday.

Hope you enjoy the book.

Managed to get a couple from the Local Studies Library. It's changed quite a bit down that side of Oldham since I was last there!

It's a top book, and I think a bit of a bargain for £20. Fascinating to look back at events I was actually at! I think those involved have produced a quality collection of memories.