More people across all age groups had been taking the plunge at Droylsden Baths since the town’s swimming club launched a learners’ class for adults early in 1969.
Several months on, the class continued to thrive with 30 regular members.
Club secretary Mrs Hirst told the Reporter: “We had had many parents who wished they could swim like their children. Now they realise what they had been missing.”
Keeping order at TUC congress
A former secretary of the Ashton and District Weavers Association was widely praised for his efficient, even-handed chairing of the TUC’s centenary congress in Blackpool.
The Birdcage opens its doors
A much-loved Ashton nightspot reopened in September 1968 with a glamorous new image and a change of name.
Pole position
Miss Reporter Laraine Senthouse presented the prizes following the North West Driving Instructors Association annual road safety rally.
From the Reporter files - Thursday 4th September 2025
After months of rehearsals, Hyde Light Opera Company’s 1968 autumn show would soon be in full bloom.
Was housing plan a bridge to Shire?
Almost 50 years ago there were calls for High Peak Borough Council to delay giving the go-ahead for a housing development in Glossop.
