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Mahdlo Youth Zone is delighted to receive a special tree from The Queen’s Green Canopy “Tree of Trees” which stood tall as a message of hope, regeneration and optimism to the nation and the world as part of the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations. Mahdlo joins 300 organisations from across the UK who were recently announced as recipients of these special trees in The Queen’s name, which are gifted in a pot embossed with Her Majesty’s cypher. Presented by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of […]

There’s only a couple of weeks left until the Mahdlo Clay Shoot sponsored by Docutech Office Solutions and we’re still looking for a couple of teams to join us at Manchester Gun Club in Worsley on Friday 7th October. Join businesses from across Oldham and Manchester for a complimentary breakfast, followed by expert tuition and practice before being let loose in the rapid-fire and 25-shot rounds. At the end of the day we’ll provide a free meal as we give our prizes […]

One of the North West’s leading law firms, Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers has become the latest Oldham company to become a Bronze Patron of Mahdlo Youth Zone. As a business operating at the heart of the Oldham community, the law firm supports a wide range of charities on its doorstep. With offices all over the borough, as well as expanding into Saddleworth, the firm gets involved in a wide range of activities. Pamela Walsh, Senior Solicitor with the Care Team at […]

Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd has today confirmed that Mahdlo Youth Zone was successful in its bid for a share of their Strong Foundations Grant. The grant will fund two sports workers between September and December to work with young people aged 13 to 19 or up to 25 with additional needs. We’ll be creating pathways and introductions to sport with a broad appeal and benefits for health and social development. Members get involved in dozens of different sports at Mahdlo every week, […]

One of the most common questions we get from parents or carers of new members is, “what happens when we get to Mahdlo?” In this series of posts, we’ll take a look at what happens in a typical Mahdlo Youth Zone session, starting with the drop-off and pick-up times. For any session at Mahdlo, whether it’s a twilight session that starts at 4pm, an evening Junior or Senior Zone session that begins at 6.30pm, or one of our weekend sessions (take a […]

Mahdlo Youth Zone in partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Saddleworth and Oldham Metro and Oldham Council held a borough-wide competition to give young people the opportunity to audition for a performance slot at this year’s Saddleworth Show, held on Sunday 26th June at Well-i-Hole Farm in Greenfield. Young people from across Oldham attended X-Factor style bootcamps to earn a place at the auditions. Judged by three young people, Rotary Club member Frank Bolger and Oldham Council music service representative Dennis Hadfield, […]