Preserving Our Heritage

The Tameside Local History Forum was established in January 2000 to increase public awareness and use of all the elements of local history throughout the Borough.

We aim to promote the study of archive and source material for social, business and archaeological purposes,

To make sure that such material is well preserved, collated and accessible to all,

We encourage co-operation between related historical and civic societies and statutory authorities and act as a point of contact for them,

Back copies of our Magazine HISTORY ALIVE - TAMESIDE packed with items of historical interest about Tameside.
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Support Your Local Societies

If you care about your local heritage,

If you have concerns as to proposed planning and development in your area,

If you want to contribute time to researching and cataloguing Tameside's wealth of local history,

If you are interested in finding out a lot more about the area in which you live, then please contact and join one of the societies listed in the members section or apply directly to us by using the contact page. Your membership and contribution would be greatly welcomed by all concerned!

Colourised Engravings from Aikin's Forty Miles Around Manchester published by Stockdale, Manchester 1794.