Oldham Fried Chicken

My post about Various Fried Chicken shops reminded me of this one we spotted in Oldham a few years ago.

Lost Blockbuster Video in Oldham

Last month we popped over to Oldham for our daily walk and a look for an old Blockbuster Video store on Ashton Road.

Sadly there were no traces of the brand visible at the former location. Until fairly recently the upstairs windows had retained the Blockbuster branding. Sadly they had been boarded up. Had the store been open I believe the old QuikDrop box is still in place. Next time we're over that way we'll take another look.

Interestingly the new shop in the building has retained a blue and yellow colour scheme and a Square is a kind of Block too

It wasn't all for nought though as we did spot an apt road name on the way back.

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Pitch & Putt at Bishops Park in Oldham

A quick visit to the Pitch & Putt course at Bishops Park in Oldham.

Bishops Park Pitch & Putt course in Oldham

There's not much that is likely to stand between Emily and I having a game of miniature golf. However, while taking a detour through Oldham en route to Leeds last Friday we swung by the Pitch & Putt course at Bishops Park and didn't have a game as there was a bull loose near the 1st tee!!!

Spot the Bull

The 761st miniature golf course we've visited. The first we've found to have a bull roaming on it

It's a nice looking 9-hole layout with some great views. There's also a driving range next door to the course.

Hole 1 is actually played back down the course towards the club house

The Rules. Nothing about errant bulls on there

Visit the Bishops Park Pitch & Putt course website for more information, opening times and prices.

Londi's not Londis

Our detour through Oldham on Friday meant we were travelling through some new places and when we spotted the sign at a shop on the Ripponden Road we had to stop to grab a snap. You see, the shop used to be a Londis, but is now 'Londi's'! A brilliantly simple bit of 'rebranding'.

What do you call your shop when you're no longer a Londis...

Trivia: The name Londis is a contraction of 'London District Stores'.

What a 'coincidence' the name of the new owner of the shop in Oldham was Londi eh.

It's no Singhbury's though.

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