150th Anniversary Exhibition opens at Gallery Oldham
On Saturday January 10th, the 150th anniversary year of the formation of Oldham RLFC got off to a great start with the opening of an exhibition of memorabilia at Gallery 4 in the ‘Gallery Oldham’ building in the Town Centre.
The exhibition was formally opened by the Mayor, councillor Eddie Moores in company with the Mayoress, Kath Moores. The club was well represented with chairman, Bill Quinn, Mike Ford, Callum Irving and David Bottomley all in attendance as was the Leader of the Council, Councillor Arooj Shah. There was also a significant presence from the Players Association and many local Rugby League luminaries including Ray Hicks, Joe Warburton, Mick Worrall, Alan Burke and Chris and Michelle from the ‘Fox and Pine’ who continue to be major supporters of the club. The ‘Rugby Oldham’ organisation was also represented by Mike and Sue Kivlin, Ian Wilson and David Blackburn.
Along with Mike Ford, Terry Flanagan and Mike Elliott made up a trio of Oldham RL ‘Hall-of-Fame’ members who were there to witness the opening. The Trust were truly amazed by the substantial turnout of the public on the opening day, many of whom said they would return for a further visit. We hope many more people will view the exhibits before the exhibition ends on March 7th.
Oldham Community Radio were on site to record interviews from various attendees at the event.