Haughton Green
Haughton Green is a village in
Denton,
Greater Manchester, England. The village has roughly 3,000 households, three primary schools and a secondary school.
*District:
Tameside*Council: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (TMBC)
*Councillors: Margaret Downs, Andrew Doubleday, Walter Downs
*Location:
Tameside,
Manchester,
Lancashire*
Manor Green Primary School*St. John Fisher Primary School
*Corrie Primary and Nursery School
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Two Trees Sports CollegeThe Village News is a newspaper published since December 2001 by children in the village. It has been running for over 5 years, and has raised over £10,000 for a local charity, Willow Wood Hospice, in
Ashton-under-Lyne.
The Village News is printed on A4 (b/w) and with 8-10 pages, this is Haughton Green's only newspaper and was founded by editor George Newton at age nine with no other reporters; now there are many. The Village News organizes regular events in the community such as the Grand Easter Egg Raffles, Charity Walks over Werneth Low, Christmas and Summer Fete's. The Village News also have a 'Villager of the Year' Award, which the Villager of the Year 2005 was Steven Johnson. They also held a Charity Auction Evening with
Ricky Hatton, which raised over £1600.
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Description of Haughton Green*
Map and photos (Haughton Green long before renovation in the 1990s)
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The Village News
