Major dates confirmed for Oldham’s new market and events space
Oldham Council has confirmed the opening dates for the new market and events space, with the market set to open in September and The Loom event space in November. The new market will replace Tommyfield Indoor Market, while The Loom will replace the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Renovations at the Old Library, which will become the new town hall, are also set to be completed in August.
Oldham’s new market will open in September, the council confirmed yesterday, ending months of uncertainty for traders who had hoped to move from the doomed Tommyfield Indoor Market as early as June.
Contractors are still fitting stalls inside the purpose-built hall beside The Spindles shopping centre, and vendors needing bespoke equipment will not be ready until October. Council leader Arooj Shah said the staggered transfer is deliberate: “We are taking the time to make sure we get it right… the timing must work for all the stallholders.”
The market hall, reachable from both Parliament Square and the shopping centre, is the first of three civic projects nearing completion. The refurbished Old Library—destined to become the new town hall—will open in August, replacing the 1970s Civic Centre that is scheduled for demolition to make way for housing. Adjacent to The Spindles, the 1,000-capacity events venue The Loom will follow in November, taking over from the Queen Elizabeth Hall which was found to contain crumbling RAAC concrete in 2023 and is also set to be torn down for new homes.
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