Flowery Field
Encyclopedia
Flowery Field is an area of Hyde
, Greater Manchester
, North West England
.
It is a mainly residential area once dominated by Ashton Brothers Textile Mill.
, one of the foremost amateur clubs in the Tame Valley. They were champions of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League in 2003 and moved into the Lancashire County League for 2004. Their professional
member, for the 2008 season, is Andrew Gleave who replaces long-serving Damien Eyre who remains at the club as an amateur player. An early member and very young player for Flowery Field Cricket Club was Warren Bradley who later played football for Manchester United and scored in the F.A. Cup.
Hyde Technology school is a secondary school located in the area. It is especially noted for its ICT
teaching. The school is under re-development and a new, bigger school will be built on the original site. The building commences in the summer of 2010 and will take around 3 years to complete. http://vimeo.com/9936009
is located on the Glossop Line, running from Manchester Piccadilly to Hadfield.
There is also another Station called Hyde North which is in the same area. Hyde North is a station which accommodates the Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple line.
Buses include the 330 Stockport
to Ashton
via Hyde
and Woodley, Greater Manchester
. This service is run by Stagecoach Manchester and operates every 8 mins each way 7am - 9pm Monday to Saturday and every 15 mins each way on Sundays and evenings past 9pm.
343 Runs from Hyde to Stalybridge
via Dukinfield
. This service is run by Speedwellbus
and operates every 60 mins each way everyday from 6am - 10pm.
. The most serious known is the gang war between The teenagers of Dukinfield
and Newton which Flowery Field is a part of. The introduction of police community support officers from September 2005 has helped to combat this problem and crime now its at an all time low. The Hyde Youth and Community Centre is located in the west of the area and is open certain weekdays. Most of the anti-social behaviour usually happens along the busy streets and near to the railway station.
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester....
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, North West England
North West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
.
It is a mainly residential area once dominated by Ashton Brothers Textile Mill.
Cricket
The area is home to Flowery Field Cricket ClubFlowery Field Cricket Club
Flowery Field Cricket Club is located in the Flowery Field area of Hyde, Greater Manchester and was formed in 1838. It celebrated its sesquicentennial year in 1988 with a number of special matches....
, one of the foremost amateur clubs in the Tame Valley. They were champions of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League in 2003 and moved into the Lancashire County League for 2004. Their professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
member, for the 2008 season, is Andrew Gleave who replaces long-serving Damien Eyre who remains at the club as an amateur player. An early member and very young player for Flowery Field Cricket Club was Warren Bradley who later played football for Manchester United and scored in the F.A. Cup.
Education
Schools in the area include Flowery Field Secondary School and Flowery Field Primary School and Nursery.Hyde Technology school is a secondary school located in the area. It is especially noted for its ICT
ICT (education)
Information and communication technologies in education deal with the use of information and communication technologies within educational technology.-Purpose:...
teaching. The school is under re-development and a new, bigger school will be built on the original site. The building commences in the summer of 2010 and will take around 3 years to complete. http://vimeo.com/9936009
Transport
Flowery Field railway stationFlowery Field railway station
Flowery Field railway station serves the Flowery Field area of Hyde, Greater Manchester. It is east of Manchester Piccadilly on the Manchester-Glossop Line...
is located on the Glossop Line, running from Manchester Piccadilly to Hadfield.
There is also another Station called Hyde North which is in the same area. Hyde North is a station which accommodates the Manchester Piccadilly to Rose Hill Marple line.
Buses include the 330 Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
to Ashton
Ashton-under-Lyne
Ashton-under-Lyne is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, it lies on the north bank of the River Tame, on undulating land at the foothills of the Pennines...
via Hyde
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester....
and Woodley, Greater Manchester
Woodley, Greater Manchester
Woodley is a suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, North West England. It lies on the east side of the Peak Forest Canal, next to the areas of Bredbury and Romiley...
. This service is run by Stagecoach Manchester and operates every 8 mins each way 7am - 9pm Monday to Saturday and every 15 mins each way on Sundays and evenings past 9pm.
343 Runs from Hyde to Stalybridge
Stalybridge
Stalybridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside in Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 22,568. Historically a part of Cheshire, it is east of Manchester city centre and northwest of Glossop. With the construction of a cotton mill in 1776, Stalybridge became one of...
via Dukinfield
Dukinfield
Dukinfield is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in central Tameside on the south bank of the River Tame, opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, and is east of the city of Manchester...
. This service is run by Speedwellbus
Speedwellbus
Speedwellbus is a bus operator based in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. It operates a fleet of 25 buses on commercial and contracted services. Operations commenced in 2002 with a service between Glossop and Tintwistle, and were expanded with the addition of contracts from Derbyshire County...
and operates every 60 mins each way everyday from 6am - 10pm.
Crime
In this area there are many incidents of anti-social behaviourAnti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour is behaviour that lacks consideration for others and that may cause damage to society, whether intentionally or through negligence, as opposed to pro-social behaviour, behaviour that helps or benefits society...
. The most serious known is the gang war between The teenagers of Dukinfield
Dukinfield
Dukinfield is a small town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies in central Tameside on the south bank of the River Tame, opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, and is east of the city of Manchester...
and Newton which Flowery Field is a part of. The introduction of police community support officers from September 2005 has helped to combat this problem and crime now its at an all time low. The Hyde Youth and Community Centre is located in the west of the area and is open certain weekdays. Most of the anti-social behaviour usually happens along the busy streets and near to the railway station.