Ever feel like Failsworth is just a place people “drive through” on their way to Manchester or Oldham?
We have the pubs. We have the history. We have the location. But every week, we are leaking millions of pounds into the pockets of shareholders who couldn’t find Pole Lane on a map.
What if we kept it?
The £20 “Keep It Local” Challenge
We aren’t asking you to boycott the big supermarkets or live like a monk. We’re talking about a £20 shift. If you take just £20 out of your big weekly supermarket shop and spend it at a Failsworth butcher, a local bakery, a family-run cafe, or that independent takeaway down the road:
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Every week: We pump £192,000 into our own streets.
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Every year: That is £10,000,000 landing in Failsworth tills.
What does £10 Million actually buy us?
It buys us a town that looks alive. When a local business has a “reliable baseline,” the magic starts to happen:
The “Missing Middle” Returns: We get the specialty bakers, the greengrocers, and the craft spots back because they can actually afford the rent.
Jobs for Our Own: Local shops hire local people. Your £20 helps pay the wages of the lad down the street or the mum working part-time around school hours.
Real Social Glue: You can’t have a chat with a self-checkout machine. Local shops are where people meet, where news travels, and where the community actually feels like a community.
Capturing the “Commuter Cash”
We sit on one of the busiest routes in Greater Manchester. Thousands of cars pass our doors every single day.
If we make Failsworth a “destination”—a place with a thriving high street and great pubs—and we get just 100 of those drivers to stop for a coffee, a pint, or a sandwich: 👉 That’s another £1.7 Million a year in “New Money” coming into our town.
That’s money from Manchester and Oldham being dropped off in our bins, our shops, and our economy.
The 8-Week Challenge: Are you in?
For the next 8 weeks, move just £20 a week to a local business.
Get your crusty cob from the local bakery.
Buy your Sunday roast meat from the butcher (if you can find one).
Get your Saturday morning brew from the local cafe.
Pick up your birthday cards from the independent shop.
The Math is Simple: If we shop like strangers, our town stays a ghost town. If we shop like a community, we become a powerhouse.
Share this if you’re proud of Failsworth and want to see our high street back at its best. Tag your favorite local business in the comments so people know where to spend their first £20!
