SADDLEWORTH once again turned out in force to mark Yorkshire Day – and try telling those involved it is irrelevant. Almost 50 years may have…
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White rose to fly high on Yorkshire Day
THE white rose will be flying high and proud as Saddleworth celebrates Yorkshire Day on Sunday, July 30. Saddleworth’s administrative ties with Yorkshire were cut…
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All things Saddleworth to be celebrated at concert
A CELEBRATION of Saddleworth will take place as bands will perform and poems of the area’s ‘Bard’ Ammon Wrigley will be recited. Ashton-under-Lyne Brass Band…
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Yorkshire and proud – Saddleworth flies flag for white rose county
IT is only celebrated once a year but every day is Yorkshire Day for people of a particular floral persuasion. And the traditionalists whose allegiance…
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White rose flies high to celebrate Yorkshire Day
THE white rose flew high and proud as Saddleworth came together to celebrate Yorkshire Day. Saddleworth’s administrative ties with Yorkshire were cut during local government…
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White rose to fly high for annual celebrations
THE white rose will be flying high to mark Yorkshire Day this year on Sunday, August 1. The celebrations will start as usual with a…
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All white on the day as Yorkshire ties celebrated
A SMALL band of White Rose loyalists ensured the annual celebration of all things Yorkshire went ahead. Due to a spike in Covid-19 cases, organisers…
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All hail Yorkshire Day!
SADDLEWORTH’S annual celebration of all things White Rose will take place this weekend.A socially distanced version of Yorkshire Day is planned for Sunday, August 2.…
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Yorkshire forever: White Rose flies high for annual festivities
‘YORKSHIRE forever, God save the Queen’ was the rallying cry as locals braved the wet weather to celebrate Saddleworth’s affiliation with the White Rose county.…
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Head to Heights to mark 250th anniversary
A PREVIOUSLY unpublished poem by dialect writer Ammon Wrigley is included in a new book to celebrate a landmark anniversary for a Saddleworth church. St…
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