FROM a 94-year-old RAF veteran to community-minded young people, generations across Saddleworth marked the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day. August 15, 1945…
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Saddleworth goes silent for Hiroshima vigil
A SILENT vigil was held by Saddleworth Peace Group to mark 75 years since atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The event was…
View More Saddleworth goes silent for Hiroshima vigilYour Town needs you: Help Oldham mark 75th VJ Day Anniversary
RESIDENTS are invited to share their photographs, nostalgia and artwork to help Oldham commemorate Victory over Japan Day. Saturday 15 August marks 75 years since…
View More Your Town needs you: Help Oldham mark 75th VJ Day AnniversaryCommunity invited to host ‘stay-at-home parties’ to celebrate VE Day
STREET parties, parades and celebrations were set to bring the country together on Friday, May 8 for the 75thanniversary of VE Day. And despite the…
View More Community invited to host ‘stay-at-home parties’ to celebrate VE DaySpecial celebrations in busy month for Saddleworth WI
THERE were special celebrations at Saddleworth WI in September as they celebrated 11 years since they reformed. They raised a glass or two to mark…
View More Special celebrations in busy month for Saddleworth WISound of music returns with tenth Diggle Blues Festival
THE sound of music returns for a tenth year with the annual Diggle Blues Festival on Thursday, May 30 to Sunday, June 2. The free…
View More Sound of music returns with tenth Diggle Blues FestivalDelight for diamond couple: Moorside pair celebrates 60 years of marriage
A DIAMOND couple from Moorside celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary – at a slower pace than the day they got married. For Alison Robinson found…
View More Delight for diamond couple: Moorside pair celebrates 60 years of marriageLyceum Theatre Oldham to launch 90th anniversary celebrations by revisiting first ever play
LYCEUM Theatre Oldham is opening its 90th Anniversary Season of Celebrations with a double bill of comedy that incudes the first ever play performed by…
View More Lyceum Theatre Oldham to launch 90th anniversary celebrations by revisiting first ever playHartley Botanic showcases history at RHS Chelsea stand as it celebrates 80th anniversary
Hartley Botanic is returning to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with another eye-catching stand as it celebrates 80 ‘trusted years’ in business. The Greenfield-based greenhouse…
View More Hartley Botanic showcases history at RHS Chelsea stand as it celebrates 80th anniversaryKids Car Boot carry on with shop and swap through 2018
KIDS Car Boot would like to wish all their past, present and future customers and stall holders a very happy new year and that 2018…
View More Kids Car Boot carry on with shop and swap through 2018