AMUSED regulars at a well-known country pub reckon a small white peacock should go to Specsavers… Every morning the one-year-old bird settles down to gaze fondly at…
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Tractor treat for Bank Holiday onlookers through Saddleworth’s villages
ORGANISERS plan to make the Saddleworth Tractor Rally an annual event after the success of its Bank Holiday Monday run through the villages. The rally,…
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43rd annual Rushcart brings sounds of clogs to Saddleworth once more
THE SOUND of clogs filled the air as Saddleworth Morris Men held their legendary Rushcart Festival for a 43rd year. The brightly-dressed Morris side welcomed…
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War time returns to Saddleworth for Military Weekend
WITH MILITARY vehicles, rations and even some 1940s entertainment, war time well and truly returned to Saddleworth last month. Fortunately, it was for two days…
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Not Yanks but army manoeuvres in Saddleworth for Military Weekend
The Church Inn, Uppermill and Saddleworth Brewery are holding a ‘Military Weekend’ on Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 23. Like previous years, this is…
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Saddleworth Morris Men to dance in streets for Rushcart weekend
MORRIS MEN will take over the villages once again as the annual Saddleworth Rushcart spectacle returns over the weekend of August 20-21. The renowned festival…
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Military Weekend extravaganza entertains in Uppermill
ARMY TANKS and jeeps were a sight to see in Uppermill as the ‘Military Weekend’ returned to the Church Inn. Vehicles of all shapes and…
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Saddleworth transported back to wartime for popular Pennine 1940s weekend
By Mark Barrow A SCENIC Saddleworth hamlet was transported back to wartime as a host of military vehicles and entertainers descended for the annual Pennine…
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Eucharist marks start of Saddleworth St Chad’s 800th anniversary celebrations
A SERIES of spiritual events are to make up a year-long celebration of the 800th anniversary of Saddleworth St Chad’s Church. The present Parish Church…
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