A POPULAR Saddleworth riding school is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a special poster that depicts a menagerie of past and present steeds in the…
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Countryside Challenge at RDA Saddleworth to celebrate Horses for Health Relay
RIDE or walk along to Diggle on Saturday, July 3 as Saddleworth Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) hosts a Countryside Challenge and celebrates The…
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Horses for courses at annual fun TREC event at Friezland Arena
A GROUP of riders and their trusty steeds met at Friezland Arena to take part in the annual fun TREC event, now in its 18th…
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Saddleworth vote can take equestrian artist Jane racing towards victory
A Delph artist is in the running for a prestigious painting prize and needs Saddleworth’s help to get her to the winning post. Former primary…
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Living history comes to Saddleworth Museum during half-term
VISITORS WERE able to view some living history at Saddleworth Museum in Uppermill during the February half-term holiday. Bonny, 24, and 22-year-old Bilbo Baggins are…
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Creatures great and small gather in Greenfield for Horseman’s Carol Service
CREATURES great and small were decked in festive attire for the annual Horseman’s Carol Service at Friezland Equestrian Arena in Greenfield. Organised by Friezland User Group,…
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Saddleworth Pony Club district commissioner shortlisted for national award
PENNY RIDLEY, district commissioner of the Saddleworth & District branch of the Pony Club, has been shortlisted for a national award. The 68-year-old is one…
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Popular Dobcross riding school celebrates 45 years
FORTY-FIVE years ago a small riding school opened on a Dobcross farm as a 13-year-old entrepreneur gave 20p rides to her friends. Husteads Riding School…
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Mounted police and underwater unit brought in to help tackle crime rise in Saddleworth
A SADDLEWORTH canal was the scene of a police underwater search during a hunt for evidence following a recent arrest. The North West Police’s Underwater…
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