By Aimee Belmore and Ken Bennett VILLAGES across Saddleworth are unveiling touching tributes and displays ahead of this year’s Armistice Day on November 11. In…
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Tag: Remembrance
Saddleworth remembers: events and services to mark Armistice Day
A SERIES of events and activities are taking place across Saddleworth and Oldham to mark Remembrance Sunday in a special year commemorating 100 years since…
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Oldham residents asked to recall Blitz memories for WW2 campaign
Oldham Council is asking residents to recollect their memories of the Blitz and various other bombing raids from World War Two as part of the…
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Crowds gather across Saddleworth to pay respects on Remembrance Day
FALLEN soldiers were honoured by hundreds of locals at services and events across Saddleworth’s villages to mark Remembrance Day. The Saddleworth Branch of the Royal…
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Ziggy shares war time remembrances
YOU won’t find a prouder or more patriotic Englishman than Polish born, Russian speaking Zygmund ‘Ziggy’ Makowski. “They call me the ‘English Pole’,” laughs Ziggy,…
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Saddleworth to honour fallen at Remembrance services
A VARIETY of remembrance services and events will be held across Saddleworth this November to honour those who have fallen in the line of duty.…
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Oldham to fall silent for Remembrance Day services
Oldham Council is honouring the fallen on Sunday 12 November. Remembrance Sunday services will be taking place at venues across the borough, held in conjunction…
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Oldham remembers 100 years since end of Battle of Passchendaele
OLDHAM is hosting a weekend of commemorative events to mark 100 years since the end of the Battle of Passchendaele, one of the bloodiest and…
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Lest we forget: Saddleworth gathers to remember the fallen
YOUNG AND OLD gathered at Remembrance events across Saddleworth to honour fallen heroes who have died serving their country. The Saddleworth Branch of the Royal…
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Saddleworth will gather to honour the fallen on Remembrance Sunday
FALLEN HEROES who have died serving for their country will be remembered at events across this community this month. The Saddleworth Branch of the Royal…
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Silence falls as Saddleworth gathers to remember the fallen
MORE THAN 700 pairs of feet marched over the sodden ground, winding their way up to the iconic war memorial atop Pots and Pans on…
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Saddleworth to fall silent for Remembrance Day services
SADDLEWORTH WILL remember those who died serving for their country at a range of commemorative services and events. Silences will be held by church congregations…
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