A RECORD-BREAKING year for a children’s poetry festival featuring local schools has been hailed a resounding success. Over 78 classes and more than 2,000 primary…
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Saddleworth’s Olympic spirit produces brilliant show
TO SAY competitive spirit was flowing as the Saddleworth Village Olympics (SVO) got underway would be somewhat of an understatement. And the hundreds of athletes…
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Organisers want biggest Village Olympics ever
ORGANISERS of the Saddleworth Village Olympics hope 2023 can see its biggest ever – beating last year. 2022’s edition saw an amazing 1,089 children take…
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Saddleworth schools receive big name backing for traffic scheme
TWO SADDLEWORTH schools are part of a scheme designed to make the roads around them safer and healthier. And it has received the backing of…
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Olympics spirit soars in 37th year
MORE THAN 1,000 children took to the pitch, pool and field for the 37th Saddleworth Village Olympics. The annual tournament was kick-started with an exciting…
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Treesy does it! Woodland Trust saplings initiative boost
SCHOOLS and community groups across Saddleworth can now take advantage of the Woodland Trust’s free trees initiative. More than 1.3 million trees – a record…
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‘Simply incredible’ Blue Coat School pupils celebrate GCSE results
THE achievements of Blue Coat School pupils are ‘simply incredible’, says headteacher Rob Higgins, as they celebrate their GCSE results. Of all results, 43 per…
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Olympian Brogan supports school’s sports day
OLYMPIAN Brogan Crowley was a spectator rather than competitor when she attended a sporting event in Oldham. The 28-year-old from Moorside was the special guest…
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Rounders’ team rallies to finish third
SADDLEWORTH School’s Year 9 rounders team finished third in the Oldham schools’ rally. The girls came through a round robin against Hulme, Waterheads, North Chadderton…
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Success for Saddleworth School’s young sporting stars
Year 9 team crowned champions SADDLEWORTH School’s Year 9 rugby team has been crowned Oldham schools’ champions. In a festival organised by Leeds Rhinos Foundation…
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