SADDLEWORTH’S iconic Post and Pans war memorial will have necessary work completed, but not all by Remembrance Sunday. This year sees the obelisk on Alderman’s…
View More Work on Saddleworth’s Pots and Pans war memorial will be carried out, Oldham Council insists
UPPERMILL’S war memorial has been restored after being left damaged in an act of ‘mindless vandalism.’ The cross on top of one of the obelisks…
View More Uppermill war memorial restored after vandalism
VANDALS have sparked an angry reaction from people in Saddleworth after damaging Uppermill’s listed war memorial in a ‘mindless crime.’ The cross on top of…
View More Shocking war memorial vandalism causes anger
A FUNDRAISING cycle challenge around the borough raised £1085 for the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. The RBL Lees and District Branch decided to tackle…
View More Lees and District RBL war memorial cycle challenge raises Poppy Appeal funds
SADDLEWORTH’S oldest Great War Memorial, in Austerlands, saw a large turnout on Remembrance Sunday as residents were privileged, once again, to receive the Queen’s Wreath.…
View More Queen and Dukes mark Remembrance Day at Austerlands
HUNDREDS of people ensured tradition was maintained by marking Remembrance Sunday at Saddleworth’s iconic Pots and Pans war memorial. And next year the hilltop obelisk…
View More Action promised to remove war memorial vandal damage
PEOPLE across Saddleworth and Oldham are being reminded they can watch a Remembrance Service online from the Parish Church from 10.50am on Sunday, November 8…
View More Changes to Remembrance plans as new national lockdown introduced
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…
View More Saddleworth’s generations pay tributes to mark 75th anniversary of VJ Day
A SIGNIFICANT Uppermill landmark has been granted Grade II Listed status by Historic England. This has led to renewed calls from residents to host a…
View More Uppermill landmark receives Grade II listed status
A POIGNANT remembrance service was held in Uppermill to mark the 75thanniversary of the D Day Landings during World War II. The service on June…
View More Saddleworth marks D Day Landings with poignant remembrance service
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