LOCKDOWN did not stop one Whit Friday-loving village from celebrating the annual Saddleworth tradition. A poster was circulated online encouraging the Diggle community to decorate…
View More Whit Friday traditions celebrated in Diggle despite lockdown
SADDLEWORTH Parish Council has agreed a 30-year lease for Dawson’s Field in Scouthead to ensure the green space can continue to be used by the…
View More Saddleworth Parish Council secures 30-year lease of treasured Scouthead site
By Maddie Zygmunt JOIN in some Halloween fun this half-term with a Spooky Scarecrow Trail around Lees and Springhead. The trail has been organised by…
View More Spooky Scarecrow Trail brings Halloween half-term fun to Lees and Springhead
BANNERS flew high as churches across Saddleworth braved the rain to step out for their Walks of Witness on June 14. A United Service in…
View More Banners fly high for Walks of Witness despite wet weather
DEDICATED brass band musicians are driving a novel fundraising idea aimed at saving a community-wide tradition. Saddleworth’s annual Whit Friday brass band contests are hailed as…
View More Appeal to save Whit Friday tradition
THREE was the magic number for Whit Friday regulars, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. The National champions from West Yorkshire didn’t allow the rain or…
View More Brighouse and Rastrick are best of the bands at Whit Friday contests
THE wet weather could not dampen spirits as churches across Saddleworth took to the streets for Whit Friday. The annual Walks of Witness across the…
View More Whit Friday spirit as churches step out across community
THE hills will resound with the sound of brass as Whit Fridays Band Contests return. The popular events sees bands and visitors travel from all…
View More Brass bands ready to march as Whit Friday band contests return
REGULAR Whit Friday contestants should take note of a new band on the programme this year. They would certainly be wise not to underestimate the…
View More Castle Water on their way to put wind up the opposition on Whit Friday
Banners will fly high as churches across Saddleworth step out on to the streets to mark the Whit Friday celebrations on May 25 with their…
View More Church banners set to fly high for Whit Friday walks across Saddleworth
