THE usual Yanks Weekend events and parade may have been cancelled – but that didn’t stop locals getting into the 1940s war-time spirit. The weekend…
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Yanks celebrations not returning to Saddleworth this summer
YANKS Weekend this August – Saddleworth’s annual step back in time to World War II – has been cancelled for the third year running –…
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Uppermill: a brief history
By John Kirkbride The old days DID you know that Uppermill viaduct has 23 semi-circular arches with rusticated voussoirs and is supported on a rectangular…
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‘Lack of funding’ leads to cancellation of Yanks weekend
SADDLEWORTH’S popular Yanks weekend will not go ahead this year due to ‘lack of funding’ despite the best efforts of organisers to make the occasion…
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Yanks roll into Saddleworth as friendly wartime invasion returns
SADDLEWORTH turned back the clock for its annual friendly weekend wartime invasion. The Yanks came back to the area on August 11 and 12, complete…
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War time returns to Saddleworth with Yanks extravaganza
WAR TIME came to Saddleworth for one weekend only as the popular annual 1940s ‘Yanks are back in Saddleworth’ extravaganza returned. From soldiers and vintage…
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Turn back time as Yanks weekend extravaganza returns to Saddleworth
THE HANDS of time are turning back in August once more as the popular annual 1940s ‘Yanks are back in Saddleworth’ extravaganza returns. From soldiers…
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Enthusiastic volunteers needed to help at Yanks extravaganza
ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help out at the popular ‘Yanks Are Back In Saddleworth’ extravaganza this summer. The annual event, which attracted thousands…
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Yanks return to Saddleworth for 1940s weekend extravaganza
pictures by Jacob King SADDLEWORTH TURNED back the clocks once more for the popular annual 1940s ‘Yanks are back in Saddleworth’ extravaganza. Soldiers, vintage ladies…
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Volunteers needed as crowd-pulling Yanks returns to Saddleworth
A SMALL dedicated team of volunteers who organise the crowd-pulling 1940s event ‘Yanks are back in Saddleworth’ are seeking more helpers. The popular annual event…
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