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Festive Feature
Grab your Christmas Jumpers, Winter woollllies & Festive Cheer because it ’s.............
CHRISTMAS!
With village light switch on events taking place all over Saddleworth......... Here is your guide to where and when event is taking place....
Outside the Swan Pub, King Street and Millgate Car Park.
Friends of Dogford Park Christmas Fair
Sunday 2 December, 10am–3pm, free entry
Enjoy a traditional Christmas fair at the start of advent.
Royton Band Club, Sandy Lane, Royton, OL2 5QP
Grotton
Sunday 2 December, carols at 6pm followed by switch on at 6.30pm
Junction of Oldham Road and Grotton Hollow.
Diggle
Sunday 2 December, 4.30pm Opposite Warth Mill.
Denshaw
Sunday 2 December, 6pm Opposite Oddfellows, Huddersfifield Road. Denshaw
Lydgate
Thursday 6 December, 6.10pm
The crossroads of Oldham Road and Platting Road.
Hollinwood
Thursday 6 December, 6pm Hollins Road outside Oasis Academy, Hollinwood, OL8 4JZ
Springhead
Friday 7 December, 6pm Junction of Ashbrook Road and Oldham Road.
Royton
Saturday 8 December, 4.30–6.30pm
Join in with lots of the festive fun. Switch on will take place at 5.30pm. Royton Centre, Oldham, OL2 6QG
Saddleworth Santa Dash and Winter Wonderland Saturday 1 December, 2.30–6pm
Registration is from 12noon. The Dash start at 2.30pm Adults £12 and children aged 5–17 £5
Take part in a 2km or 5km Santa Dash in Uppermill this winter.This fun annual event will be followed by a parade, where you’ll get a glimpse of Santa, a grand switch-on with carols in front of the tree and a magical fifirework display to end the evening.
www.facebook.com/ saddleworthRT Uppermill Square,
Saddleworth Greenfifield Saturday 1 December, 7pm Intersection of bridleway with Chew Valley Road. Saddleworth Museum and Uppermill Square Saturday 1 December, 3.45pm
High Street, Uppermill, Oldham, OL3 6HS
Lees
Saturday 1 December, 4.30pm
Mellor Street Lees, across from Legends Pub at the junction of St. John’s Street and High Street.
Delph
Saturday 1 December, 5.30pm
For more information visit www. visitoldham. com
All dates were correct at time of print
Saddleworth Singers
Musical Director:Hilary Henderson Accompanist: Rachael Gibbon
Oldham Band (Lees) Present
“A Christmas Concert”
Uppermill Civic Hall Friday 8th December 7.30pm
Raffle Prizes
Tickets £8
(Children FREE) Available from Uppermill Post Office or On the door.
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