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Slimmer leads team to glory in big race
A SLIMMER from Ramsbottom put her new-found fitness to the test in the name of charity. Sarah Semple, of Peel Brow, teamed up with three friends to complete a gruelling eight-mile challenge. The all-girl team were the first female group to cross the
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Edenfield hopscotch day a hit
COMPETITORS in Edenfield went hopping mad for a hopscotch championship. People of all ages took part in Edenfield Parish Church’s contest, which was sponsored by Edenfield and District Horticultural Society. Challengers aged from between four to 90
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Friends’ group in call for members
NESTLED between the gently flowing River Irwell and the bustling M66, Nuttall Park has been the pride of Ramsbottom since it opened to the public in 1928 and is still going strong today. That is largely thanks to a team of rangers, crown green bowlers
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It took 53 years - but the pews have gone
WOODEN pews at an Unsworth church have finally been removed — 53 years after the idea was first put forward. The benches, which could cater for up to 200 parishioners at St George’s Church in Hollins Lane, have now been replaced by 140 seats
