The rain fell, so did a few tears; they came in their hundreds: young, old, the frail, the strong even a few pets. Some marched,…
View More We Will Remember Them……..not just each year but all the timeCategory: Remembrance
Royton unites to honour fallen soldiers on Remembrance Day
AROUND 1,000 people gathered under grey skies and rain clouds to pay their respects at Royton War Memorial and mark 100 years since the end…
View More Royton unites to honour fallen soldiers on Remembrance DayAll gave some, some gave all – memorial to Shaw club members killed in First World War action
A PERMANENT reminder to 25 men from a long-established Shaw club who lost their lives during World War One has been unveiled. The poignant roll…
View More All gave some, some gave all – memorial to Shaw club members killed in First World War actionWindow on the War: Business produces moving WW1 tribute
A SHAW funeral business has been praised for helping to commemorate the end of the First World War. An eye-catching display at Jason Worsnip Family…
View More Window on the War: Business produces moving WW1 tributeDrumming up support for night of nostalgia
A SHOW commemorating the end of World War One and ahead of Remembrance Sunday is being staged at Playhouse 2 in Shaw. The organisers of…
View More Drumming up support for night of nostalgia‘Peace and Plenty?’: Exhibition remembers Oldham during WWI
A NEW exhibition ‘Peace and Plenty? Oldham and the First World War’ has opened at Gallery Oldham. The exhibition looks at the experiences of those…
View More ‘Peace and Plenty?’: Exhibition remembers Oldham during WWIMoving RBL service at Royton Cemetery to remember Great War fallen
TOUCHING tributes have been laid on the graves of 40 soldiers buried in Royton Cemetery to say a special ‘thank you’ for their sacrifices. This…
View More Moving RBL service at Royton Cemetery to remember Great War fallenComrades Club remembers fallen as derby day shown the red card
AS Britain falls silent on Remembrance Sunday, Shaw Comrades Club will mark Armistice Day by also pulling the plug on the first Manchester derby of…
View More Comrades Club remembers fallen as derby day shown the red cardOldham remembers 100 years
A range of remembrance events will be taking place across the borough to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. Tens…
View More Oldham remembers 100 years