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This Rushbearing Festival takes place in and around the [[Yorkshire]] Pennine town of Sowerby Bridge during the first full weekend in September. | This Rushbearing Festival takes place in and around the [[Yorkshire]] Pennine town of Sowerby Bridge during the first full weekend in September. | ||
Starting off at St John's Church, Warley, the cart visits village churches and inns on route that takes it to Sowerby Bridge and after a night of celebrations, via a moorland route to the village of Ripponden in the Ryburn Valley. | Starting off at St John's Church, Warley, the cart visits village churches and inns on route that takes it to Sowerby Bridge and after a night of celebrations, via a moorland route to the village of Ripponden in the Ryburn Valley. | ||
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| + | Who needs a road? Photo ©John Adams | ||
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| + | Old and new cultures juxtaposed. Photo ©John Adams | ||
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[http://www.rushbearing.co.uk/ Sowerby Bridge Rushcart web site] | [http://www.rushbearing.co.uk/ Sowerby Bridge Rushcart web site] | ||
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[[Category:Annual Event]] | [[Category:Annual Event]] | ||
[[Category:Rushcart]] | [[Category:Rushcart]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:11, 25 November 2010
This Rushbearing Festival takes place in and around the Yorkshire Pennine town of Sowerby Bridge during the first full weekend in September.
Starting off at St John's Church, Warley, the cart visits village churches and inns on route that takes it to Sowerby Bridge and after a night of celebrations, via a moorland route to the village of Ripponden in the Ryburn Valley.
Who needs a road? Photo ©John Adams
Old and new cultures juxtaposed. Photo ©John Adams