Almost 200 attend Austerlands Remembrance Service at Saddleworth's oldest Great War Memorial
Almost 200 people attended Austerlands' annual Remembrance Service at Saddleworth's oldest Great War Memorial, helping keep local war dead's memory alive.
Almost 200 people attended the annual Remembrance Service at Austerlands, held at Saddleworth's oldest Great War memorial, Saddleworth Independent reports. A wreath sent by the Mayor of Oldham was placed by ward councillor Garth Harkness, and the service was conducted by Roger Fielding.
Event organiser David Needham said the gathering had grown considerably since it began in 1979 as an informal meeting of a handful of people. "We are more than pleased with the large turnout," he said.