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"Yanks" Uppermill, Saddleworth 7th - 9th August
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Topic Started: Aug 10 2015, 08:26 PM (222 Views)
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thomasweir
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Aug 10 2015, 08:26 PM
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A WW2 re-enactment event now running for fifteen years. Originally a one-day only event to celebrate the film Yanks which was filmed in another Saddleworth village Dobcross, it expanded to three days with a BBMF display at rooftop level on the Sat and Sun. With the expansion only the largest Village Uppermill can handle the events now. The BBMF Spitfire gave a performance on the Sat but I didn't see or hear the Dakota on the Sunday. The Lancaster was scheduled to fly but it’s still grounded. It appeared last year however. It is flying circuits over Dobcross before heading for the high street in Uppermill.


One of the events on Sunday is the military parade that goes from Uppermill to Dobcross and back again.
Pipers start the event
 Followed by the local veterans

Churchill or Arthur Daley arrives

Some pics of the vehicles








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Aug 10 2015, 10:42 PM
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Looks like an enjoyable and well supported event, I wish we had something similar locally.
Colin
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