Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival Saturday 1 September to Sunday 2 September 2012

Rushbearing dates back several centuries to a time when rushes were simply a floor covering in churches. Each year, it was out with the old and in with the new. Over many years this tradition has gradually turned into a celebration and a holiday involving music, morris dancing and revelry.

Schedule

Friday

Sowerby Bridge

8:00pm, Puzzle Hall Inn, Hollins Mill Lane – Pre-Rushbearing get-together

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Saturday

Sowerby Bridge

10:00am to 4:00pm – Market Place, Wharf Street – Charity/Craft market including at 2:00pm, Friendly Brass Band

10:00am to 5:00pm – Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge – Refreshments & Stalls

12:45pm – St Patrick’s Church, Bolton Brow – Brass Band

2:00pm to 6:30pm – St Paul’s Church, Tower Hill – Horticultural Show

8:30pm – The Navigation Inn, Chapel Lane – Acoustic Traditional Folk Session – All welcome!

Refreshments

10:30am to 11:30am – St John’s Church Warley

12:00pm to 1:30pm – St Patrick’s Church, Bolton Brow

2:00pm to 4:00pm – St Paul’s Church, Tower Hill

Ripponden

10:00am to 4:00pm – St Bartholomew’s Church – Flower Festival

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Sunday

Sowerby Bridge

10:30am – St Peter’s Church – Rushbearing Service

11:30 – The Rushcart Inn – The Eclipse Jazz Band

Cottonstones

1:00pm – The Alma Inn – The 400 Roses

Triangle

1:00pm – The Alma Inn – The 400 Roses

Ripponden

2:00pm onwards – Village Fair, Charity Stalls & Cream Teas

4:00pm, The 400 Roses

5:30pm, Songs of Praise

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For more information go to Rushbearing