Life's Rich Pageant
Explore the pages linked below to find out about local traditions and the many ways in which Heywoodites have entertained and enjoyed themselves over the centuries:
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| Learn about some of the centuries-old folklore that Heywood folk once had a strong belief in. |
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| An ancient rural religious festival that became so rowdy that it was banned in 19th-century Heywood. |
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| The Heywood year was once full of local traditions and festivals. You can read about them here. (Page under construction) |
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| Queen's Park opened amid great pageantry in 1879. |
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| A fascinating bibliography of notable Heywoodites of the 19th century. |
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| Did Heywood once have the 'most number of pubs per person', and how did the thriving local pub industry develop? |
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| A list of the many different beerhouses and pubs that have existed in Heywood over time. |
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| The bucolic writings of Victorian-era ramblers and botanists around Heywood. |
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| A look at the different movie houses that used to exist in Heywood. (Page under construction) |
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| When sleepy Deeply Vale hosted a series of famous free rock festivals during the late 1970s. (Page under construction) |
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