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The ancient festival that refuses to fade
The story behind a centuries-old celebration in the Calder Valley.
For generations, decorated carts laden with rushes were pulled through northern communities in celebration. Hidden West Yorkshire follows the remarkable story of Sowerby Bridge's Rushbearing Festival, a tradition revived in 1977 that has become one of the region's most distinctive annual events. Darren Williams spoke to the Chairman of the festival Gareth Baigent.
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