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Photo of The Square showing both the original George & Dragon with its faux half-timbered frontage, with the edge of the Bull's Head pub on the right

The Square looking north

1920

Aerial view of the viaduct looking south west after a light snowfall

Twemlow or Holmes Chapel railway viaduct

2000

Aerial view showing the Sandiford Road area, looking towards Hawthorn Villas

Aerial view looking north-west

1990

A Christmas party held at the Victoria Club
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Children's Party about 1973

1973

Crowning the May Queen in the village

May Day Queen's procession

1911

Trying to win at the Smasharama game at the Village Fete

Village Fete - Smasharama game

1974

Men competing on bounce balls at the Village Fete

Village Fete - Men's bounce ball competition

1974

The girls race at the Village Fete

Village Fete - Girls race

1974

Trying to win a prize at the Village Fete tombola

Village Fete -Tombola Stall 1974

1974

The swingboat being enjoyed at the Village fete

Swingboat at the Village Fete

1974

Photo of the kid's race from the Village Fete

Kids race at the Village Fete

1974

Sack race contest at the Village fete at the AP Club

Sack race at the Village Fete

1974

A judo contest featured at the Village Fete at the AP Club

Judo contest at the Village Fete

1974

Photo taken at the Rotary organised Village Fete held at the then Fison's AP Club on Station Road

Village Fete view at the then AP Club

1974

A feature of the Village Fete's in the 1970s was a piano smashing contest to see who could be fastest!

Piano smashing at Village fete

1974

A view looking south-east across the village showing the rear of the shops in The Square, across to the FADs building (top left)

Aerial view of the Village Centre

1984

Aerial view showing Portree Drive in the lower half of the photo, looking north to Chester Road with the Village centre at the top.

Aerial view of the south side of Holmes Chapel

1990

An aerial view looking north, showing the newly built Sandiford Road & Alumbrook Avenue, along with the new Precinct, Library & Health Centre buildings.

Aerial view of Village centre

1972

Activities on the rugby field during the Summer Fun Day at the Community Centre

Summer Fun day activities

2021

The Fire Service team vs The Everybody team tug of war at the Community Centre Summer Fun Day

Tug of War at Summer Fun Day

2021

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