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| ⚫ | The '''Saddleworth White Rose Society''' is |
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| ⚫ | The '''Saddleworth White Rose Society''' is a ] dedicated to the promotion of the ] of ] as the primary geographic reference frame for ], a ] amalgamated into the ] and ] of ] under the ]. | ||
| The group, associated with the more general ], aims to gain wider recognition for the use of the historic county system over the modern county system. It promotes their contention that Saddleworth remains in Yorkshire, as it asserts that the historic counties were never abolished and exist alongside the new metropolitan counties,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whiterose.saddleworth.net/stillpart.htm |title=Saddleworth Still Part of Yorkshire|publisher=Saddleworth White Rose Society |accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref> via the publication of its newsletter and the organisation of various events. | |||
| Successive legistlation regarding county status in the ] has led to confusion by some sects of the Saddlworth community as to which system should constitue the foremost reference frame. | |||
| Saddleworth is the only part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham or Greater Manchester that formed part of the ] of ], the rest formerly being part of ] or an independent ]. | |||
| The Society promotes their contention that Saddlworth remains in Yorkshire, rather than form part of Greater Manchester, via the publication of its newsletter and the organisation of various events, most notably on ] - ]. | |||
| ⚫ | The Society is affiliated to the ] and has expressed support for the ] direct action group.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://whiterose.saddleworth.net/news29.htm |title=Newsletter No 29 Winter 2005/2006 |publisher=Saddleworth White Rose Society |accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref> | ||
| Greater Manchester is a ] based around the ] surrounding the city of ]. However Saddleworth is highly rural, and is at the far reaches, if at all part of, the Greater Manchester connubation. Saddlworth is also the only part of the Metropolitan borough of Oldham which formed part of Yorkshire, the rest being in ]. | |||
| ⚫ | ==See also== | ||
| ⚫ | The Society is affiliated to the ] and has expressed support for the ] direct action group. |
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| ==Commentary== | |||
| The ] referred to Saddleworth's continuing Yorkshire status when he visited the area in 2001: "The fact that Saddleworth is still part of the historic West Riding is extremely important".<ref>,''The Guardian'' 23 September 2004</ref> | |||
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| Founded | 1974 |
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| Focus | Historic counties of England |
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| Website | whiterose.saddleworth.net |
The Saddleworth White Rose Society is a political advocacy group dedicated to the promotion of the historic county of Yorkshire as the primary geographic reference frame for Saddleworth, a civil parish amalgamated into the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham and metropolitan county of Greater Manchester under the Local Government Act 1972.
The group, associated with the more general Yorkshire Ridings Society, aims to gain wider recognition for the use of the historic county system over the modern county system. It promotes their contention that Saddleworth remains in Yorkshire, as it asserts that the historic counties were never abolished and exist alongside the new metropolitan counties, via the publication of its newsletter and the organisation of various events.
Saddleworth is the only part of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham or Greater Manchester that formed part of the former administrative county of Yorkshire, West Riding, the rest formerly being part of Lancashire or an independent county borough.
The Society is affiliated to the Association of British Counties and has expressed support for the CountyWatch direct action group.
See also
References
- "Saddleworth Still Part of Yorkshire". Saddleworth White Rose Society. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- "Newsletter No 29 Winter 2005/2006". Saddleworth White Rose Society. Retrieved 25 October 2012.