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      <title>Covid Memorial Garden has opened at Alexandra Park to honour those who tragically lost their lives during the pandemic</title>
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      <description>The memorial was launched by The Mayor of Oldham Cllr Dr Zahid Chauhan who said the garden is an area to 'sit and reflect' </description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Council installs borough's second memorial post box</title>
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      <description>Oldham Council has installed a special post box at Failsworth Cemetery so relatives can send letters to loved ones who are no longer with us.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 07:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Oldham Council to remember those buried in unmarked graves with permanent memorials</title>
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      <description>Oldham Council is to place permanent memorials in the borough’s seven cemeteries to remember babies, children and adults who were buried in unmarked graves.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Oldham Council installs special postbox at crematorium</title>
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      <description>A special post box has been installed at Hollinwood Crematorium to allow relatives to send letters to loved ones who are no longer alive.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:44:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council to remember those buried in unmarked graves</title>
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      <description>The Leader of Oldham Council has announced that permanent memorials will be placed in Oldham's cemeteries to remember adults, children and babies who were buried in unmarked graves.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
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