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Training for the Dakar Rally in Manchester

August 29, 2018

Manchester isn’t the most obvious location to practice for arguably what is the most gruelling off-road rally in the world. But as daft as it sounds, it is true. High up in the foothills of the Peak District on Ludworth Moor where Greater Manchester shares a boundary with Derbyshire two intrepid enthusiasts are honing their … More Training for the Dakar Rally in Manchester

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • TALK: The Last Coal Miner June 7, 2022 Compstall Memories Group
  • TALK: The Bombing of New Mills & Hayfield June 9, 2022 Glossop U3A
  • TALK: The bombing of New Mills & Hayfield June 21, 2022 at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Marple Bridge & Mellor U3A
  • TALK: TALK: The bombing of New Mills & Hayfield July 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Low Leighton Methodist Church, 167 High Hill Rd, New Mills, High Peak SK22 4HG, UK
  • TALK: The Bombing of New Mills & Hayfield July 4, 2022 at 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Disley Community Centre, off Buxton Old Rd, Disley, Cheshire, Stockport SK12 2BB, UK
  • TALK: The High Peak Dambusters July 14, 2022 at 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Avro Heritage Museum, Chester Rd, Woodford, Stockport SK7 1QS, UK
  • TALK: The Last Coal Miner July 28, 2022 The Forum Theatre, The Precinct, Compstall Rd, Romiley, Stockport SK6 4EA, UK Romiley U3A
  • TALK: The High Peak Dambuster August 7, 2022 at 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Leeds Bradford Airport, Whitehouse Ln, Yeadon, Leeds LS19 7TU, UK
  • TALK: tbc September 21, 2022 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm High Lane Village Hall, Windlehurst Rd, High Lane, Stockport SK6 8AB, UK
  • TALK: The High Peak Dambuster October 11, 2022 at 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Glossop Guild https://www.glossopguild.org/

The books below can be obtained from the link or by emailing books@pleszak.com

** NEW BOOK ** The High Peak Dambuster

** BOOK ** Two Years in a Gulag

** BOOK ** Townscliffe Golf Club

** BOOK ** The bombing of New Mills and Hayfield 3 July 1942

** BOOK ** The Battle of Vileyka


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