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Local Heroes of Lees, Springhead and Grotton

Name: Local Heroes of Lees, Springhead and Grotton
Start: 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-09-20T23:59:59+01:00

September 11 – September 20

A photograph of Annie Kenney, an image of a bust of Helen Bradley and a photograph of Thomas Steele VC

Explore the extraordinary lives of three people from Lees, Springhead and Grotton by visiting each village and finding the newly installed banners celebrating local heroes Annie Kenney, Helen Bradley and Thomas Steele VC. Each banner has a QR code for you to scan that will take you to information about their lives and achievements. On each person’s webpage, you will also find a list of local places that you can visit to see where they lived and worked.

No booking required, explore at your leisure throughout the Oldham Histories Festival and beyond.