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It is forty years since the first cross was erected |
Easter 2008
Forty Years of The Chevin Cross
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It is forty years since the first cross was erected |
Summary
First erected 40 years ago as a churches joint venture.
When possible it is put up two weeks before Easter and removed two weeks after.
| Traditionally services at 7.00am Sunday morning and 3.00pm although now the afternoon service is not held. |  |
In about 1997 the cross was sawn down with a chain saw in the middle of the
night.
Thanks to the help throughout the town it was repaired and re-erected within 24
hours.
A new cross was built and erected for the first time for Christmas
Millennium
celebrations 1999-2000.
In 2001 the Cross was not erected because of the
restrictions caused by
foot and mouth disease.
2008 is the earliest Easter could be but for 1 day.
| In 2008 to celebrate 40 years, the CTO had
produced a stainless steel plaque to be fixed to the cross. Click on the picture for enlargement. |
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Articles regarding the Cross in the Churches Newsletter 1999-2000
Photogallery of 7.00am Easter Sunday Service 2008
Photogallery from Christmas 1999-2000
Poem for 40 years of Chevin Cross
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Market Place Cross
For many years there has also be a cross put up in Otley market
place.
It used to be positioned in the middle but in recent years the
mounting hole has been moved by the council to the side of the square.
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The Cross in Otley Market Place |
The Cross in Otley Market Place |