The Cart is pulled down Bolton Brow in Sowerby Bridge
Lightcliffe Brass Band with the Rushbearing Banner
The Event Chairman leads the way
Starting Saturday Morning in Warley the Rushcart, pulled by a team of young men in White Shirts and wearing Straw Hats, set off on its journey.
Sit on the top one of the young ladies is known as the Rush Maiden.
Rushes are distributed at Churches and stops are made at most Pubs where the Cart men are able to fill with ale the tankards they have fastened to their belts
Visiting Bands of Performers join the parade
During Saturday the Rush Cart visits Warley and Sowerby Bridge Churches and on Sunday it starts at Sowerby St Peters Church with a service then wends its way via Cottonstones to end at Ripponden Parish Church and a final gathering in and by the historic Old Bridge Inn.
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