Giant Wooden Cross Raised Again in Otley
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Posted on: 29th March 2023
The 30ft (9.1m) Chevin Cross was carried to the top of Otley Chevin, as has happened every year since 1969.
The cross is put up by volunteers two weeks before Easter Sunday and taken down again two weeks afterwards.
"Patients can see the cross from the local hospital and I've been told that it gives them an inner strength," said Howard Chaplain, who oversees the work.
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