RADCLIFFE's Anglican team rector is bidding farewell to the town.
The Rev Charles Ellis, who is also the area dean of Radcliffe and Prestwich, will take up a new post next month.
Before entering the church Mr Ellis, 48, was a landscape designer for Oldham Council.
He was ordained in 1981 and spent the following four years as curate at St Mary the Virgin in Davyhulme.
He then spent six years as the vicar of St Michael Tonge in Alkrington before coming to Radcliffe.
Mr Ellis, who is married with four sons, will now be the priest-in-charge at St Nicholas with St John, Newchurch, Rossendale, and St Michael in Lumb, Rossendale.
He will also be the area dean of Rossendale.
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