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Emmerdale legend James Hooton to open bar and pull pints at special event

Emmerdale legend James Hooton will be pulling pints behind a bar as part of a special day of celebrations.

He will be running a bar at Roberts Park, in Saltaire, on Saturday, April 22. He will be supporting festivities running at the venue as part of World Heritage Day 2023.

The team organising the festivities in Saltaire announced the plans, and news of an appearance by the Sam Dingle actor, on social media. They said: “We are now just one week away from #WorldHeritageDay. Preparations continue.

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“Today Ian Andrews-Swailes and trustees met James Hooton, best known as Sam Dingle in ITV’s Emmerdale. James will be part of next week’s celebrations with his own bar.”

The celebrations will be running between 10am and 10pm with a full programme of events planned. There will be live music, food and drink stalls, fairground rides and much more.

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If you'd love to grab a pint poured by the Emmerdale star you can find out more here.

As ever, we'll continue to bring you the big Emmerdale news about what is happening in the village and away from it. You can visit our Emmerdale homepage to find the latest gossip about the soap and its stars.

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