Tue 26 Nov, Time TBC In 2019 Manchester Histories led a Peterloo Descendants project which traced those present at Peterloo in 1819 to their modern day Descendants. The project included an event at Manchester Central Library and a short film being shown at Manchester’s Central Library on Tuesday 26 November. Look out for booking details … Continued
Wed 16 October, 7.30pm Thu 17 October, 7.30pm Tickets: £18 (+ booking fee) Recommended for ages 9+ In 1819, the concept of freedom of speech, protest and democracy were tested when armed soldiers charged at peaceful protesters. Two centuries on, these principles are still under threat. This new commission tells the personal stories of two women linked … Continued
Sat 21 Sept, 1pm Free, no booking required. Join the exhibition curator for a guided tour of this fascinating display.
Thu 15 Aug, 4pm Bolton Library and Museum Services is pleased to invite you to a special event marking the opening of its Peterloo exhibition. The exhibition commemorates the people of Bolton who marched to St Peter’s Field, Manchester on 16 August 1819 to take part in a peaceful demonstration in support of parliamentary reform. Included … Continued
Sunday 18 August, 12.12.15pm At 12 noon on Sunday 18 August 2019 Quakers from around the Manchester area will commemorate the Peterloo massacre at one of the few structures in the area that has stood since 1819. Parts of the boundary wall enclosing the Friends’ Meeting House on Mount Street were erected in about 1795 … Continued
Sunday 18 Aug, 4 – 7pm After the rally in Albert Square, we will be meeting in Albert Square Chop House for some well deserved drinks and entertainment – and to launch our brand new report. The report examines: the history of the struggle for democracy; how economic equality has always depended on democratic rights; democratic … Continued
Sun 18 Aug, 11:30am – 3:30pm To commemorate the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre, Make Votes Matter has been invited to form a bloc at the Peterloo Massacre March for Democracy, hosted by Greater Manchester TUC. We will follow one of the routes taken by the Peterloo protestors to March into Manchester, before joining with other organisations … Continued
Friday 16th August 2019 Music workshop 2 – 3.20pm – Book Now Join composer and workshop facitilators, Tim and Eleanor Mottershead and learn to sing music composed in previous workshops to selected verses of the Shelley poem, Masque of Anarchy. Inspired by folksongs and speech rhythms this workshop will introduce you to this powerful poem … Continued
Sun 8 Sep 2019, 4.30pm Tickets: £4 Jonathan Schofield presenter | Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra | William Byrd Singers | The Sunday Boys | Massed Community Choir Join us as we mark the 200th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre with a special concert featuring One Universal Shout – a newly commissioned work by composer Ed Puddick for jazz orchestra, chamber … Continued
Sat 6 Jul – Sun 29 Sep 2019 No booking required To mark 200 years since the Peterloo Massacre, we’re looking at the connections between Peterloo and two local National Trust properties – Quarry Bank and Dunham Massey. New research has been undertaken by a group of academics and volunteer researchers over the last year … Continued
