Thu 11 – Sat 13 Apr, 7pm Booking recommended A brand new one act play, written and directed by Kingsley Players’ own Lynn Pegler. Served with a tasty Lancashire Hotpot supper. 2019 marks the bicentenary of one of England’s great political events. A peaceful rally at St Petersfield, Manchester, on 16 August 1819 turned into … Continued
Tue 21 May, 7pm – 10pm Tickets: £10 For the bicentenary of Peterloo, Whalley Range for Peace and Justice present – in addition to the annual ‘Write for Rights’ event- a performance by Three Acres and a Cow examining Land Rights in the U.K. Three Acres and a Cow connects the Norman Conquest and Peasants’ Revolt with Brexit, … Continued
Tue 30 Apr, 7pm – 10pm Free, booking recommended. For the bicentenary of Peterloo, Whalley Range for Peace and Justice present – in addition to the annual ‘Write for Rights’ event- a public meeting to mark the twentieth year of the Human Rights Act. There will be incredible speakers, including some of the ordinary people who have used … Continued
Sat 29 Jun, 2pm – 3pm Free, booking required. We will perform dramatic readings from a book called Mules Masters and Mud by local author G.J.Griffiths. Graham captures the Zeitgeist of the times and will read from a chapter covering events on the day of Peterloo. Local folk group Trebuchetwill perform traditional and contemporary music … Continued
Thu 27 Jun, 9am – 3pm This event is aimed at home-schooled children ages 12 – 15 and their families. Booking is recommended. Please email jessica.hawkins@manchester.ac.uk to register your interest. Staff and students at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI) at the University of Manchester will be inviting young learners in Years 8 and 9 … Continued
Fri 16 Aug, 9am – 5pm Free, no booking required. The official unveiling of a Blue Plaque to John Knight “The Radical Reformer”, who was born and buried in Mossley.
Sat 6 Apr – Wed 2 Oct 2019 Open Mon – Sun 10am – 5pm & Thu 10am – 9pm Free, no booking required. To coincide with the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in April 2019, and the bicentenary commemorations for the Peterloo massacre, Manchester Museum in partnership with the Partition Museum, Amristar are … Continued
Thu 1 Aug, 6pm – 7.30pm (doors 5.30pm) Booking required Musical concert performance of street ballads written around the time of the Peterloo Massacre, telling the story of the underlying circumstances, the events of the day, and the aftermath. Songs are performed by folk musicians Pete Coe, Brian Peters and Laura Smyth, with a variety … Continued
Wed 17 Jul, 10.30am – 3pm Free, no booking required From 10.30am – 12pm, Ed Glinert, Manchester tour guide, will speak about Peterloo. Ed has worked with Mike Leigh and also the great radical activist Paul Foot. Ed has been talking, walking, reading, thinking, sleeping, writing, giving lectures and guided tours about Peterloo for more … Continued
Fri 16 Aug, 6.15pm – 7.45pm Ed Glinert, Manchester tour guide and Peterloo Memorial Campaign member, who has worked with the leading political activist Paul Foot and the Peterloo film director Mike Leigh, leads this tour explaining the entire Peterloo story on the day of the 200th anniversary. The date of 16 August 1819 is … Continued
